वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-34

अपापो ऽसि यथा पुत्र निहतः पापकर्मणा ।
तेन सत्येन गच्छाशु ये लोकाः शस्त्रयोधिनाम् ॥३४॥

34. apāpo'si yathā putra nihataḥ pāpakarmaṇā ,
tena satyena gacchāśu ye lokāḥ śastrayodhinām.

34. apāpaḥ asi yathā putra nihataḥ pāpakarmaṇā tena
satyena gaccha āśu ye lokāḥ śastrayodhinām

34. putra yathā tvam apāpaḥ asi pāpakarmaṇā nihataḥ
tena satyena āśu gaccha ye śastrayodhinām lokāḥ

34. My son, just as you are sinless, having been slain by an evil-doer, by that truth, quickly go to those worlds that are for warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• अपापः (apāpaḥ) - sinless, virtuous, free from evil

• असि (asi) - you are

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• पुत्र (putra) - son, child

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed

• पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by one who performs evil actions (karma) (by an evil-doer, by one whose actions (karma) are evil)

• तेन (tena) - by that (truth) (by that, by him)

• सत्येन (satyena) - by this solemn declaration of truth (by truth, by reality)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• ये (ye) - which (worlds) (who, which)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

• शस्त्रयोधिनाम् (śastrayodhinām) - of warriors, of those who fight with weapons

Words meanings and morphology

अपापः (apāpaḥ) - sinless, virtuous, free from evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāpa

apāpa - sinless, free from evil

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pāpa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense

2nd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

पुत्र (putra) - son, child

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from ni-√han

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam'.

पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by one who performs evil actions (karma) (by an evil-doer, by one whose actions (karma) are evil)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpakarmaṇ

pāpakarmaṇ - an evil-doer, one whose deeds are evil

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi (pāpa+karmaṇ)

• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)
• karmaṇ – deed, action, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of nihataḥ.

तेन (tena) - by that (truth) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to satyena.

सत्येन (satyena) - by this solemn declaration of truth (by truth, by reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

Note: Expresses 'by means of this truth' or 'by this solemn declaration'.

गच्छ (gaccha) - go

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative

2nd person singular, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - which (worlds) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Direct object of gaccha, often takes accusative of destination.

शस्त्रयोधिनाम् (śastrayodhinām) - of warriors, of those who fight with weapons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śastrayodhin

śastrayodhin - a fighter with weapons, a warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+yodhin)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śaṃs (class 1)
• yodhin – fighting, warrior
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root yudh- with -in suffix
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Governs lokāḥ, indicating 'worlds belonging to warriors'.

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