वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-27

यत्तदाभिप्रसन्नेन सशरं कार्मुकं महत् ।
देवासुरविमर्देषु मम दत्तं स्वयम्भुवा ॥२७॥

27. yattadābhiprasannena saśaraṃ kārmukaṃ mahat ,
devāsuravimardeṣu mama dattaṃ svayambhuvā.

27. yat tadā abhiprasannena saśaram kārmukam mahat
devāsuravimardeṣu mama dattam svayambhuvā

27. yat saśaram mahat kārmukam tadā abhiprasannena
svayambhuvā mama devāsuravimardeṣu dattam

27. That great bow, complete with arrows, which was given to me by the highly pleased Self-existent Brahmā at that time, for the battles between gods and asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which (which, that (neuter))

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• अभिप्रसन्नेन (abhiprasannena) - by the highly pleased (Brahmā) (by the highly pleased, by the propitious one)

• सशरम् (saśaram) - complete with arrows (with arrows, accompanied by arrows)

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• देवासुरविमर्देषु (devāsuravimardeṣu) - for the battles between gods and demons (in the clashes/battles of gods and demons)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, of me)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given (given, granted)

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Brahmā, the Self-existent (by the self-existent)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which (which, that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that

Note: Refers to 'kārmukam'.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

अभिप्रसन्नेन (abhiprasannena) - by the highly pleased (Brahmā) (by the highly pleased, by the propitious one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhiprasanna

abhiprasanna - highly pleased, propitious, serene

Past Passive Participle

From abhi-pra-sad 'to be pleased'

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'svayambhuvā'.

सशरम् (saśaram) - complete with arrows (with arrows, accompanied by arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saśara

saśara - with arrows, having arrows

Compound: sa (with) + śara (arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ

Note: Agrees with 'kārmukam'.

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow

Derived from kṛmuka (a kind of tree, also bow)

Note: Subject of the clause.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Root: mah

Note: Agrees with 'kārmukam'.

देवासुरविमर्देषु (devāsuravimardeṣu) - for the battles between gods and demons (in the clashes/battles of gods and demons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of devāsuravimarda

devāsuravimarda - clash/battle of gods and demons

Compound: deva (god) + asura (demon) + vimarda (clash)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (deva+asura+vimarda)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon
  noun (masculine)
• vimarda – clash, battle, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-mṛd 'to crush, rub'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Denotes purpose/context for the giving.

मम (mama) - to me (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Functions as dative 'to me' with 'dattam'.

दत्तम् (dattam) - given (given, granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted

Past Passive Participle

From root dā 'to give'

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'kārmukam'.

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by Brahmā, the Self-existent (by the self-existent)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, creator (often Brahmā)

Compound: svayam (self) + bhū (being)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'dattam'.

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