वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-86, verse-24

यस्याः कृते नरव्याघ्रौ जीवनाशमितो गतौ ।
राजा पुत्रविहीनश्च स्वर्गं दशरथो गतः ॥२४॥

24. yasyāḥ kṛte naravyāghrau jīvanāśamito gatau ,
rājā putravihīnaśca svargaṃ daśaratho gataḥ.

24. yasyāḥ kṛte naravyāghrau jīvanāśam itaḥ gatau
rājā putravihīnaḥ ca svargaṃ daśarathaḥ gataḥ

24. yasyāḥ kṛte naravyāghrau jīvanāśam itaḥ gatau
ca rājā daśarathaḥ putravihīnaḥ svargaṃ gataḥ

24. For whose sake, two tiger-like noble men met the destruction of their lives; and King Daśaratha, bereft of his son, departed to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - for whose sake (referring to Kaikeyī) (for whom, of whom, by whom)

• कृते (kṛte) - sake (for the sake of, on account of, because of)

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two noble men (King Daśaratha and Rāma) (two tiger-like men, two excellent men)

• जीवनाशम् (jīvanāśam) - the end of their lives (for Daśaratha, death; for Rāma, exile/loss of kingdom) (destruction of life, end of life, loss of life)

• इतः (itaḥ) - thus, in this manner (referring to the way they met their end) (from here, hence, thus, in this manner)

• गतौ (gatau) - met, attained (the destruction) (went, gone, attained)

• राजा (rājā) - King (Daśaratha) (king)

• पुत्रविहीनः (putravihīnaḥ) - deprived of his son (Rāma) (devoid of sons, sonless, without a son)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• स्वर्गं (svargaṁ) - heaven (heaven, celestial abode)

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king))

• गतः (gataḥ) - went (to heaven) (went, gone, attained)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - for whose sake (referring to Kaikeyī) (for whom, of whom, by whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Used with kṛte to mean "for the sake of".

कृते (kṛte) - sake (for the sake of, on account of, because of)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative singular of kṛta used as an indeclinable.

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two noble men (King Daśaratha and Rāma) (two tiger-like men, two excellent men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger-like man, excellent man, best among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Daśaratha and Rāma.

जीवनाशम् (jīvanāśam) - the end of their lives (for Daśaratha, death; for Rāma, exile/loss of kingdom) (destruction of life, end of life, loss of life)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvanāśa

jīvanāśa - destruction of life, loss of life, death

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvana+nāśa)

• jīvana – life, living, livelihood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naś (class 4)

इतः (itaḥ) - thus, in this manner (referring to the way they met their end) (from here, hence, thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

गतौ (gatau) - met, attained (the destruction) (went, gone, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with naravyāghrau.

राजा (rājā) - King (Daśaratha) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पुत्रविहीनः (putravihīnaḥ) - deprived of his son (Rāma) (devoid of sons, sonless, without a son)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putravihīna

putravihīna - devoid of sons, sonless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (putra+vihīna)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• vihīna – deprived of, destitute of, without
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hā (to abandon, forsake) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with daśarathaḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गं (svargaṁ) - heaven (heaven, celestial abode)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

Note: Object of gataḥ.

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Daśaratha (Daśaratha (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of the King of Ayodhya, father of Rāma)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

गतः (gataḥ) - went (to heaven) (went, gone, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with daśarathaḥ.