वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-18

प्रतिजानामि देवेन्द्र त्वत्समीपं शतक्रतो ।
राक्षसस्याहमेवास्य भविता मृत्युकारणम् ॥१८॥

18. pratijānāmi devendra tvatsamīpaṃ śatakrato ,
rākṣasasyāhamevāsya bhavitā mṛtyukāraṇam.

18. pratijānāmi deva indra tvat samīpam śatakrato
rākṣasasya aham eva asya bhavitā mṛtyukāraṇam

18. deva indra śatakrato tvat samīpam pratijānāmi
aham eva asya rākṣasasya mṛtyukāraṇam bhavitā

18. O chief of gods, O Indra, performer of a hundred (Vedic rituals) [kratu], I vow to you that I myself will become the cause of death for this demon.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I vow (I promise, I vow, I admit)

• देव (deva) - O god (part of a compound address) (god, deity, divine being)

• इन्द्र (indra) - O Indra (part of a compound address) (Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief, lord)

• त्वत् (tvat) - your (in composition 'your proximity') (your, from you)

• समीपम् (samīpam) - in your proximity (as an adverbial accusative, or accusative object of the implied promise *to you*) (proximity, vicinity, near)

• शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Indra, who performs a hundred (Vedic rituals) [kratu] (O performer of a hundred (Vedic rituals), O Indra)

• राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of this demon (of the demon)

• अहम् (aham) - I myself (I)

• एव (eva) - indeed, myself (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (demon) (of this, his)

• भविता (bhavitā) - I shall be (will be, shall be, one who will be)

• मृत्युकारणम् (mṛtyukāraṇam) - the cause of death (cause of death)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I vow (I promise, I vow, I admit)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prati-jñā

Present Active Indic First Person Singular

From root `jñā` (9th class), with prefix `prati`.

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

देव (deva) - O god (part of a compound address) (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Vocative singular of deva, part of devendra.

इन्द्र (indra) - O Indra (part of a compound address) (Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief, lord)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (chief of the gods), lord, best

Note: Vocative singular of indra, part of devendra.

त्वत् (tvat) - your (in composition 'your proximity') (your, from you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Stem form "tvat" used in compounds, here implying genitive relation "your".

समीपम् (samīpam) - in your proximity (as an adverbial accusative, or accusative object of the implied promise *to you*) (proximity, vicinity, near)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

Note: Functions adverbially, 'to you / in your presence'.

शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Indra, who performs a hundred (Vedic rituals) [kratu] (O performer of a hundred (Vedic rituals), O Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - Indra (lit. 'he who has a hundred powers/rituals')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – power, strength, understanding, wisdom, a Vedic ritual (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Vocative singular of śatakratu.

राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of this demon (of the demon)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, pertaining to rākṣasas

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I myself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed, myself (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (demon) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Masculine/neuter genitive singular of 'idam'.

Note: Refers to the demon (rākṣasasya).

भविता (bhavitā) - I shall be (will be, shall be, one who will be)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

Periphrastic Future (luṭ) Active First Person Singular / Agent noun

From root `bhū` (1st class), form used for periphrastic future or agent noun. Here, used as a future verb.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृत्युकारणम् (mṛtyukāraṇam) - the cause of death (cause of death)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛtyukāraṇa

mṛtyukāraṇa - cause of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+kāraṇa)

• mṛtyu – death, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'bhavitā'.