वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-74, verse-9

तमुवाच महातेजाः पौलस्त्यमपराजितम् ।
समाह्वये त्वां समरे सम्यग् युद्धं प्रयच्छ मे ॥९॥

9. tamuvāca mahātejāḥ paulastyamaparājitam ,
samāhvaye tvāṃ samare samyag yuddhaṃ prayaccha me.

9. tam uvāca mahātejāḥ paulastyam aparājitam
samāhvaye tvām samare samyak yuddham prayaccha me

9. mahātejāḥ aparājitam paulastyam tam uvāca aham
tvām samare samāhvaye me samyak yuddham prayaccha

9. The greatly effulgent (mahātejas) one said to him, the undefeated son of Pulastya (paulastya): "I challenge you in battle; give me a proper fight."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Indrajit) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent one (Lakṣmaṇa) (the greatly effulgent one, one of great splendor)

• पौलस्त्यम् (paulastyam) - to the descendant of Pulastya (Indrajit, as Rāvaṇa's son) (to the descendant of Pulastya)

• अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - the unconquered, undefeated (Indrajit) (unconquered, undefeated)

• समाह्वये (samāhvaye) - I challenge, I call together

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (singular accusative)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give, grant, afford

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Indrajit) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent one (Lakṣmaṇa) (the greatly effulgent one, one of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, very glorious, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

पौलस्त्यम् (paulastyam) - to the descendant of Pulastya (Indrajit, as Rāvaṇa's son) (to the descendant of Pulastya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya (often refers to Rāvaṇa, and by extension, his lineage like Indrajit)

अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - the unconquered, undefeated (Indrajit) (unconquered, undefeated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparājita

aparājita - unconquered, undefeated

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+parājita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• parājita – conquered, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-ji
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'paulastyam'

समाह्वये (samāhvaye) - I challenge, I call together

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of hvā

Root: hvā (class 1)

Note: Formed with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā' from root 'hvā'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give, grant, afford

(verb)

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

Root: yac (class 3)

Note: Formed with upasarga 'pra' from root 'yac'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

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