वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-29, verse-12

नृशंसशील क्षुद्रात्मन्नित्यं ब्राह्मणकण्टक ।
त्वत्कृते शङ्कितैरग्नौ मुनिभिः पात्यते हविः ॥१२॥

12. nṛśaṃsaśīla kṣudrātmannityaṃ brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka ,
tvatkṛte śaṅkitairagnau munibhiḥ pātyate haviḥ.

12. nṛśaṃsaśīla kṣudrātman nityam brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka
tvatkṛte śaṅkitaiḥ agnau munibhiḥ pātyate haviḥ

12. he nṛśaṃsaśīla he kṣudrātman he nityam brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka
tvatkṛte śaṅkitaiḥ munibhiḥ haviḥ agnau pātyate

12. O cruel-natured one, O mean-spirited one, O constant tormentor of Brahmins! It is because of you that oblations (havis) are poured into the fire (agni) by apprehensive sages.

Words meanings summery:

• नृशंसशील (nṛśaṁsaśīla) - O cruel-natured one

• क्षुद्रात्मन् (kṣudrātman) - O ignoble-souled one, O mean-spirited one

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• ब्राह्मणकण्टक (brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka) - O tormentor of Brahmins, O thorn to Brahmins

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, because of you

• शङ्कितैः (śaṅkitaiḥ) - by the fearful, by the apprehensive

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire (agni)

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages

• पात्यते (pātyate) - is poured, is caused to fall

• हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, sacrificial offering

Words meanings and morphology

नृशंसशील (nṛśaṁsaśīla) - O cruel-natured one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsaśīla

nṛśaṁsaśīla - of cruel nature, wicked by disposition

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose śīla (nature) is nṛśaṃsa (cruel)'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nṛśaṃsa+śīla)

• nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked, inhuman
  adjective
• śīla – nature, character, habit, disposition
  noun (neuter)

क्षुद्रात्मन् (kṣudrātman) - O ignoble-souled one, O mean-spirited one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣudrātman

kṣudrātman - mean-spirited, ignoble-souled, base-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose ātman (self/soul) is kṣudra (mean)'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣudra+ātman)

• kṣudra – small, mean, ignoble, vile, insignificant
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणकण्टक (brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka) - O tormentor of Brahmins, O thorn to Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka

brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka - thorn to Brahmins, tormentor of Brahmins

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'a kaṇṭaka (thorn) for brāhmaṇa (Brahmins)'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+kaṇṭaka)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, member of the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, enemy, tormentor, obstacle
  noun (masculine)

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, because of you

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from tvad (you) + kṛte (for the sake of, loc. sg. of kṛta)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you (ablative form used in compounds)
  pronoun
  Ablative singular stem of yuṣmad (you)
• kṛta – done, made; for the sake of (in locative)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शङ्कितैः (śaṅkitaiḥ) - by the fearful, by the apprehensive

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaṅkita

śaṅkita - apprehensive, fearful, doubted, alarmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śaṅk (to doubt, fear)

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire (agni)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the fire god

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

पात्यते (pātyate) - is poured, is caused to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pat

Causative Passive

Causative stem pāti (to cause to fall, to pour) + passive ending -yate

Root: pat (class 1)

हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, sacrificial offering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of havis

havis - oblation, sacrificial offering, ghee