वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-57, verse-8

ऋषिपुत्रास्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं घोराभिसंहितम् ।
शेपुः परमसंक्रुद्धाश्चण्डालत्वं गमिष्यसि ।
एवमुक्त्वा महात्मानो विविशुस्ते स्वमाश्रमम् ॥८॥

8. ṛṣiputrāstu tacchrutvā vākyaṃ ghorābhisaṃhitam ,
śepuḥ paramasaṃkruddhāścaṇḍālatvaṃ gamiṣyasi ,
evamuktvā mahātmāno viviśuste svamāśramam.

8. ṛṣiputrāḥ tu tat śrutvā vākyam
ghorābhisaṃhitam śepuḥ parama-saṃkruddhāḥ
ca caṇḍālatvam gamiṣyasi evam
uktvā mahātmānaḥ viviśuḥ te svam āśramam

8. ṛṣiputrāḥ tu tat ghorābhisaṃhitam
vākyam śrutvā parama-saṃkruddhāḥ ca
caṇḍālatvam gamiṣyasi śepuḥ evam
uktvā te mahātmānaḥ svam āśramam viviśuḥ

8. Indeed, the sons of the sages, having heard that speech imbued with a terrible curse, became exceedingly enraged. They cursed him, saying, 'You shall attain the state of an outcaste (caṇḍāla)!' Having spoken thus, those noble souls (mahātmānaḥ) entered their own hermitage (āśrama).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिपुत्राः (ṛṣiputrāḥ) - sons of sages

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, utterance

• घोराभिसंहितम् (ghorābhisaṁhitam) - imbued with a terrible curse, accompanied by a dreadful curse

• शेपुः (śepuḥ) - they cursed

• परम-संक्रुद्धाः (parama-saṁkruddhāḥ) - exceedingly enraged, very angry

• च (ca) - and

• चण्डालत्वम् (caṇḍālatvam) - the state of an outcaste (caṇḍāla)

• गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go, you will attain

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - noble-souled ones, great souls (mahātmānaḥ)

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

• ते (te) - they

• स्वम् (svam) - their own

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, abode (āśrama)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिपुत्राः (ṛṣiputrāḥ) - sons of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣiputra

ṛṣiputra - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+putra)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vākyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (class 5) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

घोराभिसंहितम् (ghorābhisaṁhitam) - imbued with a terrible curse, accompanied by a dreadful curse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghorābhisaṃhita

ghorābhisaṁhita - fraught with a dreadful curse, accompanied by a terrible curse

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghora+abhisaṃhita)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
• abhisaṃhita – connected, endowed with, fraught with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā with upasargas abhi-sam.
  Prefixes: abhi+sam
  Root: dhā

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

शेपुः (śepuḥ) - they cursed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śap

Perfect

3rd person plural Perfect active.

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'ṛṣiputrāḥ'.

परम-संक्रुद्धाः (parama-saṁkruddhāḥ) - exceedingly enraged, very angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramasaṃkruddha

paramasaṁkruddha - exceedingly angry, greatly enraged

Compound (adjective + PPP)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+saṃkruddha)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, extreme
  adjective
• saṃkruddha – enraged, angry
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root krudh (class 4) with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣiputrāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

चण्डालत्वम् (caṇḍālatvam) - the state of an outcaste (caṇḍāla)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caṇḍālatva

caṇḍālatva - the state or condition of being a caṇḍāla (outcaste)

Derived from caṇḍāla with suffix -tva (abstract noun).

Note: Object of 'gamiṣyasi'.

गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go, you will attain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future

2nd person singular Future active.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being cursed.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktvā'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root vac (class 2) with suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - noble-souled ones, great souls (mahātmānaḥ)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person, a great Self (ātman)

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'ṛṣiputrāḥ'.

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect

3rd person plural Perfect active.

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'mahātmānaḥ' / 'ṛṣiputrāḥ'.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ṛṣiputrāḥ'.

स्वम् (svam) - their own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Qualifies 'āśramam'.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, abode (āśrama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, abode, a stage of life (āśrama)

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of 'viviśuḥ'.