वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-21, verse-7

एतेन कारणेनाहं त्वरितो ऽस्म्यागतः प्रभो ।
दण्डप्रहरणस्याद्य तव किं नु करिष्यति ॥७॥

7. etena kāraṇenāhaṃ tvarito'smyāgataḥ prabho ,
daṇḍapraharaṇasyādya tava kiṃ nu kariṣyati.

7. etena kāraṇena aham tvaritaḥ asmi āgataḥ prabho
daṇḍapraharaṇasya adya tava kim nu kariṣyati

7. O lord, it is for this reason that I have quickly arrived. What, indeed, will your wielding of a weapon (daṇḍapraharaṇa) achieve today?

Words meanings summery:

• एतेन (etena) - by this (by this, with this)

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - on account of this reason (by reason, on account of, by means of)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Narada) (I)

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - having hastened, quickly (hastened, quickened, swift)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived (arrived, come, approached)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (referring to the addressee, Vishnu/Rama) (O lord, O master)

• दण्डप्रहरणस्य (daṇḍapraharaṇasya) - of your wielding a weapon, of your armed might (of the striking with a staff/weapon, of the club-wielding)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• तव (tava) - your (referring to the addressee) (your)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

• नु (nu) - indeed (particle for emphasis) (indeed, certainly, then)

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will achieve, will do (will do, will make, will perform)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेन (etena) - by this (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇena'.

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - on account of this reason (by reason, on account of, by means of)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, means

From √kṛ (to do)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I (Narada) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

First person pronoun

Note: Subject of 'asmi āgataḥ'.

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - having hastened, quickly (hastened, quickened, swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, swift, hurried

Past Passive Participle (used actively)

From √tvar (to hurry, hasten)

Root: √tvar (class 1)

Note: Part of the perfect tense construction 'tvaritaḥ asmi āgataḥ' = 'I have quickly arrived'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present active indicative

2nd class verb

Root: √as (class 2)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived (arrived, come, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, approached

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√gam (to come)

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (referring to the addressee, Vishnu/Rama) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

From pra-√bhū (to be mighty, excel)

Prefix: pra

Root: √bhū (class 1)

दण्डप्रहरणस्य (daṇḍapraharaṇasya) - of your wielding a weapon, of your armed might (of the striking with a staff/weapon, of the club-wielding)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of daṇḍapraharaṇa

daṇḍapraharaṇa - striking with a staff, wielding a weapon, armed might

Compound of daṇḍa (staff, club, weapon) and praharaṇa (striking, weapon).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+praharaṇa)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, club, weapon, punishment
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• praharaṇa – striking, hitting, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  From pra-√hṛ (to strike)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive genitive, or genitive of agent/action.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

Note: Modifies 'kariṣyati'.

तव (tava) - your (referring to the addressee) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Genitive singular of 'you'.

Note: Possessive, modifies 'daṇḍapraharaṇasya'.

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative pronoun/adverb

Note: Used as an interrogative adverb.

नु (nu) - indeed (particle for emphasis) (indeed, certainly, then)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating question, emphasis, or inference.

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will achieve, will do (will do, will make, will perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √kṛ

Future active indicative

8th class verb (tanādi), future tense.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)