वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-35

यथेष्टं भुङ्क्ष्व त्रैलोक्यं निगृह्य रिपुमोजसा ।
वृथा ते किं श्रमं कृत्वा युद्धं हि तव निष्फलम् ॥३५॥

35. yatheṣṭaṃ bhuṅkṣva trailokyaṃ nigṛhya ripumojasā ,
vṛthā te kiṃ śramaṃ kṛtvā yuddhaṃ hi tava niṣphalam.

35. yathā iṣṭam bhuṅkṣva trailokyam nigṛhya ripum ojasā
vṛthā te kim śramam kṛtvā yuddham hi tava niṣphalam

35. ripum ojasā nigṛhya,
yathā iṣṭam trailokyam bhuṅkṣva.
te vṛthā kim śramam kṛtvā? hi tava yuddham niṣphalam.

35. Enjoy the three worlds to your heart's content, having subdued the enemy with your might. Why make effort in vain? Indeed, your battle is fruitless.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as (you wish) (as, just as, according to)

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired (by you) (wished, desired, favorite)

• भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy, possess (enjoy, possess, eat)

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having subdued (having subdued, having seized, having restrained)

• रिपुम् (ripum) - the enemy (enemy, foe)

• ओजसा (ojasā) - with your might (by power, by strength, by vigor)

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, without purpose)

• ते (te) - your (by you, for you, your)

• किम् (kim) - why? (what use?) (what?, why?, whether)

• श्रमम् (śramam) - effort (effort, toil, exertion)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having done, having made)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

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

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - fruitless (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as (you wish) (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here part of 'yatheṣṭam'.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired (by you) (wished, desired, favorite)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - wished, desired, liked, chosen, sacrificed (P.P.P. of √yaj), worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root √iṣ (to wish, desire) or √yaj (to worship, sacrifice). Here, from √iṣ.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy, possess (enjoy, possess, eat)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √bhuj

Imperative, Middle Voice, Second Person Singular

From root √bhuj, class 7, Atmanepada.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'bhuṅkṣva'.

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having subdued (having subdued, having seized, having restrained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix 'ni' + root '√grah' (to seize, take).

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

रिपुम् (ripum) - the enemy (enemy, foe)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, hostile

Note: Object of 'nigṛhya'.

ओजसा (ojasā) - with your might (by power, by strength, by vigor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas

ojas - power, strength, vigor, energy

From √uj (to be strong) + as suffix.

Root: uj

Note: Instrument of subduing.

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, without purpose)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (by you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Note: Here used in the sense of 'by you' or 'for you' implicitly.

किम् (kim) - why? (what use?) (what?, why?, whether)

(indeclinable)

श्रमम् (śramam) - effort (effort, toil, exertion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - effort, toil, exertion, fatigue

From root √śram (to be weary).

Root: śram (class 4)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root √yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Note: Possessive.

निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - fruitless (fruitless, useless, unproductive)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, useless, unproductive, vain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'yuddham'.

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