वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-73, verse-20

कच्चित् पितृवधामर्षी क्षत्रं नोत्सादयिष्यति ।
पूर्वं क्षत्रवधं कृत्वा गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः ।
क्षत्रस्योत्सादनं भूयो न खल्वस्य चिकीर्षितम् ॥२०॥

20. kaccit pitṛvadhāmarṣī kṣatraṃ notsādayiṣyati ,
pūrvaṃ kṣatravadhaṃ kṛtvā gatamanyurgatajvaraḥ ,
kṣatrasyotsādanaṃ bhūyo na khalvasya cikīrṣitam.

20. kaccit pitṛvadhamarṣī kṣatram na
utsādayiṣyati pūrvam kṣatravadham kṛtvā
gatamanayuḥ gatajvaraḥ kṣatrasya
utsādanam bhūyaḥ na khalu asya cikīrṣitam

20. pitṛvadhamarṣī kaccit kṣatram na
utsādayiṣyati pūrvam kṣatravadham kṛtvā
gatamanayuḥ gatajvaraḥ asya bhūyaḥ
kṣatrasya utsādanam na khalu cikīrṣitam

20. Is it possible that, enraged by his father's murder, he will not destroy the warrior class (kṣatram)? After previously having annihilated the warrior class, his anger and fever had subsided. Surely, he does not intend to annihilate the warrior class (kṣatram) again.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - is it possible that (I hope that not, is it possible that)

• पितृवधमर्षी (pitṛvadhamarṣī) - enraged by his father's murder (enraged at the killing of father)

• क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the warrior class (kṣatram) (warrior class, dominion, power)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उत्सादयिष्यति (utsādayiṣyati) - he will destroy (he will destroy, he will uproot)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

• क्षत्रवधम् (kṣatravadham) - the annihilation of the warrior class (the killing of kṣatriyas, slaughter of the warrior class)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having annihilated (having done, having made)

• गतमनयुः (gatamanayuḥ) - his anger had subsided (one whose anger has departed, free from wrath)

• गतज्वरः (gatajvaraḥ) - his fever (agitation) had subsided (one whose fever or agitation has departed, free from passion/anxiety)

• क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of the warrior class (kṣatram) (of the warrior class, of dominion)

• उत्सादनम् (utsādanam) - annihilation (destruction, uprooting, annihilation)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• खलु (khalu) - surely (indeed, surely, certainly)

• अस्य (asya) - by him (Paraśurāma) (of him, his, of this)

• चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended (desired to be done, intended, wished)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - is it possible that (I hope that not, is it possible that)

(indeclinable)

पितृवधमर्षी (pitṛvadhamarṣī) - enraged by his father's murder (enraged at the killing of father)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛvadhamarṣin

pitṛvadhamarṣin - enraged by the murder of one's father

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛvadha+amarṣin)

• pitṛvadha – father's murder
  noun (masculine)
• amarṣin – angry, intolerant, impatient
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from amarṣa (anger)
  Prefix: a

Note: Refers to Paraśurāma.

क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the warrior class (kṣatram) (warrior class, dominion, power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - warrior class, dominion, rule, power

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Object of 'utsādayiṣyati'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

उत्सादयिष्यति (utsādayiṣyati) - he will destroy (he will destroy, he will uproot)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ut-sad

future causative

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, causative from root sad with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sad (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

क्षत्रवधम् (kṣatravadham) - the annihilation of the warrior class (the killing of kṣatriyas, slaughter of the warrior class)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatravadha

kṣatravadha - the slaying or destruction of kṣatriyas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+vadha)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion
  noun (neuter)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having annihilated (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गतमनयुः (gatamanayuḥ) - his anger had subsided (one whose anger has departed, free from wrath)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatamanayu

gatamanayu - whose anger is gone, free from wrath

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+manayu)

• gata – gone, departed, passed away
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• manayu – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Paraśurāma implicitly.

गतज्वरः (gatajvaraḥ) - his fever (agitation) had subsided (one whose fever or agitation has departed, free from passion/anxiety)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatajvara

gatajvara - whose fever (agitation) is gone, tranquil

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+jvara)

• gata – gone, departed, passed away
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jvara – fever, excitement, agitation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Paraśurāma implicitly.

क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of the warrior class (kṣatram) (of the warrior class, of dominion)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - warrior class, dominion, rule, power

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Related to 'utsādanam'.

उत्सादनम् (utsādanam) - annihilation (destruction, uprooting, annihilation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utsādana

utsādana - destruction, uprooting, causing to rise up

Derived from causative of ut-sad

Prefix: ut

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Subject.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

खलु (khalu) - surely (indeed, surely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अस्य (asya) - by him (Paraśurāma) (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Paraśurāma.

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended (desired to be done, intended, wished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita

cikīrṣita - desired to be done, wished, intended

Past Passive Participle (desiderative)

Past passive participle from the desiderative stem of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'utsādanam'.

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