वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-29, verse-8

अहमिन्द्रं वधिष्यामि वरुणं धनदं यमम् ।
त्रिदशान् विनिहत्याशु स्वयं स्थास्याम्यथोपरि ॥८॥

8. ahamindraṃ vadhiṣyāmi varuṇaṃ dhanadaṃ yamam ,
tridaśān vinihatyāśu svayaṃ sthāsyāmyathopari.

8. aham indram vadhiṣyāmi varuṇam dhanadam yamam |
tridaśān vinihatya āśu svayam sthāsyāmi atha upari

8. aham indram varuṇam dhanadam yamam vadhiṣyāmi
tridaśān āśu vinihatya svayam atha upari sthāsyāmi

8. I shall slay Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera (Dhanada), and Yama. After swiftly defeating these gods (tridaśān), I myself will then take my place supreme above all.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

• वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill, slay

• वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa

• धनदम् (dhanadam) - Kubera, giver of wealth

• यमम् (yamam) - Yama

• त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - gods

• विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having destroyed, having killed

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, personally

• स्थास्यामि (sthāsyāmi) - I will stand, I will remain

• अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

• उपरि (upari) - above, over, on top

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of the verbs.

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of the gods)

Note: Object of vadhiṣyāmi.

वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill, slay

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vadh

future 1st singular active

From root han, replaced by vadh in some forms

Root: han (class 2)

वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity, god of cosmic order, oceans, and justice)

Root: vṛ

Note: Object of vadhiṣyāmi.

धनदम् (dhanadam) - Kubera, giver of wealth

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanada

dhanada - giver of wealth, Kubera (the god of wealth)

compound of dhana (wealth) and da (giver)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+da)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
  from dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• da – giving, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dā
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Object of vadhiṣyāmi.

यमम् (yamam) - Yama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death and justice)

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Object of vadhiṣyāmi.

त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - a god (lit. 'three-ten')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

Note: Object of vinihatya.

विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having destroyed, having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From prefix vi- and ni- and root han

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies vinihatya.

स्वयम् (svayam) - myself, personally

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the agent.

स्थास्यामि (sthāsyāmi) - I will stand, I will remain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sthā

future 1st singular active

Root: sthā (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects actions chronologically.

उपरि (upari) - above, over, on top

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates position relative to others.

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