वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-40, verse-18

कपिलेनाप्रमेयेन दग्धा हीमे महाबलाः ।
सलिलं नार्हसि प्राज्ञ दातुमेषां हि लौकिकम् ॥१८॥

18. kapilenāprameyena dagdhā hīme mahābalāḥ ,
salilaṃ nārhasi prājña dātumeṣāṃ hi laukikam.

18. kapilena aprameyena dagdhā hi ime mahābalāḥ
salilam na arhasi prājña dātum eṣām hi laukikam

18. prājña aprameyena kapilena hi ime mahābalāḥ
dagdhāḥ eṣām laukikam salilam dātum na arhasi

18. These immensely powerful ones were indeed incinerated by the immeasurable Kapila. O wise one, you should not offer them ordinary water (for the deceased).

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलेन (kapilena) - by Kapila

• अप्रमेयेन (aprameyena) - by the immeasurable, by the incomprehensible

• दग्धा (dagdhā) - burned, incinerated

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• इमे (ime) - these

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely powerful, greatly strong

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

• प्राज्ञ (prājña) - O wise one, O knowing one

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give, to offer

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these, for these

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• लौकिकम् (laukikam) - worldly, ordinary, secular

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलेन (kapilena) - by Kapila

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - Kapila (name of a sage)

अप्रमेयेन (aprameyena) - by the immeasurable, by the incomprehensible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, infinite

Gerundive (karmaṇi pratyaya)

From 'a' (not) + 'prameya' (measurable); 'prameya' is derived from 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'pra' and suffix '-ya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, comprehensible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root mā- 'to measure' with prefix pra- and suffix -ya.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

दग्धा (dagdhā) - burned, incinerated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burned, scorched, incinerated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dah' (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely powerful, greatly strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - great strength, immensely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root verb

Root: arh (class 1)

प्राज्ञ (prājña) - O wise one, O knowing one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, discerning, knowing

Derived from prajñā (wisdom, discernment)

दातुम् (dātum) - to give, to offer

(indeclinable)

Root verb

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Infinitive form.

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these, for these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

लौकिकम् (laukikam) - worldly, ordinary, secular

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of laukika

laukika - worldly, earthly, common, ordinary, secular

Derived from 'loka' (world) with '-ika' suffix.