वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-5

युद्धश्रद्धाथ वा ते ऽस्ति शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ।
अहं स्थितो ऽस्मि पश्यामि बलं दर्शय यत्तव ॥५॥

5. yuddhaśraddhātha vā te'sti śaṅkhacakragadādhara ,
ahaṃ sthito'smi paśyāmi balaṃ darśaya yattava.

5. yuddhaśraddhā atha vā te asti śaṅkhacakragadādhara
aham sthitaḥ asmi paśyāmi balam darśaya yat tava

5. śaṅkhacakragadādhara atha vā te yuddhaśraddhā asti
aham sthitaḥ asmi yat tava balam darśaya paśyāmi

5. O holder of conch, discus, and mace (śaṅkhacakragadādhara)! If you have a desire (śraddhā) for battle, I stand ready. Show whatever strength you possess; I am watching.

Words meanings summery:

• युद्धश्रद्धा (yuddhaśraddhā) - desire for battle, faith in battle

• अथ (atha) - then, now, or else

• वा (vā) - or

• ते (te) - to you, your

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• शङ्खचक्रगदाधर (śaṅkhacakragadādhara) - O holder of conch, discus, and mace

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, ready, situated

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I watch

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• दर्शय (darśaya) - show! display!

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

युद्धश्रद्धा (yuddhaśraddhā) - desire for battle, faith in battle

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuddhaśraddhā

yuddhaśraddhā - zeal for war (yuddha), faith/desire (śraddhā) in battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+śraddhā)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• śraddhā – faith, trust, desire, earnestness (śraddhā)
  noun (feminine)

अथ (atha) - then, now, or else

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शङ्खचक्रगदाधर (śaṅkhacakragadādhara) - O holder of conch, discus, and mace

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhacakragadādhara

śaṅkhacakragadādhara - one who holds (dhara) the conch (śaṅkha), discus (cakra), and mace (gadā)

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

• śaṅkha – conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – holder, bearer, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, ready, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I watch

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

दर्शय (darśaya) - show! display!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Causative

Causative stem darśaya from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Object of darśaya

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

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