वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-22, verse-32

तस्मिन्प्रहर्तुकामे तु दण्डमुद्यम्य रावणम् ।
यमं पितामहः साक्षाद्दर्शयित्वेदमब्रवीत् ॥३२॥

32. tasminprahartukāme tu daṇḍamudyamya rāvaṇam ,
yamaṃ pitāmahaḥ sākṣāddarśayitvedamabravīt.

32. tasmin prahartukāme tu daṇḍam udyamya rāvaṇam
yamam pitāmahaḥ sākṣāt darśayitvā idam abravīt

32. tu yamam rāvaṇam daṇḍam udyamya tasmin prahartukāme
pitāmahaḥ sākṣāt darśayitvā idam abravīt

32. But when Yama, having raised his staff, was about to strike Rāvaṇa, the grandfather (pitāmaha) Brahmā himself appeared directly and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Upon Yama, while he was in that state (desiring to strike) (in that, upon him)

• प्रहर्तुकामे (prahartukāme) - When Yama was desiring to strike (desiring to strike, intending to strike)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - Yama's staff, the staff of punishment (the staff, rod)

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having uplifted, having raised

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - The demon king Rāvaṇa (Ravana)

• यमम् (yamam) - Yama, the god of death (Yama)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, the creator god, who is the grandfather of all beings (the grandfather)

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

• दर्शयित्वा (darśayitvā) - Having manifested himself, having appeared (referring to Brahmā) (having shown, having appeared)

• इदम् (idam) - These words (which follow) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Upon Yama, while he was in that state (desiring to strike) (in that, upon him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रहर्तुकामे (prahartukāme) - When Yama was desiring to strike (desiring to strike, intending to strike)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prahartukāma

prahartukāma - desiring to strike

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (prahartu+kāma)

• prahartu – to strike, for striking
  indeclinable
  Infinitive stem
  Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'pra-' and the infinitive suffix '-tum'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - Yama's staff, the staff of punishment (the staff, rod)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having uplifted, having raised

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix '-ya' after prefix 'ud-' and root 'yam'

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - The demon king Rāvaṇa (Ravana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the chief of demons in the Rāmāyaṇa)

यमम् (yamam) - Yama, the god of death (Yama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death), restraint, self-control

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā, the creator god, who is the grandfather of all beings (the grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

(indeclinable)

दर्शयित्वा (darśayitvā) - Having manifested himself, having appeared (referring to Brahmā) (having shown, having appeared)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) of the causative stem

Causative stem 'darśaya-' formed from root 'dṛś', then '-tvā' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - These words (which follow) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

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