वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-99, verse-10

अथ वा रामरूपेण वासवः स्वयमागतः ।
मायां तव विनाशाय विधायाप्रतितर्किताम् ॥१०॥

10. atha vā rāmarūpeṇa vāsavaḥ svayamāgataḥ ,
māyāṃ tava vināśāya vidhāyāpratitarkitām.

10. atha vā rāmarūpeṇa vāsavaḥ svayam āgataḥ
māyām tava vināśāya vidhāya apratitarkitām

10. atha vā vāsavaḥ svayam rāmarūpeṇa āgataḥ
tava vināśāya apratitarkitām māyām vidhāya

10. Or perhaps Indra himself has arrived in the form of Rāma, having created an unforeseen deceptive power (māyā) for your destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• रामरूपेण (rāmarūpeṇa) - in the form of Rāma

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (king of gods)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by oneself

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - come, arrived

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, deceptive power, magic

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

• विधाय (vidhāya) - having created, having arranged

• अप्रतितर्किताम् (apratitarkitām) - unforeseen, unimaginable, unexpected

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, introduces an alternative explanation.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, pairs with 'atha' to mean 'or'.

रामरूपेण (rāmarūpeṇa) - in the form of Rāma

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāmarūpa

rāmarūpa - the form of Rāma

Compound of Rāma (proper noun) and rūpa (form)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+rūpa)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates means or manner.

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (king of gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (king of the gods)

From vasu (wealth, good), referring to Indra as the lord of wealth or the Vasus

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

An adverbial form

Note: Emphasizes the subject.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ā + root √gam (to go) + -ta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as the main verb here, 'has come'.

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, deceptive power, magic

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, artifice, deception

From root √mā (to measure, create), or implying the power to create illusions

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'vidhāya'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Second person singular pronoun, genitive case

Note: Possessive, modifies 'vināśāya'.

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance

From prefix vi + root √naś (to perish) + -a suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose.

विधाय (vidhāya) - having created, having arranged

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix vi + root √dhā (to place, make) + -ya suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive, indicates a prior action.

अप्रतितर्किताम् (apratitarkitām) - unforeseen, unimaginable, unexpected

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apratitarkita

apratitarkita - unforeseen, unimaginable, unexpected

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound of a (not) + prati-tarkita (reflected upon, anticipated). Formed from a (negation) + prefix prati + root √tark (to consider) + -ita suffix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratitarkita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation particle
• pratitarkita – reflected upon, anticipated
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix prati + root √tark + -ita suffix
  Prefix: prati
  Root: tark (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'māyām'.