वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-27

त इमे सायकाः सर्वे युद्धे प्रत्ययिका मम ।
किं नु तत् कारणं येन रावणे मन्दतेजसः ॥२७॥

27. ta ime sāyakāḥ sarve yuddhe pratyayikā mama ,
kiṃ nu tat kāraṇaṃ yena rāvaṇe mandatejasaḥ.

27. te ime sāyakāḥ sarve yuddhe pratyayikāḥ mama
kim nu tat kāraṇam yena rāvaṇe mandatejasaḥ

27. All these arrows are usually reliable for me in battle. What could be the reason why they are ineffective against Rāvaṇa?

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• इमे (ime) - these

• सायकाः (sāyakāḥ) - arrows

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole, entire

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• प्रत्ययिकाः (pratyayikāḥ) - effective (for me) (trustworthy, effective, reliable)

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now

• तत् (tat) - that

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• रावणे (rāvaṇe) - against Rāvaṇa, in Rāvaṇa

• मन्दतेजसः (mandatejasaḥ) - of diminished power/splendor, feeble, weak-effected

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

सायकाः (sāyakāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

सर्वे (sarve) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

प्रत्ययिकाः (pratyayikāḥ) - effective (for me) (trustworthy, effective, reliable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratyayika

pratyayika - trustworthy, confident, reliable, effective

Note: The original text shows 'pratyayikā' (without visarga) before 'mama', suggesting a sandhi omission or a different interpretation of the form. Grammatically, as an adjective for 'sāyakāḥ' (masculine nominative plural), 'pratyayikāḥ' is expected.

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

किम् (kim) - what?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who

रावणे (rāvaṇe) - against Rāvaṇa, in Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

Note: Used here to mean 'against Rāvaṇa' or 'in the case of Rāvaṇa'.

मन्दतेजसः (mandatejasaḥ) - of diminished power/splendor, feeble, weak-effected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mandatejas

mandatejas - of diminished power/splendor, feeble, weak

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+tejas)

• manda – slow, dull, weak, dim
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, power, energy, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sāyakāḥ' (arrows).