वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-28

यः स चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासा जनार्दनः ।
हनिष्यति स तान्युद्धे शरणं तं प्रपद्यथ ॥२८॥

28. yaḥ sa cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ ,
haniṣyati sa tānyuddhe śaraṇaṃ taṃ prapadyatha.

28. yaḥ sa cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ
haniṣyati sa tān yuddhe śaraṇam tam prapadyatha

28. yaḥ cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ sa tān yuddhe haniṣyati.
tam śaraṇam prapadyatha.

28. He who is Janārdana, bearing the discus and mace in his hands and clad in yellow garments, will surely destroy them in battle. Therefore, take refuge in him.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• स (sa) - he, that

• चक्रगदापाणिः (cakragadāpāṇiḥ) - Vishnu/Krishna, who holds the discus and mace (holding discus and mace in hand)

• पीतवासा (pītavāsā) - Vishnu/Krishna, known for yellow robes (wearing yellow garments)

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, the dispeller of those who trouble people (Janārdana (agitator of people, dispeller of evil people))

• हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill, will destroy

• स (sa) - he, that

• तान् (tān) - them

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• तम् (tam) - referring to Janārdana (Vishnu/Krishna) (him, that)

• प्रपद्यथ (prapadyatha) - you all should take refuge (take refuge, surrender, resort to)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: This is the masculine nominative singular form of 'tad' (that/he) before a consonant.

चक्रगदापाणिः (cakragadāpāṇiḥ) - Vishnu/Krishna, who holds the discus and mace (holding discus and mace in hand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakragadāpāṇin

cakragadāpāṇin - one who holds discus and mace in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'hand' (pāṇi) as the final element

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cakra+gadā+pāṇin)

• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇin – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa.

पीतवासा (pītavāsā) - Vishnu/Krishna, known for yellow robes (wearing yellow garments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pītavāsas

pītavāsas - one wearing yellow garments

Bahuvrīhi compound, pīta (yellow) + vāsas (garment)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīta+vāsas)

• pīta – yellow
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root PĀ 'to drink', here used as 'yellow' (color of bile, or derived from saffron)
  Root: pā (class 1)
• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa.

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, the dispeller of those who trouble people (Janārdana (agitator of people, dispeller of evil people))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men, dispeller of evil men

Compound: jana (people) + ardana (agitating, tormenting) from root √ard 'to hurt, torment'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

• jana – people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• ardana – agitating, tormenting, destroying
  noun (masculine)
  from root √ard (to hurt, torment)
  Root: ard (class 1)

हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill, will destroy

(verb)

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

Future tense

Root: han (class 2)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: This is the masculine nominative singular form of 'tad' (that/he) before a consonant.

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

from root √yudh 'to fight'

Root: yudh (class 4)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

तम् (tam) - referring to Janārdana (Vishnu/Krishna) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रपद्यथ (prapadyatha) - you all should take refuge (take refuge, surrender, resort to)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra-pad

Imperative mood, Atmanepada

Second person plural, Atmanepada. Interpreted as an imperative for injunction.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)