वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-36, verse-17

गदेयं मामिका नैनं संयुगेषु वधिष्यति ।
इत्येवं वरदः प्राह तदा ह्येकाक्षिपिङ्गलः ॥१७॥

17. gadeyaṃ māmikā nainaṃ saṃyugeṣu vadhiṣyati ,
ityevaṃ varadaḥ prāha tadā hyekākṣipiṅgalaḥ.

17. gadā iyam māmikā na enam saṃyugeṣu vadhiṣyati
iti evam varadaḥ prāha tadā hi ekākṣipiṅgalaḥ

17. tadā hi varadaḥ ekākṣipiṅgalaḥ iti evam (mama) iyam
māmikā gadā enam saṃyugeṣu na vadhiṣyati prāha

17. "This mace of mine will certainly not slay him in battles." Thus spoke the boon-giver, Ekākṣipiṅgala (the one-eyed, tawny-colored one), at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• गदा (gadā) - this mace (specifically Yama's mace) (mace, club)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• मामिका (māmikā) - mine, belonging to me (feminine)

• न (na) - not, no

• एनम् (enam) - him (masculine, accusative)

• संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts)

• वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - will slay (will kill, will strike)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - (Yama) the giver of boons (giver of boons)

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke (said, spoke)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

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

• एकाक्षिपिङ्गलः (ekākṣipiṅgalaḥ) - (Yama) the one-eyed, tawny-colored one (one-eyed and tawny/reddish-brown)

Words meanings and morphology

गदा (gadā) - this mace (specifically Yama's mace) (mace, club)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'gadā'.

मामिका (māmikā) - mine, belonging to me (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māmika

māmika - mine, belonging to me

Derived from 'mama' (my/mine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

एनम् (enam) - him (masculine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the recipient of the boons.

संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, conjunction

From 'sam-' + root 'yuj-' (to join)

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - will slay (will kill, will strike)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vadh

Future tense, third person singular, active voice

root vadh- (class 1, to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'gadā'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct speech.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वरदः (varadaḥ) - (Yama) the giver of boons (giver of boons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - giver of boons, bestower of blessings

Compound of 'vara' (boon) and 'da' (giver).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dā-' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to Yama.

प्राह (prāha) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prāha

Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

From 'pra-' + root 'ah-' (to say, speak). This is a unique perfect form of 'ah'.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

एकाक्षिपिङ्गलः (ekākṣipiṅgalaḥ) - (Yama) the one-eyed, tawny-colored one (one-eyed and tawny/reddish-brown)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekākṣipiṅgala

ekākṣipiṅgala - one-eyed and yellowish-brown/tawny, an epithet for Yama or Kubera

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya/bahuvrīhi (ekākṣi+piṅgala)

• ekākṣi – one-eyed
  adjective
  Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'akṣi' (eye)
• piṅgala – tawny, reddish-brown, yellow
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'varadaḥ'.