वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-61, verse-7

इक्ष्वाकूणामिहाद्यैव कश्चिद् राजा विधीयताम् ।
अराजकं हि नो राष्ट्रं न विनाशमवाप्नुयात् ॥७॥

7. ikṣvākūṇāmihādyaiva kaścid rājā vidhīyatām ,
arājakaṃ hi no rāṣṭraṃ na vināśamavāpnuyāt.

7. ikṣvākuṇām iha adya eva kaścit rājā vidhīyatām
arājakaṃ hi naḥ rāṣṭram na vināśam avāpnuyāt

7. iha adya eva ikṣvākuṇām kaścit rājā vidhīyatām
hi naḥ rāṣṭram arājakaṃ na vināśam avāpnuyāt

7. Among the Ikshvakus, let some king be appointed here today itself, for our kingdom is certainly without a king and should not meet with destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• इक्ष्वाकुणाम् (ikṣvākuṇām) - of the Ikshvakus

• इह (iha) - here (in Ayodhya) (here, in this world)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एव (eva) - today itself (alone, only, indeed, just)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some (suitable) king (some, someone, a certain)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let him be appointed (as king) (let it be done, let him be appointed)

• अराजकं (arājakaṁ) - kingless, without a king

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country

• न (na) - not, no

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - should meet with (destruction) (should obtain, should attain)

Words meanings and morphology

इक्ष्वाकुणाम् (ikṣvākuṇām) - of the Ikshvakus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikshvaku (name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty, and by extension, his descendants)

इह (iha) - here (in Ayodhya) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - today itself (alone, only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some (suitable) king (some, someone, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - some, someone, a certain; any, anyone

Compound of kim (what) + cit (an indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun
• cit – an indefinite particle, used to make pronouns and adverbs indefinite (e.g., 'some', 'any')
  indeclinable

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let him be appointed (as king) (let it be done, let him be appointed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present imperative (loṭ) of vidhīyatām

Present Imperative Passive

From root dhā (to place, put, do) with prefix vi; passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अराजकं (arājakaṁ) - kingless, without a king

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arājaka

arājaka - kingless, without a ruler, anarchy

Compound of a (negation) + rājaka (having a king)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rājaka)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• rājaka – pertaining to a king, royal; having a king (derived from rājan)
  adjective (masculine)
  From rājan (king) + aka (suffix)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of asmad

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, realm, country

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country, dominion

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

From vi-naś (to perish, be destroyed)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - should meet with (destruction) (should obtain, should attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhi-liṅ) of avāpnuyāt

Present Optative Active

From root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

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