वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-68, verse-3

किं नु ते ऽदूषयद् राजा रामो वा भृशधार्मिकः ।
ययोर्मृत्युर्विवासश्च त्वत्कृते तुल्यमागतौ ॥३॥

3. kiṃ nu te'dūṣayad rājā rāmo vā bhṛśadhārmikaḥ ,
yayormṛtyurvivāsaśca tvatkṛte tulyamāgatau.

3. kiṃ nu te adūṣayat rājā rāmaḥ vā bhṛśadhārmikaḥ
yayoḥ mṛtyuḥ vivāsaḥ ca tvatkṛte tulyam āgatau

3. bhṛśadhārmikaḥ rāmaḥ rājā te kiṃ nu adūṣayat
yayoḥ mṛtyuḥ vivāsaḥ ca tvatkṛte tulyam āgatau

3. What wrong did King Rama, who is exceedingly righteous (dharma), do to you? Because of you, both death and exile have equally come upon them.

Words meanings summery:

• किं (kiṁ) - what (what, why, whether)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, whether, surely)

• ते (te) - to you (Kaikeyi) (to you, your)

• अदूषयत् (adūṣayat) - did wrong, harmed (did harm, wronged, polluted)

• राजा (rājā) - king (Dasaratha) (king, ruler)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, son of Dasaratha (Rama (name of a Hindu deity and prince of Ayodhya))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• भृशधार्मिकः (bhṛśadhārmikaḥ) - exceedingly righteous (dharma) (exceedingly righteous, very virtuous)

• ययोः (yayoḥ) - of whom two (Rama and Dasaratha implicitly) (of whom two, of which two)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (referring to Dasaratha's death) (death, demise)

• विवासः (vivāsaḥ) - exile (referring to Rama's exile) (exile, banishment, dwelling abroad)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - because of you (for your sake, because of you)

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equally (equally, similarly, like)

• आगतौ (āgatau) - have come, have befallen (have come, have arrived, have befallen)

Words meanings and morphology

किं (kiṁ) - what (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: Used here as an interrogative adverb meaning 'what wrong?'

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, whether, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing interrogation or emphasis.

ते (te) - to you (Kaikeyi) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

अदूषयत् (adūṣayat) - did wrong, harmed (did harm, wronged, polluted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of duṣ

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, parasmaipada, causative form of root duṣ.

Root: duṣ (class 10)

राजा (rājā) - king (Dasaratha) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama, son of Dasaratha (Rama (name of a Hindu deity and prince of Ayodhya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, black

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

भृशधार्मिकः (bhṛśadhārmikaḥ) - exceedingly righteous (dharma) (exceedingly righteous, very virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛśadhārmika

bhṛśadhārmika - exceedingly righteous, very virtuous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+dhārmika)

• bhṛśa – much, excessive, strong, vehement
  adjective (neuter)
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, conforming to dharma, religious
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma (intrinsic nature/natural law/constitution) + ika suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ययोः (yayoḥ) - of whom two (Rama and Dasaratha implicitly) (of whom two, of which two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (referring to Dasaratha's death) (death, demise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death)

From root mṛ 'to die'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

विवासः (vivāsaḥ) - exile (referring to Rama's exile) (exile, banishment, dwelling abroad)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivāsa

vivāsa - exile, banishment, dwelling abroad

From vi + √vas (to dwell).

Prefix: vi

Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - because of you (for your sake, because of you)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular neuter of tvatkṛta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you (pronoun)
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equally (equally, similarly, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular.

आगतौ (āgatau) - have come, have befallen (have come, have arrived, have befallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, come upon, befallen

Past Passive Participle

From root gam 'to go' with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle functioning as a predicate adjective, agreeing with mṛtyuḥ and vivāsaḥ.