वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-20, verse-7

प्रेषिताश्च त्वया शूरा राक्षसास्ते चतुर्दश ।
निहन्तुं राघवं घोरा मत्प्रियार्थं सलक्ष्मणम् ॥७॥

7. preṣitāśca tvayā śūrā rākṣasāste caturdaśa ,
nihantuṃ rāghavaṃ ghorā matpriyārthaṃ salakṣmaṇam.

7. preṣitāḥ ca tvayā śūrāḥ rākṣasāḥ te caturdaśa |
nihantuṃ rāghavaṃ ghorāḥ matpriyārthaṃ salakṣmaṇam

7. ca tvayā matpriyārthaṃ ghorāḥ śūrāḥ te caturdaśa
rākṣasāḥ salakṣmaṇam rāghavaṃ nihantuṃ preṣitāḥ

7. And those fourteen formidable and brave demons were sent by you to kill Rāghava (Rāma) along with Lakṣmaṇa, for my pleasure.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - sent, dispatched (masculine plural)

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic (masculine plural)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas (masculine plural)

• ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• निहन्तुं (nihantuṁ) - to kill, to strike down

• राघवं (rāghavaṁ) - Rāghava, son of Raghu (Rāma) (accusative)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - formidable, terrible, dreadful (masculine plural)

• मत्प्रियार्थं (matpriyārthaṁ) - for my pleasure, for my sake

• सलक्ष्मणम् (salakṣmaṇam) - with Lakṣmaṇa (accusative)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - sent, dispatched (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'pra-iṣ' (to send forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'rākṣasāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects clauses.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'preṣitāḥ'.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, a hero

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas (masculine plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being, belonging to rākṣasas

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'preṣitāḥ'.

ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the demons mentioned earlier.

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'catur' (four) and 'daśa' (ten).

Note: Adjective modifying 'rākṣasāḥ'.

निहन्तुं (nihantuṁ) - to kill, to strike down

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with prefix 'ni-' and root 'han' + suffix '-tum'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses the purpose for which the demons were sent.

राघवं (rāghavaṁ) - Rāghava, son of Raghu (Rāma) (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma (proper noun)

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Object of `nihantuṃ`.

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - formidable, terrible, dreadful (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasāḥ'.

मत्प्रियार्थं (matpriyārthaṁ) - for my pleasure, for my sake

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'mat' (my) + 'priya' (dear/pleasure) + 'artha' (purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+priya+artha)

• mat – my, mine (stem of asmad, used in compounds)
  pronoun
  Genitive/ablative singular stem of asmad 'I'.
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, pleasure
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

सलक्ष्मणम् (salakṣmaṇam) - with Lakṣmaṇa (accusative)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of salakṣmaṇa

salakṣmaṇa - accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, with Lakṣmaṇa

Compound of 'sa-' (with) and 'lakṣmaṇa'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating association.
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rāghavaṃ'.

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