वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-8, verse-6

उवाच राक्षसेन्द्रं तं देवराजानुजो बली ।
युष्मत्तो भयभीतानां देवानां वै मयाभयम् ।
राक्षसोत्सादनं दत्तं तदेतदनुपाल्यते ॥६॥

6. uvāca rākṣasendraṃ taṃ devarājānujo balī ,
yuṣmatto bhayabhītānāṃ devānāṃ vai mayābhayam ,
rākṣasotsādanaṃ dattaṃ tadetadanupālyate.

6. uvāca rākṣasendram tam devarājānujaḥ
balī yuṣmattaḥ bhayabhītānām
devānām vai mayā abhayam rākṣasotsādanam
dattam tat etat anupālyate

6. balī devarājānujaḥ tam rākṣasendram
uvāca mayā vai yuṣmattaḥ
bhayabhītānām devānām abhayam rākṣasotsādanam
dattam tat etat anupālyate

6. The mighty younger brother of the king of gods said to that lord of rākṣasas: 'Indeed, an assurance of safety and the destruction of rākṣasas was given by me to the gods, who were terrified by you. That is now being fulfilled.'

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - to the lord of rākṣasas

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• देवराजानुजः (devarājānujaḥ) - the younger brother of the king of gods

• बली (balī) - mighty, strong

• युष्मत्तः (yuṣmattaḥ) - from you

• भयभीतानाम् (bhayabhītānām) - of those terrified by fear

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अभयम् (abhayam) - assurance of safety, fearlessness

• राक्षसोत्सादनम् (rākṣasotsādanam) - the destruction of rākṣasas

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, bestowed

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अनुपाल्यते (anupālyate) - is being maintained, is being fulfilled

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - to the lord of rākṣasas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - lord (indra) of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

देवराजानुजः (devarājānujaḥ) - the younger brother of the king of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarājānuja

devarājānuja - younger brother (anuja) of the king (rāja) of gods (deva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rāja+anuja)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• anuja – younger brother (born after)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: jan (class 4)

बली (balī) - mighty, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty, having strength

युष्मत्तः (yuṣmattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

भयभीतानाम् (bhayabhītānām) - of those terrified by fear

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhayabhīta

bhayabhīta - terrified by fear (bhaya)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+bhīta)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• bhīta – frightened, scared, afraid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhī (class 3)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अभयम् (abhayam) - assurance of safety, fearlessness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - freedom from fear, safety, security

Note: Could also be accusative, depending on interpretation of 'dattam'

राक्षसोत्सादनम् (rākṣasotsādanam) - the destruction of rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rākṣasotsādana

rākṣasotsādana - destruction (utsādana) of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+utsādana)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• utsādana – destruction, extermination, removal (from ut + sad)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Could also be accusative, depending on interpretation of 'dattam'

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, bestowed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, bestowed

Past Passive Participle

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

अनुपाल्यते (anupālyate) - is being maintained, is being fulfilled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pāl

Passive form with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

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