वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-12

एवमुक्तः सुरैः सर्वैश्चिन्तयित्वा ततो ऽब्रवीत् ।
हन्तायं विहितस्तस्य वधोपायो दुरात्मनः ॥१२॥

12. evamuktaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiścintayitvā tato'bravīt ,
hantāyaṃ vihitastasya vadhopāyo durātmanaḥ.

12. evam uktaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ ca cintayitvā tataḥ abravīt
hanta ayam vihitaḥ tasya vadhopāyaḥ durātmanaḥ

12. suraiḥ sarvaiḥ evam uktaḥ tataḥ cintayitvā ca abravīt
hanta ayam durātmanaḥ tasya vadhopāyaḥ vihitaḥ

12. Having been thus addressed by all the gods, he pondered and then spoke: "Indeed, a means to slay that evil-souled one has been ordained."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by gods, by deities

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• च (ca) - and, also

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having pondered, having thought

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• हन्त (hanta) - indeed, alas, ah

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, arranged, performed

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• वधोपायः (vadhopāyaḥ) - means of slaying, method of killing

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-souled one, of the wicked one

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by gods, by deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'suraiḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having pondered, having thought

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root cint (to think, consider) with suffix -tvā

Root: cint (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

हन्त (hanta) - indeed, alas, ah

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, arranged, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, arranged, performed, enjoined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'evil-souled one'

वधोपायः (vadhopāyaḥ) - means of slaying, method of killing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhopāya

vadhopāya - means of slaying, method of killing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+upāya)

• vadha – slaying, killing, murder
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• upāya – means, method, device, stratagem
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-souled one, of the wicked one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-souled, wicked, malicious person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

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