वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-71, verse-22

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समाप्तकर्मा हि स राक्षसेन्द्रो भवत्यदृश्यः समरे सुरासुरैः ।
युयुत्सता तेन समाप्तकर्मणा भवेत् सुराणामपि संशयो महान् ॥२२॥

22. samāptakarmā hi sa rākṣasendro bhavatyadṛśyaḥ samare surāsuraiḥ ,
yuyutsatā tena samāptakarmaṇā bhavet surāṇāmapi saṃśayo mahān.

22. samāptakarmā hi saḥ rākṣasendraḥ
bhavati adṛśyaḥ samare surāsuraiḥ
yuyutsatā tena samāptakarmaṇā
bhavet surāṇām api saṃśayaḥ mahān

22. hi saḥ rākṣasendraḥ samāptakarmā samare surāsuraiḥ adṛśyaḥ bhavati.
tena samāptakarmaṇā yuyutsatā surāṇām api mahān saṃśayaḥ bhavet.

22. Indeed, when his actions (karma) are complete, that king of the rākṣasas becomes invisible in battle to gods and asuras. If one were to desire to fight with him, who has completed such actions (karma), even the gods would face great uncertainty.

Words meanings summery:

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समाप्तकर्मा (samāptakarmā) - one who has completed (a magical ritual or deed) (one whose actions are completed, one who has finished his task)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of rākṣasas

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible (invisible, imperceptible)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and asuras

युयुत्सता (yuyutsatā) - if one were to desire to fight (with him) (by one desirous of fighting, by one wishing to fight)

तेन (tena) - with him (the rākṣasa king) (by him, with him)

समाप्तकर्मणा (samāptakarmaṇā) - by him who has completed (a magical ritual or deed) (by one whose actions are completed, by one who has finished his task)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would face (implying 'there would be great uncertainty for them') (there would be, should be, might be)

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - even of the gods (of the gods)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - great uncertainty (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

समाप्तकर्मा (samāptakarmā) - one who has completed (a magical ritual or deed) (one whose actions are completed, one who has finished his task)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāptakarman

samāptakarman - one whose actions are completed, one who has finished his task

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samāpta+karman)

samāpta – completed, finished, ended
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root āp with sam prefix.
Prefix: sam
Root: āp (class 5)
karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasendraḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
noun (masculine)
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
indra – king, chief, Indra
noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present active

Root: bhū (class 1)

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible (invisible, imperceptible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, imperceptible

Gerundive / PPA (Past Potential Active)

From a- (negation) + root dṛś (to see) + suffix ya. Meaning 'not to be seen'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
dṛśya – visible, to be seen
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
From root dṛś with ya suffix.
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for rākṣasendraḥ.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates place.

सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and asuras

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surāsura

surāsura - gods and asuras, deities and demons

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

sura – god, deity
noun (masculine)
Root: sū
asura – demon, titan, non-god
noun (masculine)
Root: as

Note: Agent of becoming invisible 'by whom'.

युयुत्सता (yuyutsatā) - if one were to desire to fight (with him) (by one desirous of fighting, by one wishing to fight)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuyutsat

yuyutsat - desirous of fighting, wishing to fight

Desiderative Present Active Participle

From desiderative stem of yudh (to fight) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used here in a conditional sense (if one fights).

तेन (tena) - with him (the rākṣasa king) (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Indicates accompaniment or agent.

समाप्तकर्मणा (samāptakarmaṇā) - by him who has completed (a magical ritual or deed) (by one whose actions are completed, by one who has finished his task)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāptakarman

samāptakarman - one whose actions are completed, one who has finished his task

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samāpta+karman)

samāpta – completed, finished, ended
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root āp with sam prefix.
Prefix: sam
Root: āp (class 5)
karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies tena.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would face (implying 'there would be great uncertainty for them') (there would be, should be, might be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative active

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - even of the gods (of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Root: sū

Note: Indicates possession or relation ('of the gods').