वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-70, verse-19

निहत्य तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ सुधन्वानं नराधिपम् ।
सांकाश्ये भ्रातरं शूरमभ्यषिञ्चं कुशध्वजम् ॥१९॥

19. nihatya taṃ muniśreṣṭha sudhanvānaṃ narādhipam ,
sāṃkāśye bhrātaraṃ śūramabhyaṣiñcaṃ kuśadhvajam.

19. nihatya tam muniśreṣṭha sudhanvānam narādhipam
sāṃkāśye bhrātaram śūram abhyaṣiñcam kuśadhvajam

19. muniśreṣṭha tam narādhipam sudhanvānam nihatya
sāṃkāśye śūram bhrātaram kuśadhvajam abhyaṣiñcam

19. O best among sages, having killed that King Sudhanvan, I then consecrated my heroic brother, Kuśadhvaja, in Saṃkāśya.

Words meanings summery:

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having struck down

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best among sages

• सुधन्वानम् (sudhanvānam) - Sudhanvan (name of a king)

• नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - king, ruler of men

• सांकाश्ये (sāṁkāśye) - in Saṃkāśya (name of a city)

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

• शूरम् (śūram) - heroic, brave, valorous

• अभ्यषिञ्चम् (abhyaṣiñcam) - I consecrated, I anointed, I sprinkled

• कुशध्वजम् (kuśadhvajam) - Kuśadhvaja (name of a king)

Words meanings and morphology

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, having struck down

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni', and 'lyap' suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best among sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

सुधन्वानम् (sudhanvānam) - Sudhanvan (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudhanvan

sudhanvan - having a good bow, a skilled archer (proper name of a king)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dhanvan)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dhanvan – bow (weapon)
  noun (neuter)

नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - king, ruler of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

सांकाश्ये (sāṁkāśye) - in Saṃkāśya (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāṃkāśya

sāṁkāśya - name of a city

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

शूरम् (śūram) - heroic, brave, valorous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, mighty

अभ्यषिञ्चम् (abhyaṣiñcam) - I consecrated, I anointed, I sprinkled

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sic

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

कुशध्वजम् (kuśadhvajam) - Kuśadhvaja (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśadhvaja

kuśadhvaja - Kuśadhvaja (name, literally 'banner of grass')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuśa+dhvaja)

• kuśa – a type of sacred grass
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, mark, symbol
  noun (masculine)