वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-24

अतिमानी च बालश्च दुर्विनीतश्च राक्षस ।
बद्धस्त्वं कालपाशेन ब्रूहि मां यद् यदिच्छसि ॥२४॥

24. atimānī ca bālaśca durvinītaśca rākṣasa ,
baddhastvaṃ kālapāśena brūhi māṃ yad yadicchasi.

24. atimānī ca bālaḥ ca durvinītaḥ ca rākṣasa
baddhaḥ tvam kālapāśena brūhi mām yat yat icchasi

24. rākṣasa tvam atimānī ca bālaḥ ca durvinītaḥ ca
kālapāśena baddhaḥ mām yat yat icchasi brūhi

24. O demon, you are excessively proud, childish, and ill-mannered. You are bound by the noose of time (kāla). Tell me whatever you wish.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिमानी (atimānī) - excessively proud, arrogant

• च (ca) - and

• बालः (bālaḥ) - childish, immature

• च (ca) - and

• दुर्विनीतः (durvinītaḥ) - ill-mannered, rude, undisciplined

• च (ca) - and

• राक्षस (rākṣasa) - O demon

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, captured

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कालपाशेन (kālapāśena) - by the noose of time/death

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

• माम् (mām) - me

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

अतिमानी (atimānī) - excessively proud, arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atimānin

atimānin - excessively proud, very arrogant

Derived from ati-māna (excessive pride) + -in (possessive suffix)

Prefix: ati

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to Rākṣasa (demon).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बालः (bālaḥ) - childish, immature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, foolish, immature

Note: Referring to the demon.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दुर्विनीतः (durvinītaḥ) - ill-mannered, rude, undisciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durvinīta

durvinīta - ill-mannered, badly trained, rude, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from dur-vi-nī (to lead astray, misbehave)

Compound type : pravādi (dur+vinīta)

• dur – badly, difficult
  indeclinable
• vinīta – trained, modest, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from vi-nī (to train, educate)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Referring to the demon.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राक्षस (rākṣasa) - O demon

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, captured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, captured

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'you' (tvam).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

कालपाशेन (kālapāśena) - by the noose of time/death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kālapāśa

kālapāśa - noose of time, noose of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+pāśa)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• pāśa – noose, snare, fetter
  noun (masculine)

Note: Noose wielded by Yama, the god of death.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used as a relative pronoun or conjunction here, meaning 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Used as a relative pronoun or conjunction here, meaning 'whatever', repeated for emphasis.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

From root iṣ (to wish) in the 6th class, present tense

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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