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

विष्णो कथं करिष्यामो महावीर्यपराक्रम ।
असौ हि बलवान् रक्षो युद्धार्थमभिवर्तते ॥७॥

7. viṣṇo kathaṃ kariṣyāmo mahāvīryaparākrama ,
asau hi balavān rakṣo yuddhārthamabhivartate.

7. viṣṇo katham kariṣyāmaḥ mahāvīryaparākrama
asau hi balavān rakṣaḥ yuddhārtham abhivartate

7. viṣṇo mahāvīryaparākrama katham kariṣyāmaḥ hi
asau balavān rakṣaḥ yuddhārtham abhivartate

7. “O Viṣṇu, O one of great valor and might, how shall we proceed? This demon (rakṣas) is indeed very powerful and is advancing for battle.”

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall proceed/act (we shall do, we shall act, we shall make)

• महावीर्यपराक्रम (mahāvīryaparākrama) - O one of great valor and might

• असौ (asau) - this one (Rāvaṇa) (this one, that one (referring to something distant or known))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon (rakṣas) (demon, rakṣas, evil spirit)

• युद्धार्थम् (yuddhārtham) - for battle (for the sake of battle, for battle, for fighting)

• अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - is advancing (approaches, advances, proceeds)

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu, a principal deity in Hinduism

Note: Addressed directly.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall proceed/act (we shall do, we shall act, we shall make)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Future tense, first person plural.

महावीर्यपराक्रम (mahāvīryaparākrama) - O one of great valor and might

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāvīryaparākrama

mahāvīryaparākrama - one of great valor and might, possessing great prowess and strength

Compound of mahā (great), vīrya (valor, strength), and parākrama (prowess, might).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya+parākrama)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, power
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – prowess, might, valor, strength, heroic exertion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

असौ (asau) - this one (Rāvaṇa) (this one, that one (referring to something distant or known))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (referring to something distant, known, or contemptible)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, valiant

Possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Qualifies `rakṣaḥ`.

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon (rakṣas) (demon, rakṣas, evil spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil spirit, a goblin

Note: Subject (Rāvaṇa, implied).

युद्धार्थम् (yuddhārtham) - for battle (for the sake of battle, for battle, for fighting)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddhārtha

yuddhārtha - for the sake of battle, for battle

Compound of yuddha (battle) and artha (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+artha)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates purpose.

अभिवर्तते (abhivartate) - is advancing (approaches, advances, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Root √vṛt with prefix abhi-.