वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-19, verse-9

युष्मान्पापात्मकान् हन्तुं विप्रकारान्महावने ।
ऋषीणां तु नियोगेन प्राप्तो ऽहं सशरासनः ॥९॥

9. yuṣmānpāpātmakān hantuṃ viprakārānmahāvane ,
ṛṣīṇāṃ tu niyogena prāpto'haṃ saśarāsanaḥ.

9. yuṣmān pāpātmakān hantum viprakārān mahāvane
ṛṣīṇām tu niyogena prāptaḥ aham saśarāsanaḥ

9. aham saśarāsanaḥ ṛṣīṇām tu niyogena mahāvane
pāpātmakān viprakārān yuṣmān hantum prāptaḥ

9. I have arrived, armed with my bow and arrow, by the command of the sages, to slay you, who are evil-minded and cause harm in this great forest.

Words meanings summery:

• युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you (the rākṣasas) (you (plural, accusative))

• पापात्मकान् (pāpātmakān) - evil-minded (rākṣasas) (evil-minded, sinful)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to slay (to kill, for killing)

• विप्रकारान् (viprakārān) - those who cause harm (rākṣasas) (mischief-makers, tormentors, those who cause harm)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in this great forest (Daṇḍaka forest) (in the great forest)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

• तु (tu) - by, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• नियोगेन (niyogena) - by the command (by the command, by the order)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - have arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Rāma) (I)

• सशरासनः (saśarāsanaḥ) - armed with bow and arrow (with bow and arrow)

Words meanings and morphology

युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you (the rākṣasas) (you (plural, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Object of hantum (to kill).

पापात्मकान् (pāpātmakān) - evil-minded (rākṣasas) (evil-minded, sinful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāpātmaka

pāpātmaka - evil-minded, sinful, having an evil nature

Compound: pāpa (sin, evil) + ātmaka (having the nature of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+ātmaka)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of
  adjective
  from ātman

Note: Agrees with yuṣmān.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to slay (to kill, for killing)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of han

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root han

Root: han (class 2)

विप्रकारान् (viprakārān) - those who cause harm (rākṣasas) (mischief-makers, tormentors, those who cause harm)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viprakāra

viprakāra - mischief, injury, torment; one who causes mischief/injury

from vi-pra-kṛ (to do injury)

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with yuṣmān, describing the nature of the rākṣasas.

महावने (mahāvane) - in this great forest (Daṇḍaka forest) (in the great forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound: mahā (great) + vana (forest)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

तु (tu) - by, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to emphasize or introduce a new point.

नियोगेन (niyogena) - by the command (by the command, by the order)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - command, order, injunction, appointment

from ni-yuj (to appoint, to command)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - have arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, arrived, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

from pra-āp (to obtain, to arrive)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with aham. Functions as a finite verb in this context.

अहम् (aham) - I (Rāma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

सशरासनः (saśarāsanaḥ) - armed with bow and arrow (with bow and arrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saśarāsana

saśarāsana - with bow and arrow

Compound: sa (with) + śarāsana (bow and arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śarāsana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śarāsana – bow (lit. arrow-seat)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: śara (arrow) + āsana (seat)

Note: Agrees with aham.

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