वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-16

यो न शक्यः सुरैर्हन्तुं न यक्षैर्नासुरैस्तथा ।
सो ऽयं कश्चिदिवासत्त्वो मृत्युं मर्त्येन लम्भितः ॥१६॥

16. yo na śakyaḥ surairhantuṃ na yakṣairnāsuraistathā ,
so'yaṃ kaścidivāsattvo mṛtyuṃ martyena lambhitaḥ.

16. yaḥ na śakyaḥ suraiḥ hantum na yakṣaiḥ na asuraiḥ tathā
saḥ ayam kaścit iva asattvaḥ mṛtyum martyena lambhitaḥ

16. He who could not be killed by the gods, nor similarly by yakṣas or asuras (demons), that very one, as if devoid of inner strength, has been made to obtain death by a mortal.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able, possible, capable of, can be done

• सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods, by deities

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• यक्षैः (yakṣaiḥ) - by yakṣas (nature spirits)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by asuras (demons)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - as if (someone, something, any, as if)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• असत्त्वः (asattvaḥ) - devoid of inner strength (lacking courage/strength, weak-spirited, without essence)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• मर्त्येन (martyena) - by a mortal, by a human

• लम्भितः (lambhitaḥ) - made to obtain, caused to reach, granted

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able, possible, capable of, can be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - able, possible, capable of, can be done

Gerundive

From √śak (to be able) + ya (kṛtya suffix), meaning "that which can be done"

Root: śak (class 5)

सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods, by deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura

sura - a god, deity

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From √han (to strike, kill) + tumun (suffix)

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

यक्षैः (yakṣaiḥ) - by yakṣas (nature spirits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of nature spirits

Root: yakṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by asuras (demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asura

asura - a demon, an anti-god

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ta

ta - he, she, it, that

Note: Sandhi form of 'sa'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कश्चित् (kaścit) - as if (someone, something, any, as if)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, any, as if (when followed by iva)

From kim (who) + cid (indefinite particle)

Note: Used here with iva to mean "as if".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

असत्त्वः (asattvaḥ) - devoid of inner strength (lacking courage/strength, weak-spirited, without essence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asattva

asattva - without essence, lacking courage, weak

From a (negation) + sattva (essence, strength, courage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (negative) (a+sattva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sattva – essence, existence, strength, courage, being
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

From √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

मर्त्येन (martyena) - by a mortal, by a human

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human

From √mṛ (to die) + tyac (kṛt suffix)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used here as a noun "by a mortal".

लम्भितः (lambhitaḥ) - made to obtain, caused to reach, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lambhita

lambhita - caused to obtain, made to reach, granted

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

From causative of √labh (to obtain) + ta (kṛt suffix). Causative root is lambh-i.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective, or part of a passive construction.

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