वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-20

क्षत्रियेण वधो राजन् वानप्रस्थे विशेषतः ।
ज्ञानपूर्वं कृतः स्थानाच्च्यावयेदपि वज्रिणम् ॥२०॥

20. kṣatriyeṇa vadho rājan vānaprasthe viśeṣataḥ ,
jñānapūrvaṃ kṛtaḥ sthānāccyāvayedapi vajriṇam.

20. kṣatriyeṇa vadhaḥ rājan vānaprasathe viśeṣataḥ
jñānapūrvam kṛtaḥ sthānāt cyāvayet api vajriṇam

20. rājan kṣatriyeṇa jñānapūrvam kṛtaḥ vadhaḥ viśeṣataḥ
vānaprasathe vajriṇam api sthānāt cyāvayet

20. O king, the killing of an ascetic in the forest (vānaprastha) by a kshatriya, especially when done knowingly, would displace even Indra (Vajrin) from his station.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a kshatriya

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaying

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dasharatha (O king)

• वानप्रसथे (vānaprasathe) - of an ascetic in the vānaprastha (third āśrama) (of an ascetic in the forest, in the stage of a forest dweller)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• ज्ञानपूर्वम् (jñānapūrvam) - preceded by knowledge, knowingly

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made

• स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from the place, from the position

• च्यावयेत् (cyāvayet) - would cause to fall, would displace

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वज्रिणम् (vajriṇam) - Indra (possessor of the thunderbolt (Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a kshatriya

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior or ruling class, a kshatriya

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaying

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, striking

n-suffix from root

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix va- (or substitution)

Root: han (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dasharatha (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वानप्रसथे (vānaprasathe) - of an ascetic in the vānaprastha (third āśrama) (of an ascetic in the forest, in the stage of a forest dweller)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vānaprastha

vānaprastha - forest-dweller, hermit, ascetic (third stage of life - āśrama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+prastha)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• prastha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-sthā (to stand forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sthā (class 1)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Derived from viśeṣa with suffix -tas

ज्ञानपूर्वम् (jñānapūrvam) - preceded by knowledge, knowingly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñānapūrva

jñānapūrva - preceded by knowledge, done knowingly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+pūrva)

• jñāna – knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• pūrva – preceding, former, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from the place, from the position

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, station, abode

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

च्यावयेत् (cyāvayet) - would cause to fall, would displace

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of cyu

causative

Causative form of root cyu

Root: cyu (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वज्रिणम् (vajriṇam) - Indra (possessor of the thunderbolt (Indra))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrin

vajrin - bearing a thunderbolt; an epithet of Indra

Derived from vajra (thunderbolt) with suffix -in