योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-25

कथं तेन प्रकर्तव्यं तेषां रामेण रक्षसाम् ।
मामकैर्बालकैर्ब्रह्मन्मया वा कूटयोधिनाम् ॥ २५ ॥

kathaṃ tena prakartavyaṃ teṣāṃ rāmeṇa rakṣasām ,
māmakairbālakairbrahmanmayā vā kūṭayodhinām 25

25. kathaṃ tena prakartavyam teṣām rāmeṇa rakṣasām
māmakaiḥ bālakaiḥ brahman mayā vā kūṭayodhinām

25. O Brāhmaṇa, how should those rākṣasas, who are treacherous fighters, be dealt with by Rāma, or by my sons, or by me?

25. כיצד הַרָאמָה שלי צריך להילחם בַּרָאקְשָׁאסִים ההם? או כיצד על בניי, הו בְּרַהְמִין, או עליי, להילחם בלוחמים בדרכי רמייה?

Words meanings summery:

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• तेन (tena) - refers to Rāma (by that, by him)

• प्रकर्तव्यम् (prakartavyam) - should be dealt with, should be acted upon (should be done, ought to be performed, to be dealt with)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - refers to the rākṣasas (of those, for them)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of rākṣasas, of demons

• मामकैः (māmakaiḥ) - by my sons (by my (ones), by those related to me)

• बालकैः (bālakaiḥ) - by my sons (by the boys, by the children)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Viśvāmitra (O Brāhmaṇa, O sage)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वा (vā) - or

• कूटयोधिनाम् (kūṭayodhinām) - of the treacherous fighters, of those fighting unfairly

Words meanings and morphology

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

from kim + thaṃl suffix

तेन (tena) - refers to Rāma (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the gerundive.

प्रकर्तव्यम् (prakartavyam) - should be dealt with, should be acted upon (should be done, ought to be performed, to be dealt with)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakartavya

prakartavya - to be done, to be performed, to be acted upon

gerundive (future passive participle)

formed from pra + root kṛ + suffix tavya

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The agent is in the instrumental case.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - refers to the rākṣasas (of those, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive of interest or belonging.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agent of the gerundive.

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of rākṣasas, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil spirit, a rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ

Note: Genitive plural for 'rakṣas'.

मामकैः (māmakaiḥ) - by my sons (by my (ones), by those related to me)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine, belonging to me

from mam (me) + ka suffix

Note: Agrees with bālakaiḥ.

बालकैः (bālakaiḥ) - by my sons (by the boys, by the children)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bālaka

bālaka - boy, child, youth

from bala (strength, child) + ka suffix

Note: Agent of the gerundive.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Viśvāmitra (O Brāhmaṇa, O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa (a member of the priestly class), sage, sacred word, the absolute (brahman)

from root bṛh (to grow, swell)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the gerundive.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कूटयोधिनाम् (kūṭayodhinām) - of the treacherous fighters, of those fighting unfairly

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kūṭayodhin

kūṭayodhin - treacherous fighter, one who fights unfairly

compound of kūṭa (deceit, falsehood) and yodhin (fighter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūṭa+yodhin)

• kūṭa – deceit, fraud, falsehood, trick
  noun (neuter)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  root yudh + ṇini suffix
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with rakṣasām.

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