वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-25

नैवार्थेन न कामेन विक्रमेण न चाज्ञया ।
शक्या दैवगतिर्लोके निवर्तयितुमुद्यता ॥२५॥

25. naivārthena na kāmena vikrameṇa na cājñayā ,
śakyā daivagatirloke nivartayitumudyatā.

25. na eva arthena na kāmena vikrameṇa na ca ājñayā
śakyā daivagatiḥ loke nivartayitum udyatā

25. loke udyatā daivagatiḥ arthena na kāmena na
vikrameṇa na ājñayā ca na nivartayitum śakyā eva

25. Neither by material gain (artha), nor by desire, neither by valor nor by command, can the activated course of divine destiny (daivam) be averted in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - Used with 'na' to form 'neither...nor'. (indeed, only, certainly)

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by purpose, by material gain, by wealth

• न (na) - not, nor

• कामेन (kāmena) - by desire, by wish

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - Used with 'na' to mean 'nor'. (and, also)

• आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by command, by order

• शक्या (śakyā) - capable, possible to do, able to be done

• दैवगतिः (daivagatiḥ) - course of divine destiny, movement of fate

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

• निवर्तयितुम् (nivartayitum) - to turn back, to avert, to stop

• उद्यता (udyatā) - arisen, prepared, intent, activated

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Used with 'na' to form 'neither...nor'. (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अर्थेन (arthena) - by purpose, by material gain, by wealth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, material gain, object

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

कामेन (kāmena) - by desire, by wish

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, will

Root: kam (class 1)

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, courage, might

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - Used with 'na' to mean 'nor'. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by command, by order

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, authority

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

शक्या (śakyā) - capable, possible to do, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able to be done

Gerundive

Derived from root `śak` (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

दैवगतिः (daivagatiḥ) - course of divine destiny, movement of fate

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daivagati

daivagati - course of fate, divine movement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+gati)

• daiva – divine, fate, destiny
  noun (neuter)
• gati – movement, course, path, state
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

निवर्तयितुम् (nivartayitum) - to turn back, to avert, to stop

(indeclinable)

infinitive (causative)

Infinitive of the causative form of `ni-vṛt` (to turn, return).

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

उद्यता (udyatā) - arisen, prepared, intent, activated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udyata

udyata - raised, prepared, ready, arisen, intent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yam` with prefix `ud`

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

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