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

अद्यैतांस्त्रिदशान् सर्वान् विक्रमैः समरे स्वयम् ।
नानाशस्त्रैर्महासारैर्नाशयामि नभस्तलात् ॥७॥

7. adyaitāṃstridaśān sarvān vikramaiḥ samare svayam ,
nānāśastrairmahāsārairnāśayāmi nabhastalāt.

7. adya etān tridaśān sarvān vikramaiḥ samare svayam
| nānāśastraiḥ mahāsāraiḥ nāśayāmi nabhastalāt

7. adya svayam samare vikramaiḥ nānāśastraiḥ mahāsāraiḥ
etān sarvān tridaśān nabhastalāt nāśayāmi

7. Today, by my own valor and with various potent weapons, I shall personally destroy all these gods (tridaśān) in battle, bringing them down from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एतान् (etān) - these

• त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - gods (lit. 'those of three ages/states')

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - by valor, by prowess, by heroic deeds

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, personally, by oneself

• नानाशस्त्रैः (nānāśastraiḥ) - by various weapons

• महासारैः (mahāsāraiḥ) - by those of great strength/power; by mighty ones

• नाशयामि (nāśayāmi) - I will destroy, I cause to perish

• नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky, from heaven

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - gods (lit. 'those of three ages/states')

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - a god (lit. 'three-ten', referring to the supposed number of gods or their three states: childhood, youth, old age without actual aging)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

Note: Refers to the divine beings.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with "tridaśān".

विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - by valor, by prowess, by heroic deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, heroic deed

from vi-kram

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means of destruction.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ

Note: Specifies the location/context of the action.

स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the agent's personal involvement.

नानाशस्त्रैः (nānāśastraiḥ) - by various weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nānāśastra

nānāśastra - various weapons

compound of nānā (various) and śastra (weapon)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+śastra)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• śastra – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  from śas
  Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Means of action.

महासारैः (mahāsāraiḥ) - by those of great strength/power; by mighty ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mahāsāra

mahāsāra - of great strength/power, very strong, important

compound of mahā (great) and sāra (essence, strength)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sāra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• sāra – essence, strength, power
  noun (masculine)
  from sṛ
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "nānāśastraiḥ".

नाशयामि (nāśayāmi) - I will destroy, I cause to perish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

causative present 1st singular active

The causative stem is nāśay-

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The sense is future here.

नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - the surface of the sky, firmament

compound of nabhas (sky) and tala (surface, plane)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, level
  noun (masculine)
  from tṝ
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Indicates origin or separation.

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