वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-32

हिरण्यकशिपोर्मृत्युरन्येषां च सुरद्विषाम् ।
दुःखं नारायणं जेतुं यो नो हन्तुमभीप्सति ॥३२॥

32. hiraṇyakaśipormṛtyuranyeṣāṃ ca suradviṣām ,
duḥkhaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ jetuṃ yo no hantumabhīpsati.

32. hiraṇyakaśipoḥ mṛtyuḥ anyeṣām ca suradviṣām
duḥkham nārāyaṇam jetum yaḥ naḥ hantum abhīpsati

32. hiraṇyakaśipoḥ ca anyeṣām suradviṣām mṛtyuḥ (abhūḥ) yaḥ naḥ hantum abhīpsati,
nārāyaṇam jetum duḥkham (asti)

32. The death of Hiraṇyakaśipu and other adversaries of the gods (asuras) has occurred. It is difficult to conquer Nārāyaṇa, who wishes to kill us.

Words meanings summery:

• हिरण्यकशिपोः (hiraṇyakaśipoḥ) - of Hiraṇyakaśipu

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death, demise

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others, of other ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुरद्विषाम् (suradviṣām) - of the enemies of the gods, of the asuras

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - it is difficult (to conquer) (difficulty, sorrow, misery; difficult (adverbial or neuter nominative/accusative))

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to defeat, to win

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• नः (naḥ) - us, to us, our

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• अभीप्सति (abhīpsati) - desires, wishes

Words meanings and morphology

हिरण्यकशिपोः (hiraṇyakaśipoḥ) - of Hiraṇyakaśipu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu

hiraṇyakaśipu - name of a famous asura king; one with golden cushion/pillow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hiraṇya+kaśipu)

• hiraṇya – gold; golden
  noun (neuter)
• kaśipu – cushion, mat, bed, garment
  noun (masculine)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death, demise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, mortality; the god of death (Yama)

derived from root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others, of other ones

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Here used in the masculine plural to refer to other beings.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुरद्विषाम् (suradviṣām) - of the enemies of the gods, of the asuras

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suradviṣ

suradviṣ - enemy of the gods, demon, asura

Compound formed from sura (god) and dviṣ (enemy).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+dviṣ)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dviṣ – enemy, adversary
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  Derived from root √dviṣ (to hate).
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - it is difficult (to conquer) (difficulty, sorrow, misery; difficult (adverbial or neuter nominative/accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, difficulty, distress

Note: Used here to mean "it is difficult" in conjunction with the infinitive "jetum".

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu); son of man; resting on the waters

Note: Object of the infinitive "jetum".

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to defeat, to win

(verb)

infinitive of ji

infinitive

Infinitival form of the root √ji.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used with "duḥkham" to express difficulty in doing something.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Nārāyaṇa.

नः (naḥ) - us, to us, our

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the first person plural pronoun.

Note: Object of the infinitive "hantum".

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(verb)

infinitive of han

infinitive

Infinitival form of the root √han.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of the verb "abhīpsati".

अभीप्सति (abhīpsati) - desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of īps

desiderative of √āp

Desiderative form of the root √āp (to obtain) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: āp (class 5)

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