वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-42

एतदिन्द्रजितो राम बलं यत् कीर्तितं मया ।
निर्जितस्तेन देवेन्द्रः प्राणिनो ऽन्ये च किं पुनः ॥४२॥

42. etadindrajito rāma balaṃ yat kīrtitaṃ mayā ,
nirjitastena devendraḥ prāṇino'nye ca kiṃ punaḥ.

42. etat indrajitaḥ rāma balam yat kīrtitam mayā
nirjitaḥ tena devendraḥ prāṇinaḥ anye ca kim punaḥ

42. rāma mayā yat indrajitaḥ etat balam kīrtitam tena
devendraḥ nirjitaḥ anye prāṇinaḥ ca kim punaḥ

42. O Rāma, this is the power of Indrajit that I have described. By him, even Indra, the lord of the gods, was conquered; what then of other beings?

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• इन्द्रजितः (indrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - described, extolled, mentioned

• मया (mayā) - by me

• निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered, defeated

• तेन (tena) - by Indrajit (by him)

• देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - the lord of gods, Indra

• प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• च (ca) - and

• किम् (kim) - what, how

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then, what to speak of

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

इन्द्रजितः (indrajitaḥ) - of Indrajit

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra; a proper name, son of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra, chief of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victorious
  adjective
  derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Refers to Meghanāda, Rāvaṇa's son, who conquered Indra.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, a celebrated ancient king, incarnation of Viṣṇu

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with 'balam'.

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - described, extolled, mentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - described, told, mentioned, famed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'kīrtitam'.

निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, defeated, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'devendraḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by Indrajit (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indrajit. Agent of the passive participle 'nirjitaḥ'.

देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - the lord of gods, Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra, the lord of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra, chief of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, sentient being

Note: Plural subject in the rhetorical question.

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Refers to other living beings.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

किम् (kim) - what, how

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used in a rhetorical question 'kim punaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then, what to speak of

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the idiom 'kiṃ punaḥ' (what then of, how much more).