वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-18

मया हि भगवन् क्रोधात् प्रतिज्ञातं रणार्थिना ।
अवजेष्यामि चतुरो लोकपालानिति प्रभो ॥१८॥

18. mayā hi bhagavan krodhāt pratijñātaṃ raṇārthinā ,
avajeṣyāmi caturo lokapālāniti prabho.

18. mayā hi bhagavan krodhāt pratijñātam raṇārthinā
avajeṣyāmi caturaḥ lokapālān iti prabho

18. bhagavan prabho hi mayā raṇārthinā krodhāt
pratijñātam iti caturaḥ lokapālān avajeṣyāmi

18. Indeed, O venerable lord, I, desiring battle, have vowed out of anger: 'I will conquer the four world-protectors.'

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O worshipful one, O divine one, O glorious one

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

• प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised, vowed, declared

• रणार्थिना (raṇārthinā) - by one desiring battle

• अवजेष्यामि (avajeṣyāmi) - I will conquer, I will subdue

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• लोकपालान् (lokapālān) - world-protectors, guardians of the directions

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O worshipful one, O divine one, O glorious one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - worshipful, divine, glorious, blessed

Note: Used substantively here as a form of address.

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

Root: krudh (class 4)

प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised, vowed, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratijñāta

pratijñāta - promised, vowed, acknowledged

Past Passive Participle

From prati-jñā (to promise, to vow)

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the vow made.

रणार्थिना (raṇārthinā) - by one desiring battle

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of raṇārthin

raṇārthin - one desiring battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+arthin)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, supplicant
  adjective (masculine)
  From artha + in (possessive suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

अवजेष्यामि (avajeṣyāmi) - I will conquer, I will subdue

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of avajī

Prefix: ava

Root: jī (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the direct speech.

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'lokapālān'.

लोकपालान् (lokapālān) - world-protectors, guardians of the directions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - a guardian of the world, one of the eight or ten guardians of the cardinal points

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Quoting the preceding statement.

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able

Root: bhū (class 1)