वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-20, verse-17

अपयाहि जनस्थानात्त्वरितः सहबान्धवः ।
निःसत्त्वस्याल्पवीर्यस्य वासस्ते कीदृशस्त्विह ॥१७॥

17. apayāhi janasthānāttvaritaḥ sahabāndhavaḥ ,
niḥsattvasyālpavīryasya vāsaste kīdṛśastviha.

17. apayāhi janasthānāt tvaritaḥ sahabāndhavaḥ
niḥsattvasya alpavīryasya vāsaḥ te kīdṛśaḥ tu iha

17. tvaritaḥ sahabāndhavaḥ janasthānāt apayāhi
niḥsattvasya alpavīryasya te iha tu vāsaḥ kīdṛśaḥ

17. Depart quickly from Janasthana with your relatives. For one who lacks strength and has little valor, what kind of dwelling is this place for you?

Words meanings summery:

• अपयाहि (apayāhi) - depart, go away

• जनस्थानात् (janasthānāt) - from Janasthana, from the abode of people

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quick, hasty, quickly

• सहबान्धवः (sahabāndhavaḥ) - with relatives

• निःसत्त्वस्य (niḥsattvasya) - of one without strength/courage, of one lacking essence

• अल्पवीर्यस्य (alpavīryasya) - of one with little valor/power

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence, abode

• ते (te) - your, to you

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort, how

• तु (tu) - emphasizes the rhetorical question (but, indeed, however, and)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place, now

Words meanings and morphology

अपयाहि (apayāhi) - depart, go away

(verb)

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

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

जनस्थानात् (janasthānāt) - from Janasthana, from the abode of people

(proper noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - abode of people, specific place name (Janasthana)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthāna)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, abode, location
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quick, hasty, quickly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, speedy

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `tvar` (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Khar).

सहबान्धवः (sahabāndhavaḥ) - with relatives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahabāndhava

sahabāndhava - accompanied by relatives, with kinsmen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+bāndhava)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Khar).

निःसत्त्वस्य (niḥsattvasya) - of one without strength/courage, of one lacking essence

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niḥsattva

niḥsattva - without strength, without essence, spiritless, weak

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niḥ+sattva)

• niḥ – without, free from, out
  indeclinable
• sattva – strength, courage, essence, being, quality
  noun (neuter)

अल्पवीर्यस्य (alpavīryasya) - of one with little valor/power

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of alpavīrya

alpavīrya - having little strength, weak, of small power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+vīrya)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, power, strength, energy
  noun (neuter)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence, abode

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence

derived from root `vas` (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of `yuşmad`.

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort, how

(interrogative adjective)

Note: Agrees with `vāsaḥ`.

तु (tu) - emphasizes the rhetorical question (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place, now

(indeclinable)

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