वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-23, verse-17

पुरा वृत्रवधे राम मलेन समभिप्लुतम् ।
क्षुधा चैव सहस्राक्षं ब्रह्महत्या यदाविशत् ॥१७॥

17. purā vṛtravadhe rāma malena samabhiplutam ,
kṣudhā caiva sahasrākṣaṃ brahmahatyā yadāviśat.

17. purā vṛtravadhe rāma malena samabhiplutam kṣudhā
ca eva sahasrākṣam brahmahatyā yadā āviśat

17. rāma purā vṛtravadhe yadā brahmahatyā sahasrākṣam
āviśat malena ca kṣudhā eva ca samabhiplutam

17. O Rama, formerly, at the slaying of Vṛtra, when the sin of brahmin-slaying (brahmahatyā) afflicted the thousand-eyed Indra, he was overwhelmed by impurity and indeed by hunger.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago

• वृत्रवधे (vṛtravadhe) - at the slaying of Vṛtra

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• मलेन (malena) - by impurity, by stain

• समभिप्लुतम् (samabhiplutam) - overwhelmed, afflicted, inundated

• क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - by hunger

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - Refers to Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

• ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - brahmin-slaying, the sin of killing a Brahmin

• यदा (yadā) - when

• आविशत् (āviśat) - entered, afflicted

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago

(indeclinable)

वृत्रवधे (vṛtravadhe) - at the slaying of Vṛtra

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛtravadha

vṛtravadha - the slaying of Vṛtra (an asura slain by Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+vadha)

• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of a Vedic demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – slaying, killing, striking
  noun (masculine)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

मलेन (malena) - by impurity, by stain

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, stain, sin

समभिप्लुतम् (samabhiplutam) - overwhelmed, afflicted, inundated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samabhipluta

samabhipluta - overwhelmed, afflicted, covered, flooded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root plu (to float, flow) with prefixes sam and abhi

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sahasrākṣam' (Indra)

क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - by hunger

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣudh

kṣudh - hunger, appetite

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - Refers to Indra (the thousand-eyed one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed; epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - brahmin-slaying, the sin of killing a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - brahmin-slaying, the sin of killing a Brahmin (one of the five great sins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin, priest; the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

आविशत् (āviśat) - entered, afflicted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of viś

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)