योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-4

अस्मिन्रामायणे रामकथोपायान्महाबलान् ।
एतांस्तु प्रथमं कृत्वा पुराहमरिमर्दन ॥ ४ ॥

asminrāmāyaṇe rāmakathopāyānmahābalān ,
etāṃstu prathamaṃ kṛtvā purāhamarimardana 4

4. asmin rāmāyaṇe rāmakathōpāyān mahābalān
etān tu prathamam kṛtvā purā aham arimardana

4. O destroyer of enemies (arimardana), having first presented these exceedingly powerful narrative approaches concerning Rama within this Ramayana, I formerly...

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• र̄म̄यन्̣ए (rāmāyaṇe) - in the Ramayana

• र̄मकथो̄प̄य̄न् (rāmakathōpāyān) - Rama's narrative methods, means of Rama's stories

• मह̄बल̄न् (mahābalān) - very powerful, greatly strong

• एत̄न् (etān) - these

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

• क्र्̣त्व̄ (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• पुर̄ (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - destroyer of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

र̄म̄यन्̣ए (rāmāyaṇe) - in the Ramayana

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāmāyaṇa

rāmāyaṇa - The Ramayana (name of an epic)

र̄मकथो̄प̄य̄न् (rāmakathōpāyān) - Rama's narrative methods, means of Rama's stories

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rāmakathōpāya

rāmakathōpāya - a method related to Rama's story, a narrative approach of Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+kathā+upāya)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
• upāya – means, method, resource, expedient
  noun (masculine)

मह̄बल̄न् (mahābalān) - very powerful, greatly strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, greatly powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

एत̄न् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

क्र्̣त्व̄ (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √kr̥

Root: kr̥ (class 8)

पुर̄ (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - crusher of foes, destroyer of enemies

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, tormenting
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √mrd (to crush)
  Root: mrd (class 9)