Shloka 75
Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
Dialogue Frame
Devanagari script
मत्प्रसादेन सकलान्सुरशत्रून्विनिघ्नतः / शक्तिर्भवतु ते सौम्य समस्तारिदुरासदा
Transliteration
matprasādena sakalānsuraśatrūnvinighnataḥ / śaktirbhavatu te saumya samastāridurāsadā
Translation
Durch meine Gnade vernichte alle Feinde der Götter; o Sanftmütiger, dir werde eine unbezwingbare Kraft zuteil, für alle Gegner unerreichbar.
Word by Word
मत्-प्रसादेनby my grace
मत्-प्रसादेन:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootमत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मत्-प्रसादः = my grace)
सकलान्all
सकलान्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; adjective qualifying 'सुरशत्रून्'
सुर-शत्रून्enemies of the gods
सुर-शत्रून्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां शत्रवः)
विनिघ्नतः(you) slay / strike down
विनिघ्नतः:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नि-हन् (धातु)
FormPresent participial usage as finite: Imperative sense; 2nd person singular implied; causative not; from √हन् with prefixes वि+नि; (context: 'while/for slaying')
शक्तिःpower, capability
शक्तिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
भवतुmay it be
भवतु:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormLoṭ (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; here Dative sense 'for you'
सौम्यO gentle one
सौम्य:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootसौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
समस्त-अरि-दुरासदाunassailable by all foes
समस्त-अरि-दुरासदा:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमस्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + दुरासद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective agreeing with 'शक्तिः'; compound sense: 'hard to approach/overcome by all enemies'