वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-22, verse-13

नानाप्रहरणैरेवं यमेनामित्रकर्शिना ।
सप्तरात्रं कृते संख्ये न भग्नो विजितो ऽपि वा ॥१३॥

13. nānāpraharaṇairevaṃ yamenāmitrakarśinā ,
saptarātraṃ kṛte saṃkhye na bhagno vijito'pi vā.

13. nānāpraharaṇaiḥ evam yamena amitrakarśinā
saptarātram kṛte saṃkhye na bhagnaḥ vijitaḥ api vā

13. evam amitrakarśinā yamena nānāpraharaṇaiḥ
saptarātram saṃkhye kṛte na bhagnaḥ api vā vijitaḥ

13. Even after seven nights (saptarātra) of battle, waged with various weapons by Yama, the vanquisher of foes, he was neither broken nor conquered.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons (by various weapons)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• यमेन (yamena) - by Yama

• अमित्रकर्शिना (amitrakarśinā) - by the vanquisher of foes (by the destroyer of enemies, by the one who emaciates foes)

• सप्तरात्रम् (saptarātram) - for seven nights (saptarātra) (a period of seven nights, a week)

• कृते (kṛte) - having been done, when it was waged (done, performed, made; (locative) when it was done)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken (in spirit or strength), defeated (broken, defeated, shattered)

• विजितः (vijitaḥ) - conquered (conquered, defeated, vanquished)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• वा (vā) - nor (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons (by various weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nānāpraharaṇa

nānāpraharaṇa - various weapons, diverse projectiles

Compound of nānā (various) + praharaṇa (weapon)

Compound type : dvandva or karmadhāraya (nānā+praharaṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• praharaṇa – weapon, instrument for striking
  noun (neuter)
  From root hṛ with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of battle.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying the action.

यमेन (yamena) - by Yama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death), restraint, twin

Note: Agent of the action.

अमित्रकर्शिना (amitrakarśinā) - by the vanquisher of foes (by the destroyer of enemies, by the one who emaciates foes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amitrakarśin

amitrakarśin - destroying enemies, emaciating foes

Compound of amitra (enemy) + karśin (emaciating, from root kṛś 'to emaciate')

Compound type : tatpurusha (amitra+karśin)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• karśin – emaciating, debilitating, destroyer
  adjective
  Agent noun from root kṛś (to emaciate)
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Yama.

सप्तरात्रम् (saptarātram) - for seven nights (saptarātra) (a period of seven nights, a week)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saptarātra

saptarātra - a period of seven nights/days, a week

Compound of sapta (seven) + rātra (night)

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+rātra)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• rātra – night (often used to indicate day+night or a 24-hour period)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates duration of time.

कृते (kṛte) - having been done, when it was waged (done, performed, made; (locative) when it was done)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction 'saṃkhye kṛte'.

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, combat, encounter

Note: Part of locative absolute construction 'saṃkhye kṛte'.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken (in spirit or strength), defeated (broken, defeated, shattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root bhañj (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Rāvaṇa).

विजितः (vijitaḥ) - conquered (conquered, defeated, vanquished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijita

vijita - conquered, defeated, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root ji with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Rāvaṇa).

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes vijitaḥ.

वा (vā) - nor (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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