वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-19

स हि तारयितुं सौम्य शक्तः सुरगणानपि ।
किं पुनस्त्वां महाबाहो क्षुत्पिपासावशं गतम् ॥१९॥

19. sa hi tārayituṃ saumya śaktaḥ suragaṇānapi ,
kiṃ punastvāṃ mahābāho kṣutpipāsāvaśaṃ gatam.

19. saḥ hi tārayitum saumya śaktaḥ suragaṇān api
kim punaḥ tvām mahābāho kṣutpipāsāvaśam gatam

19. saḥ hi saumya suragaṇān api tārayitum śaktaḥ
kim punaḥ mahābāho kṣutpipāsāvaśam gatam tvām

19. Indeed, O gentle one, he is capable of delivering even the hosts of gods. How much more, then, can he deliver you, O mighty-armed one, who have fallen under the sway of hunger and thirst?

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Agastya, mentioned in the previous verse. (he, that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• तारयितुम् (tārayitum) - to cause to cross, to deliver, to save

• सौम्य (saumya) - A respectful address. (O gentle one, O mild one)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• सुरगणान् (suragaṇān) - hosts of gods, groups of gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• किम् (kim) - 'kim punaḥ' idiom meaning 'how much more' (what, how)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - 'kim punaḥ' idiom meaning 'how much more' (again, moreover, but)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - A respectful address to the listener. (O mighty-armed one)

• क्षुत्पिपासावशम् (kṣutpipāsāvaśam) - under the sway of hunger and thirst

• गतम् (gatam) - fallen into (the sway of hunger and thirst) (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Agastya, mentioned in the previous verse. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

तारयितुम् (tārayitum) - to cause to cross, to deliver, to save

(verb)

active, infinitive of tṛ

Infinitive of Causative

causative stem tāray- from root tṛ (1st class) + -tum suffix

Root: tṛ (class 1)

सौम्य (saumya) - A respectful address. (O gentle one, O mild one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, auspicious; son of Soma

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful

Past Passive Participle

from root śak 'to be able'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

सुरगणान् (suragaṇān) - hosts of gods, groups of gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suragaṇa

suragaṇa - host of gods, group of gods

compound of sura + gaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+gaṇa)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'tārayitum'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - 'kim punaḥ' idiom meaning 'how much more' (what, how)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Part of 'kim punaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - 'kim punaḥ' idiom meaning 'how much more' (again, moreover, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'kim punaḥ'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of implicit 'deliver'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - A respectful address to the listener. (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having strong arms

compound of mahā + bāhu

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the addressed person (you).

क्षुत्पिपासावशम् (kṣutpipāsāvaśam) - under the sway of hunger and thirst

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣutpipāsāvaśa

kṣutpipāsāvaśa - being in the power of hunger and thirst

compound of kṣut + pipāsā + vaśa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣut+pipāsā+vaśa)

• kṣut – hunger
  noun (feminine)
• pipāsā – thirst
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tvām'.

गतम् (gatam) - fallen into (the sway of hunger and thirst) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from root gam 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.