वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-5

जहि शत्रुचमूं वीर दर्शयाद्य पराक्रमम् ।
भर्तृपिण्डस्य कालो ऽयं निर्वेष्टुं साधु युध्यताम् ॥५॥

5. jahi śatrucamūṃ vīra darśayādya parākramam ,
bhartṛpiṇḍasya kālo'yaṃ nirveṣṭuṃ sādhu yudhyatām.

5. jahi śatru-camūm vīra darśaya adya parākramam
bhartṛ-piṇḍasya kālaḥ ayam nirveṣṭum sādhu yudhyatām

5. vīra śatru-camūm jahi adya parākramam darśaya ayam
bhartṛ-piṇḍasya nirveṣṭum kālaḥ sādhu yudhyatām

5. O hero, destroy the enemy's army and display your valor today! This is the moment to repay the sustenance (bhartṛpiṇḍa) received from your master; therefore, fight valiantly!

Words meanings summery:

• जहि (jahi) - destroy (destroy, kill, conquer)

• शत्रु-चमूम् (śatru-camūm) - the enemy's army (enemy army, host of enemies)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (O hero, O brave one)

• दर्शय (darśaya) - display (show, display)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - your valor (valor, prowess, might)

• भर्तृ-पिण्डस्य (bhartṛ-piṇḍasya) - of the sustenance (bhartṛpiṇḍa) received from your master (of the master's food/sustenance)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - the moment (time, moment)

• अयम् (ayam) - This (is) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• निर्वेष्टुम् (nirveṣṭum) - to repay (to repay, to requite, to perform)

• साधु (sādhu) - valiantly (well, properly, rightly)

• युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - fight (you) (let him fight, fight (you))

Words meanings and morphology

जहि (jahi) - destroy (destroy, kill, conquer)

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of 'han'

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रु-चमूम् (śatru-camūm) - the enemy's army (enemy army, host of enemies)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śatru-camū

śatru-camū - enemy army, host of enemies

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+camū)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)

वीर (vīra) - O hero (O hero, O brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

दर्शय (darśaya) - display (show, display)

(verb)

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

imperative (causative)

2nd person singular imperative active of causative 'darśaya' from root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Causative form.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - your valor (valor, prowess, might)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, heroism, power

From 'parā' + 'kram'

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

भर्तृ-पिण्डस्य (bhartṛ-piṇḍasya) - of the sustenance (bhartṛpiṇḍa) received from your master (of the master's food/sustenance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ-piṇḍa

bhartṛ-piṇḍa - master's food, sustenance from a master (implying a debt of loyalty)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+piṇḍa)

• bhartṛ – master, maintainer, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• piṇḍa – lump, ball of food, sustenance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the obligation to repay the master for sustenance.

कालः (kālaḥ) - the moment (time, moment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, right moment

अयम् (ayam) - This (is) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

1st person singular masculine nominative of 'idam'

निर्वेष्टुम् (nirveṣṭum) - to repay (to repay, to requite, to perform)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from root 'veṣṭ' with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: The root 'veṣṭ' with 'nir' commonly means to repay/requite, especially debts or obligations.

साधु (sādhu) - valiantly (well, properly, rightly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'sādhu' (adjective)

Root: sādh (class 5)

युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - fight (you) (let him fight, fight (you))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh

imperative

2nd person singular imperative middle of 'yudh' (Ātmanepada)

Root: yudh (class 4)

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