वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-9

नाहं तान्निहनिष्यामि अवध्या मम ते ऽसुराः ।
किं तु मन्त्रं प्रदास्यामि यो वै तान्निहनिष्यति ॥९॥

9. nāhaṃ tānnihaniṣyāmi avadhyā mama te'surāḥ ,
kiṃ tu mantraṃ pradāsyāmi yo vai tānnihaniṣyati.

9. na aham tān nihaniṣyāmi avadhyāḥ mama te asurāḥ
kim tu mantram pradāsyāmi yaḥ vai tān nihaniṣyati

9. I will not kill them; those demons are invulnerable to me. However, I will impart a sacred counsel (mantra) that will certainly destroy them.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तान् (tān) - Referring to the demons (asuras). (them)

• निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will kill, I will strike down

• अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

• मम (mama) - To me (dat.) or for me (gen.). (my, to me, for me)

• ते (te) - Referring to 'asurāḥ' (demons). (those)

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

• किम् (kim) - Used with 'tu' to mean 'but' or 'however'. (what, but)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• मन्त्रम् (mantram) - A sacred formula or strategic counsel given by Shiva. (sacred counsel, prayer, spell)

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will grant, I will impart

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

• तान् (tān) - Referring to the demons (asuras). (them)

• निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will kill, will strike down

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, my

तान् (tān) - Referring to the demons (asuras). (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will kill, I will strike down

(verb)

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

Future Tense

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice, from the root √han (to kill) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negative particle 'a' + 'vadhya' (to be killed, gerundive from √vadh/√han).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, killable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Future Passive Participle from the root √han (to kill), which often takes the form √vadh in its derivatives.
  Root: han (class 2)

मम (mama) - To me (dat.) or for me (gen.). (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my

Note: Can also function as dative.

ते (te) - Referring to 'asurāḥ' (demons). (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, mighty spirit

किम् (kim) - Used with 'tu' to mean 'but' or 'however'. (what, but)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रम् (mantram) - A sacred formula or strategic counsel given by Shiva. (sacred counsel, prayer, spell)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred counsel, prayer, hymn, spell, sacred formula, advice

From the root √man (to think) with suffix -tra.

Root: man (class 4)

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will grant, I will impart

(verb)

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

Future Tense

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice, from the root √dā (to give) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - Referring to the demons (asuras). (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will kill, will strike down

(verb)

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

Future Tense

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, from the root √han (to kill) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

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