वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-71, verse-18

एष तं नरशार्दूलो रावणिं निशितैः शरैः ।
त्याजयिष्यति तत् कर्म ततो वध्यो भविष्यति ॥१८॥

18. eṣa taṃ naraśārdūlo rāvaṇiṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
tyājayiṣyati tat karma tato vadhyo bhaviṣyati.

18. eṣa tam naraśārdūlaḥ rāvaṇim niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
tyājayişyati tat karma tataḥ vadhyaḥ bhavişyati

18. eṣa naraśārdūlaḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ tam rāvaṇim
tat karma tyājayişyati tataḥ vadhyaḥ bhavişyati

18. This foremost of men (Lakṣmaṇa) will make Rāvaṇi relinquish that action (karma) with his sharp arrows. Thereafter, he will become vulnerable to being killed.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - This one (Lakṣmaṇa) (this one, he)

• तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇi/Indrajit) (him, that)

• नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, the foremost of men (tiger among men, foremost of men)

• रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - Rāvaṇi (Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa) (Rāvaṇi)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, whetted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• त्याजयिşयति (tyājayişyati) - will cause to abandon, will make relinquish

• तत् (tat) - that (particular) action (that)

• कर्म (karma) - Indrajit's magical rite or action (deed, action, ritual)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - killable, fit to be killed, vulnerable

• भविşयति (bhavişyati) - will become

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - This one (Lakṣmaṇa) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa.

तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇi/Indrajit) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇi (Indrajit).

नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, the foremost of men (tiger among men, foremost of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, best of men, hero

Compound: nara (man) + śārdūla (tiger). Simile used as an epithet.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Lakṣmaṇa, agreeing with 'eṣa'.

रावणिम् (rāvaṇim) - Rāvaṇi (Indrajit, son of Rāvaṇa) (Rāvaṇi)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇi

rāvaṇi - Son of Rāvaṇa (Indrajit)

Patronymic from Rāvaṇa.

Note: Object of 'tyājayişyati'.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, pointed

Past Passive Participle

From root śā (to sharpen) with ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ

Note: Instrument by which Rāvaṇi is made to abandon his karma.

त्याजयिşयति (tyājayişyati) - will cause to abandon, will make relinquish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of tyaj

Future tense, Causal stem.

From root tyaj (1st class) in causal form tyājaya (to cause to abandon) and then future tense.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'eṣa' (Lakṣmaṇa).

तत् (tat) - that (particular) action (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Adjective for 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - Indrajit's magical rite or action (deed, action, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'tyājayişyati'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad.

वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - killable, fit to be killed, vulnerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, deserving death, killable

Gerundive

From root vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for Rāvaṇi.

भविşयति (bhavişyati) - will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense.

From root bhū (1st class).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is Rāvaṇi (implied from context).