वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-2

शृणु राजन्यथावृत्तं यस्य तेजोबलं महत् ।
जघान च रिपून्युद्धे यथावध्यश्च शत्रुभिः ॥२॥

2. śṛṇu rājanyathāvṛttaṃ yasya tejobalaṃ mahat ,
jaghāna ca ripūnyuddhe yathāvadhyaśca śatrubhiḥ.

2. śṛṇu rājan yathāvṛttam yasya tejovalam mahat |
jaghāna ca ripūn yuddhe yathā avadhyaḥ ca śatrubhiḥ

2. rājan śṛṇu yathāvṛttam yasya tejovalam mahat ca
yuddhe ripūn jaghāna ca yathā śatrubhiḥ avadhyaḥ

2. Listen, O King, to the full account of how he, whose valor and strength were great, killed his enemies in battle, and how he was unconquerable by foes.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, the entire account

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• तेजोवलम् (tejovalam) - valor and strength, splendor and power

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down

• च (ca) - and, also

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which manner

• अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - unconquerable, not to be killed

• च (ca) - and, also

• शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies, by foes

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, the entire account

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, according to facts, the entire account

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, like, according to, how
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, become, behaved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vṛt (to be, exist, happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the account, functioning as object of 'śṛṇu'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तेजोवलम् (tejovalam) - valor and strength, splendor and power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejovala

tejovala - valor and strength, splendor and power

Compound type : dvandva (tejas+balam)

• tejas – splendor, effulgence, power, energy, valor
  noun (neuter)
• balam – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Collective dvandva compound, meaning 'valor and strength'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

Note: Modifies 'tejovalam'.

जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Direct object of 'jaghāna'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

From √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - unconquerable, not to be killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, unconquerable, inviolable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)

Nanj-tatpurusha compound: a (not) + vadhya (to be killed, gerundive from √vadh/han)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, executable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root √vadh (an alternate root for √han when forming gerundives), meaning 'to kill'.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (him).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies, by foes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Note: Agent of 'avadhyaḥ'.

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