वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-36

लक्ष्मणस्तु सुसंक्रुद्धो भ्रातरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
ब्राह्ममस्त्रं प्रयोक्ष्यामि वधार्थं सर्वरक्षसाम् ॥३६॥

36. lakṣmaṇastu susaṃkruddho bhrātaraṃ vākyamabravīt ,
brāhmamastraṃ prayokṣyāmi vadhārthaṃ sarvarakṣasām.

36. lakṣmaṇaḥ tu susaṃkruddhaḥ bhrātaram vākyam abravīt
brāhmam astram prayokṣyāmi vadhārtham sarvarakṣasām

36. lakṣmaṇaḥ tu susaṃkruddhaḥ bhrātaram vākyam abravīt
"sarvarakṣasām vadhārtham brāhmam astram prayokṣyāmi"

36. Lakshmana, extremely enraged, spoke to his brother: "I will employ the divine weapon (brāhmāstra) for the destruction of all rākṣasas."

Words meanings summery:

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lord Rama's younger brother, Lakshmana (Lakshmana)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• सुसंक्रुद्धः (susaṁkruddhaḥ) - highly enraged, greatly infuriated

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - his (Rama's) brother (brother)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the following sentence (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine (weapon), referring to the brāhmāstra (divine, holy, sacred, pertaining to Brahman)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - a divine weapon (brāhmāstra) (weapon, missile, projectile)

• प्रयोक्ष्यामि (prayokṣyāmi) - I shall employ, I shall cast, I shall launch

• वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the sake of killing, for the purpose of destruction

• सर्वरक्षसाम् (sarvarakṣasām) - of all the demonic beings, referring to the entire race of demons (of all rākṣasas (demons))

Words meanings and morphology

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lord Rama's younger brother, Lakshmana (Lakshmana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana, a proper name

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सुसंक्रुद्धः (susaṁkruddhaḥ) - highly enraged, greatly infuriated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃkruddha

susaṁkruddha - highly enraged, greatly angered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kudh (to be angry) with prefixes sam- and su- (intensive).

Prefixes: su+sam

Root: kudh (class 4)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - his (Rama's) brother (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the following sentence (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, declaration

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

Imperfect tense, related to the Aorist system.

Root: brū (class 2)

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine (weapon), referring to the brāhmāstra (divine, holy, sacred, pertaining to Brahman)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - divine, holy, sacred, pertaining to Brahman or Brahmā

Derived from brahman (ब्रह्मन्).

अस्त्रम् (astram) - a divine weapon (brāhmāstra) (weapon, missile, projectile)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile, dart

Root: as (class 4)

प्रयोक्ष्यामि (prayokṣyāmi) - I shall employ, I shall cast, I shall launch

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yuj

Future (Syllabic)

Derived from root √yuj (to join) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the sake of killing, for the purpose of destruction

(indeclinable)

Compound word used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+artha)

• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √han (to strike, to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सर्वरक्षसाम् (sarvarakṣasām) - of all the demonic beings, referring to the entire race of demons (of all rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvarakṣas

sarvarakṣas - all rākṣasas, the entire host of demons

Tatpuruṣa compound of sarva and rakṣas.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+rakṣas)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• rakṣas – rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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