वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-7

जेतव्यमिति काकुत्स्थो मर्तव्यमिति रावणः ।
धृतौ स्ववीर्यसर्वस्वं युद्धे ऽदर्शयतां तदा ॥७॥

7. jetavyamiti kākutstho martavyamiti rāvaṇaḥ ,
dhṛtau svavīryasarvasvaṃ yuddhe'darśayatāṃ tadā.

7. jetavyam iti kākutsthaḥ martavyam iti rāvaṇaḥ
dhṛtau svavīryasarvasvam yuddhe adarśayatām tadā

7. kākutsthaḥ 'jetavyam' iti rāvaṇaḥ 'martavyam' iti
dhṛtau tadā yuddhe svavīryasarvasvam adarśayatām

7. Thinking 'I must conquer,' Kākuṭstha (Rāma), and 'I must die,' Rāvaṇa, both then displayed the entirety of their valor in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• जेतव्यम् (jetavyam) - 'I must conquer' (lit. 'it is to be conquered') (to be conquered, ought to be conquered)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech/thought) (thus, so, in this manner)

• काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Kākuṭstha (Rāma) (descendant of Kakutstha (Rāma))

• मर्तव्यम् (martavyam) - 'I must die' (lit. 'it is to be died') (to be died, ought to die)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech/thought) (thus, so, in this manner)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• धृतौ (dhṛtau) - those two (Kākuṭstha and Rāvaṇa), both resolute (in their intentions) (the two held, the two resolute, the two firm)

• स्ववीर्यसर्वस्वम् (svavīryasarvasvam) - the entirety of their valor (the totality of one's own valor/prowess)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• अदर्शयताम् (adarśayatām) - they two displayed (they two showed, they two displayed)

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

Words meanings and morphology

जेतव्यम् (jetavyam) - 'I must conquer' (lit. 'it is to be conquered') (to be conquered, ought to be conquered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jetavya

jetavya - to be conquered, vanquishable, ought to be won

Gerundive

Gerundive of root `ji` (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech/thought) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ) - Kākuṭstha (Rāma) (descendant of Kakutstha (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rāma

Note: Subject.

मर्तव्यम् (martavyam) - 'I must die' (lit. 'it is to be died') (to be died, ought to die)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of martavya

martavya - to be died, mortal, destined to die

Gerundive

Gerundive of root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech/thought) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, king of Lankā)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Subject.

धृतौ (dhṛtau) - those two (Kākuṭstha and Rāvaṇa), both resolute (in their intentions) (the two held, the two resolute, the two firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, maintained, firm, resolute

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `dhṛ` (to hold, bear).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to `kākutsthaḥ` and `rāvaṇaḥ`.

स्ववीर्यसर्वस्वम् (svavīryasarvasvam) - the entirety of their valor (the totality of one's own valor/prowess)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svavīryasarvasva

svavīryasarvasva - the whole of one's own power/heroism, entire valor

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vīrya+sarvasva)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• vīrya – valor, heroism, energy, strength, prowess
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr (class 10)
• sarvasva – entire property, all one possesses, totality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sarv

Note: Object of `adarśayatām`.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past passive participle of root `yudh` used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

अदर्शयताम् (adarśayatām) - they two displayed (they two showed, they two displayed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Causal, 3rd Person, Dual, Active Voice

Causal stem `darśaya`, Imperfect (Laṅ) form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Causal verb form.

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

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + suffix `dā`.

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