वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-20

दिष्ट्या तस्य महाबाहो कालस्येवाभिधावतः ।
मुक्तः सुररिपोर्वीर प्राप्तश्च विजयस्त्वया ॥२०॥

20. diṣṭyā tasya mahābāho kālasyevābhidhāvataḥ ,
muktaḥ surariporvīra prāptaśca vijayastvayā.

20. diṣṭyā tasya mahābāho kālasya iva abhidhāvataḥ
muktaḥ suraripoḥ vīra prāptaḥ ca vijayaḥ tvayā

20. O mighty-armed hero, you are fortunately freed from that enemy of the gods (Indrajit), who was rushing like the destructive force of time (kāla), and victory has been achieved by you.

Words meanings summery:

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately (fortunately, by good luck)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Indrajit) (his, of him)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (addressing Lakshmana) (O mighty-armed)

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of the destructive force of time (kāla) (of time, of death)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, similar to)

• अभिधावतः (abhidhāvataḥ) - of him who was rushing (towards you) (of him rushing, of him attacking)

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, delivered (freed, released, liberated)

• सुररिपोः (suraripoḥ) - from the enemy of gods (Indrajit) (from the enemy of gods, of the enemy of gods)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressing Lakshmana) (O hero, brave one)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - achieved (obtained, achieved, reached)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Lakshmana) (by you)

Words meanings and morphology

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately (fortunately, by good luck)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental form of diṣṭi (fortune, fate) used adverbially.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Indrajit) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (addressing Lakshmana) (O mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of the destructive force of time (kāla) (of time, of death)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, death, destiny, fate

Note: Used in a simile with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

अभिधावतः (abhidhāvataḥ) - of him who was rushing (towards you) (of him rushing, of him attacking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - rushing, attacking, pursuing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √dhāv (1st class) with upasarga abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - freed, delivered (freed, released, liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - freed, released, liberated (mokṣa), abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (6th class).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana (implied subject).

सुररिपोः (suraripoḥ) - from the enemy of gods (Indrajit) (from the enemy of gods, of the enemy of gods)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of suraripu

suraripu - enemy of gods (a demon, specifically Indrajit)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sura+ripu)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ripu – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the source of being freed from.

वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressing Lakshmana) (O hero, brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - achieved (obtained, achieved, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, found

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (5th class) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vijayaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause with 'prāptaḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Lakshmana) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

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