वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-24

न चान्यो रक्षसां हन्ता सुरेष्वपि पुरंजय ।
ऋते नारायणं देवं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् ॥२४॥

24. na cānyo rakṣasāṃ hantā sureṣvapi puraṃjaya ,
ṛte nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam.

24. na ca anyaḥ rakṣasām hantā sureṣu api purañjaya
ṛte nārāyaṇam devam śaṅkhacakragadādharam

24. puranjaya,
rakṣasām hantā anyaḥ ca na sureṣu api ṛte devam nārāyaṇam śaṅkhacakragadādharam

24. And there is no other slayer of demons, O conqueror of cities, even among the gods, except for the divine Nārāyaṇa, who holds the conch, discus, and mace.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (other, another)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons

• हन्ता (hantā) - slayer (of demons) (slayer, killer)

• सुरेषु (sureṣu) - even among the gods (among gods, in gods)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• पुरञ्जय (purañjaya) - O conqueror of cities (addressing Rama) (O conqueror of cities)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for (except, without)

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Lord Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)

• देवम् (devam) - the divine (Nārāyaṇa) (god, divine)

• शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् (śaṅkhacakragadādharam) - (Nārāyaṇa) who holds the conch, discus, and mace (who holds the conch, discus, and mace)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil being

Note: Genitive of agency (slayer of demons).

हन्ता (hantā) - slayer (of demons) (slayer, killer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - slayer, killer, destroyer

Agent noun

From √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agent noun.

सुरेषु (sureṣu) - even among the gods (among gods, in gods)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Locative of place or sphere.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरञ्जय (purañjaya) - O conqueror of cities (addressing Rama) (O conqueror of cities)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of purañjaya

purañjaya - conqueror of cities, epithet of Indra or other heroes

Compound of pura (city) and jaya (conquering).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or aluk-samāsa (puram+jaya)

• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Epithet.

ऋते (ṛte) - except for (except, without)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition-like indeclinable.

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Lord Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (proper name, a name of Viṣṇu)

Note: Governed by ṛte.

देवम् (devam) - the divine (Nārāyaṇa) (god, divine)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Note: Adjective/noun modifying Nārāyaṇa.

शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् (śaṅkhacakragadādharam) - (Nārāyaṇa) who holds the conch, discus, and mace (who holds the conch, discus, and mace)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhacakragadādhara

śaṅkhacakragadādhara - holder of conch, discus, and mace

Compound describing Viṣṇu's attributes.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+cakra+gadā+dhara)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – holding, bearing, one who holds
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying Nārāyaṇa.

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