वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-32, verse-4

तेन पापानुबन्धेन वचनं न प्रतीच्छता ।
एवं ब्रुवन्त्यः सर्वाः स्म वायुना निहता भृषम् ॥४॥

4. tena pāpānubandhena vacanaṃ na pratīcchatā ,
evaṃ bruvantyaḥ sarvāḥ sma vāyunā nihatā bhṛṣam.

4. tena pāpānubandhena vacanam na pratīcchatā evam
bruvantyaḥ sarvāḥ sma vāyunā nihatāḥ bhṛśam

4. sarvāḥ evam bruvantyaḥ tena pāpānubandhena
vacanam na pratīcchatā vāyunā bhṛśam nihatāḥ sma

4. Due to his sinful attachment and his refusal to accept their words, all of us, speaking thus, were severely struck down by Vāyu.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (male agent) (by that; by him)

• पापानुबन्धेन (pāpānubandhena) - by sinful attachment; by the connection with sin

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word; speech; advice

• न (na) - not; no

• प्रतीच्छता (pratīcchatā) - by him not accepting; by one not accepting

• एवम् (evam) - thus; in this manner

• ब्रुवन्त्यः (bruvantyaḥ) - speaking; saying

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all of us (the daughters) (all; all of them)

• स्म (sma) - indicates past tense for the preceding participle (particle indicating past tense (with present verb forms); indeed)

• वायुना (vāyunā) - by Vāyu; by the wind

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - severely struck down (referring to the daughters) (struck down; killed; destroyed)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; severely; intensely

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (male agent) (by that; by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

पापानुबन्धेन (pāpānubandhena) - by sinful attachment; by the connection with sin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpānubandha

pāpānubandha - sinful attachment, connection with sin

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+anubandha)

• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)
• anubandha – attachment, connection, consequence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bandh (class 9)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word; speech; advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

प्रतीच्छता (pratīcchatā) - by him not accepting; by one not accepting

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pratīcchat

pratīcchat - accepting, wishing for, expecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √iṣ (or √ī) with upasarga prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: iṣ (class 6)

एवम् (evam) - thus; in this manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन्त्यः (bruvantyaḥ) - speaking; saying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √brū with participle suffix -at.

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all of us (the daughters) (all; all of them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

स्म (sma) - indicates past tense for the preceding participle (particle indicating past tense (with present verb forms); indeed)

(indeclinable)

वायुना (vāyunā) - by Vāyu; by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air; the god Vāyu

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - severely struck down (referring to the daughters) (struck down; killed; destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; severely; intensely

(indeclinable)