वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-60, verse-5

ततो ददर्श शत्रुघ्नं स्थितं द्वारि धृतायुधम् ।
तमुवाच ततो रक्षः किमनेन करिष्यसि ॥५॥

5. tato dadarśa śatrughnaṃ sthitaṃ dvāri dhṛtāyudham ,
tamuvāca tato rakṣaḥ kimanena kariṣyasi.

5. tataḥ dadarśa śatrughnam sthitam dvāri dhṛtāyudham
tam uvāca tataḥ rakṣaḥ kim anena kariṣyasi

5. Then (the demon) saw Śatrughna, standing at the gate, fully armed. Thereupon, the demon said to him, 'What will you do with this?'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (he saw, beheld)

• शत्रुघ्नम् (śatrughnam) - Śatrughna (Śatrughna (accusative))

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (standing, situated, located)

• द्वारि (dvāri) - at the gate (at the gate, at the door)

• धृतायुधम् (dhṛtāyudham) - fully armed (having weapons held, armed)

• तम् (tam) - to him (him, that (accusative))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, from that, therefore)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon (demon, guardian)

• किम् (kim) - what (what? why?)

• अनेन (anena) - with this (with this, by this)

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do (you will do, you will make)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas applied to tad (that)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (he saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

reduplicated perfect

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject (rākṣaḥ) implied.

शत्रुघ्नम् (śatrughnam) - Śatrughna (Śatrughna (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Śatrughna (name of a prince, lit. 'slayer of enemies')

compound of śatru (enemy) + ghna (slayer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy, rival
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (standing, situated, located)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, located

Past Passive Participle

from sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

द्वारि (dvāri) - at the gate (at the gate, at the door)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate

धृतायुधम् (dhṛtāyudham) - fully armed (having weapons held, armed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtāyudha

dhṛtāyudha - having weapons held, armed, holding a weapon

compound of dhṛta (held) + āyudha (weapon)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+āyudha)

• dhṛta – held, borne, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Śatrughna.

तम् (tam) - to him (him, that (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

reduplicated perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas applied to tad (that)

Note: Introduces the next action.

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon (demon, guardian)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit; also guardian (less common in this context)

from rakṣ (to guard, to hurt)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Object of kariṣyasi, or adverbial.

अनेन (anena) - with this (with this, by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do (you will do, you will make)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb of the direct speech.

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