वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-17

नैवं रणगतः शूराः प्रहरन्ति निशाचर ।
लघवश्चाल्पवीर्याश्च सुखा हीमे शरास्तव ॥१७॥

17. naivaṃ raṇagataḥ śūrāḥ praharanti niśācara ,
laghavaścālpavīryāśca sukhā hīme śarāstava.

17. na evam raṇagataḥ śūrāḥ praharanti niśācara |
laghavaḥ ca alpavīryāḥ ca sukhāḥ hi ime śarāḥ tava

17. he niśācara,
raṇagataḥ śūrāḥ evam na praharanti hi tava ime śarāḥ laghavaḥ ca alpavīryāḥ ca sukhāḥ

17. "O night-demon (niśācara), heroes who have entered battle do not strike like this. Indeed, these arrows of yours are insignificant, of little power, and easily overcome."

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - do not (not, no)

• एवम् (evam) - like this (thus, in this manner)

• रणगतः (raṇagataḥ) - who have entered battle (referring to each of the heroes) (gone to battle, entered battle)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - (true) heroes (heroes, brave men)

• प्रहरन्ति (praharanti) - (true heroes) strike (in battle) (they strike, they attack)

• निशाचर (niśācara) - O night-demon (Indrajit) (night-wanderer, demon)

• लघवः (laghavaḥ) - insignificant (arrows) (light, swift, insignificant)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अल्पवीर्याः (alpavīryāḥ) - of little power (arrows) (of little strength, weak)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सुखाः (sukhāḥ) - easily overcome/endured (arrows) (easy, pleasant, comfortable)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

• इमे (ime) - these (arrows) (these)

• शराः (śarāḥ) - these arrows (arrows)

• तव (tava) - your (arrows) (your)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - do not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - like this (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

रणगतः (raṇagataḥ) - who have entered battle (referring to each of the heroes) (gone to battle, entered battle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raṇagata

raṇagata - gone to battle, engaged in battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+gata)

• raṇa – battle, fight, war
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, entered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Ppp. of root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Although the form is singular, it modifies the plural 'śūrāḥ' in a distributive or idiomatic sense.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - (true) heroes (heroes, brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant man

प्रहरन्ति (praharanti) - (true heroes) strike (in battle) (they strike, they attack)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prahar

Present Active

Root hṛ with prefix pra, Present 3rd plural active

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

निशाचर (niśācara) - O night-demon (Indrajit) (night-wanderer, demon)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)

लघवः (laghavaḥ) - insignificant (arrows) (light, swift, insignificant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of laghu

laghu - light, small, swift, insignificant

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अल्पवीर्याः (alpavīryāḥ) - of little power (arrows) (of little strength, weak)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpavīrya

alpavīrya - of little strength or power, weak

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+vīrya)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सुखाः (sukhāḥ) - easily overcome/endured (arrows) (easy, pleasant, comfortable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukha

sukha - easy, pleasant, comfortable, happy

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these (arrows) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

शराः (śarāḥ) - these arrows (arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

तव (tava) - your (arrows) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad

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