वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-15

अयं खलु सुदुर्गम्यः पितृराज्ञः पुरं प्रति ।
मार्गो गच्छति दुर्धर्षो यमस्यामित्रकर्शन ॥१५॥

15. ayaṃ khalu sudurgamyaḥ pitṛrājñaḥ puraṃ prati ,
mārgo gacchati durdharṣo yamasyāmitrakarśana.

15. ayam khalu sudurgamyaḥ pitṛrājñaḥ puram prati |
mārgaḥ gacchati durdharṣaḥ yamasya amitrakarśana

15. amitrakarśana ayam khalu sudurgamyaḥ mārgaḥ
pitṛrājñaḥ yamasya puram prati durdharṣaḥ gacchati

15. Indeed, this path, O destroyer of foes, is very difficult to traverse; it leads to the formidable city of Yama, the king of ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (path) (this, this one)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• सुदुर्गम्यः (sudurgamyaḥ) - very difficult to traverse (very difficult to traverse, impassable)

• पितृराज्ञः (pitṛrājñaḥ) - of the king of ancestors (Yama) (of the king of fathers, of Yama)

• पुरम् (puram) - city (or abode) (city, town, stronghold, abode)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, to, against, in respect of)

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - leads (he/she/it goes, moves, leads)

• दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (formidable, unconquerable, difficult to subdue)

• यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama (of Yama (god of death))

• अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O destroyer of foes (O destroyer of foes, O tormentor of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (path) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `mārgaḥ`.

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

सुदुर्गम्यः (sudurgamyaḥ) - very difficult to traverse (very difficult to traverse, impassable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurgamya

sudurgamya - very difficult to traverse, inaccessible, impassable

Gerundive

Formed from su- + dur- + √gam + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durgamya)

• su – good, well, very, easily
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating good, easy, or intense.
• durgamya – difficult to go, inaccessible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From dur- (difficult) + √gam (to go) + -ya (gerundive suffix)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjective for `mārgaḥ`.

पितृराज्ञः (pitṛrājñaḥ) - of the king of ancestors (Yama) (of the king of fathers, of Yama)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛrājan

pitṛrājan - king of ancestors, king of fathers (epithet for Yama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+rājan)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Yama.

पुरम् (puram) - city (or abode) (city, town, stronghold, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold, palace, abode

Note: Object of `prati`.

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, to, against, in respect of)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the accusative case.

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - road, path, way, track, search

From √mṛg (to seek) or √mṛj (to cleanse)

Root: mṛg (class 10)

गच्छति (gacchati) - leads (he/she/it goes, moves, leads)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

present tense, 3rd person singular

From √gam, class 1, parasmaipada.

Root: gam (class 1)

दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (formidable, unconquerable, difficult to subdue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - difficult to overcome, formidable, irresistible

Gerundive

From dur- (difficult) + √dhṛṣ (to dare, attack) + -a suffix (noun/adjective)

Prefix: dur

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Adjective for `mārgaḥ`.

यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama (of Yama (god of death))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death and justice), restraint, twin

From √yam (to curb, restrain)

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Possessive, referring to `puram`.

अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O destroyer of foes (O destroyer of foes, O tormentor of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amitrakarśana

amitrakarśana - destroyer of foes, tormentor of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, not a friend
  noun (masculine)
  a- (negation) + mitra (friend)
• karśana – emaciating, tormenting, diminishing, destroyer
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From √kṛś (to make thin, to emaciate) + -ana suffix
  Root: kṛś (class 6)

Note: Addressing Daśagrīva.