वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-60, verse-12

तस्य मे युद्धकामस्य द्वन्द्वयुद्धं प्रदीयताम् ।
शत्रुस्त्वं सर्वजीवानां न मे जीवन् गमिष्यसि ॥१२॥

12. tasya me yuddhakāmasya dvandvayuddhaṃ pradīyatām ,
śatrustvaṃ sarvajīvānāṃ na me jīvan gamiṣyasi.

12. tasya me yuddhakāmasya dvandvayuddham pradīyatām
śatruḥ tvam sarvajīvānām na me jīvan gamiṣyasi

12. yuddhakāmasya tasya me dvandvayuddham pradīyatām
tvam sarvajīvānām śatruḥ jīvan me na gamiṣyasi

12. "Grant me single combat, for I desire to fight. You are an enemy to all beings, and you will not escape alive from me."

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - (understood as referring to 'me' and 'yuddhakāmasya' in a locative absolute construction, i.e., 'to me, who desires battle') (to him, of him)

• मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive)

• युद्धकामस्य (yuddhakāmasya) - of me, who desires battle (of one desirous of battle)

• द्वन्द्वयुद्धम् (dvandvayuddham) - single combat, duel

• प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given, let be granted

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सर्वजीवानाम् (sarvajīvānām) - of all living beings

• न (na) - not

• मे (me) - by me, from me

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

• गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go, you will escape

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - (understood as referring to 'me' and 'yuddhakāmasya' in a locative absolute construction, i.e., 'to me, who desires battle') (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

युद्धकामस्य (yuddhakāmasya) - of me, who desires battle (of one desirous of battle)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yuddhakāma

yuddhakāma - desirous of battle

Compound of 'yuddha' (battle) and 'kāma' (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kāma)

• yuddha – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

द्वन्द्वयुद्धम् (dvandvayuddham) - single combat, duel

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvandvayuddha

dvandvayuddha - single combat, duel

Compound of 'dvandva' (pair, conflict) and 'yuddha' (battle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvandva+yuddha)

• dvandva – pair, couple, opposition, conflict
  noun (neuter)
• yuddha – fight, battle, war
  noun (neuter)

प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given, let be granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative Passive

Imperative (loṭ) 3rd person singular passive of root 'dā' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सर्वजीवानाम् (sarvajīvānām) - of all living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvajīva

sarvajīva - all living beings, all creatures

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'jīva' (living being)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+jīva)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• jīva – living being, creature, life
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me, from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here used in an ablative sense: 'from me'

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go, you will escape

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Active

Future tense (lṛṭ) 2nd person singular active of root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

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