वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-20, verse-2

मया त्विदानीं शूरास्ते राक्षसा रुधिराशनाः ।
त्वत्प्रियार्थं विनिर्दिष्टाः किमर्थं रुद्यते पुनः ॥२॥

2. mayā tvidānīṃ śūrāste rākṣasā rudhirāśanāḥ ,
tvatpriyārthaṃ vinirdiṣṭāḥ kimarthaṃ rudyate punaḥ.

2. mayā tu idānīm śūrāḥ te rākṣasāḥ rudhirāśanāḥ
tvatpriyārtham vinirdiṣṭāḥ kimartham rudyate punaḥ

2. mayā tu idānīm te śūrāḥ rudhirāśanāḥ rākṣasāḥ tvatpriyārtham vinirdiṣṭāḥ.
punaḥ kimartham rudyate?

2. Indeed, I have now appointed those brave, blood-eating Rākṣasas for your sake. Why are you crying again?

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me (Khara) (by me)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave (brave ones, heroes)

• ते (te) - those (those, they)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons, Rākṣasas)

• रुधिराशनाः (rudhirāśanāḥ) - blood-eating (blood-eaters, those who consume blood)

• त्वत्प्रियार्थम् (tvatpriyārtham) - for your sake (for your sake, for your pleasure)

• विनिर्दिष्टाः (vinirdiṣṭāḥ) - appointed (appointed, instructed, directed)

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why? (why? for what purpose?)

• रुद्यते (rudyate) - are you crying (passive sense implies "why is crying done by you") ((it) is cried, one cries)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, furthermore)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me (Khara) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent in passive construction (vinirdiṣṭāḥ).

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ideas, often emphasizing.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave (brave ones, heroes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, a hero

Root: śū

ते (te) - those (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasas.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (demons, Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa

Derived from rakṣas 'harm', meaning 'belonging to demons'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `vinirdiṣṭāḥ`.

रुधिराशनाः (rudhirāśanāḥ) - blood-eating (blood-eaters, those who consume blood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudhirāśana

rudhirāśana - blood-eater

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rudhira+āśana)

• rudhira – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
  From root rudh 'to obstruct, bleed'
  Root: rudh (class 7)
• āśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś 'to eat' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Agrees with rākṣasāḥ.

त्वत्प्रियार्थम् (tvatpriyārtham) - for your sake (for your sake, for your pleasure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tvatpriyārtha

tvatpriyārtha - for the purpose of your beloved/pleasure

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tvad+priya+artha)

• tvad – your, from you
  pronoun
  From pronominal stem tvam. Here represents 'your' in a compound.
• priya – dear, beloved, agreeable
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

विनिर्दिष्टाः (vinirdiṣṭāḥ) - appointed (appointed, instructed, directed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinirdiṣṭa

vinirdiṣṭa - appointed, instructed, indicated

Past Passive Participle

From root diś 'to point, direct' with upasargas vi- and nir-

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Refers to `rākṣasāḥ`.

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why? (why? for what purpose?)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of kim + artha

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ

Note: Interrogative adverb.

रुद्यते (rudyate) - are you crying (passive sense implies "why is crying done by you") ((it) is cried, one cries)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of rud

Present Passive

3rd person singular

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Refers to Śūrpaṇakhā's crying.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

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