वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-41, verse-29

मांसहेतोरपि मृगान् विहारार्थं च धन्विनः ।
घ्नन्ति लक्ष्मण राजानो मृगयायां महावने ॥२९॥

29. māṃsahetorapi mṛgān vihārārthaṃ ca dhanvinaḥ ,
ghnanti lakṣmaṇa rājāno mṛgayāyāṃ mahāvane.

29. māṃsahetoḥ api mṛgān vihārārtham ca dhanvinaḥ
ghnanti lakṣmaṇa rājānaḥ mṛgayāyām mahāvane

29. lakṣmaṇa rājānaḥ dhanvinaḥ api māṃsahetoḥ ca
vihārārtham mṛgān mahāvane mṛgayāyām ghnanti

29. O Lakshmana, kings who are archers kill deer in the great forest, sometimes for meat, and other times for sport.

Words meanings summery:

• मांसहेतोः (māṁsahetoḥ) - for meat (for the sake of meat, on account of meat)

• अपि (api) - sometimes, even (implying 'for meat, too') (also, even, too)

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer (deer, animals)

• विहारार्थम् (vihārārtham) - for sport (for recreation, for sport, for amusement)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers (archers, bowmen)

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they strike

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

• मृगयायाम् (mṛgayāyām) - in hunting (in hunting, during a hunt, in the chase)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

Words meanings and morphology

मांसहेतोः (māṁsahetoḥ) - for meat (for the sake of meat, on account of meat)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of māṃsahetu

māṁsahetu - reason/cause of meat, for the sake of meat

Compound. Used as an indeclinable with a genitive/ablative ending.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+hetu)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)
  From root `hi` (to send, to impel).
  Root: hi (class 3)

Note: Used adverbially.

अपि (api) - sometimes, even (implying 'for meat, too') (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer (deer, animals)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal, wild beast, game

विहारार्थम् (vihārārtham) - for sport (for recreation, for sport, for amusement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vihārārtha

vihārārtha - for the purpose of recreation/sport

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vihāra+artha)

• vihāra – recreation, sport, amusement, walking about
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi` (upasarga) + root `hṛ` (1P).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ṛ` (to go, to move).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers (archers, bowmen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - armed with a bow, archer, bowman

Derived from `dhanus` (bow) with `vin` suffix.

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they strike

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of han

present, third person plural

From root `han` (2P), present stem `ghan-` (irregular, `ghna` in `ghnanti`).

Root: han (class 2)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name), having marks/signs

Note: Addressed to Lakshmana.

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

n-stem masculine noun.

मृगयायाम् (mṛgayāyām) - in hunting (in hunting, during a hunt, in the chase)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, the chase, sport

Derived from root `mṛg` (10A).

Root: mṛg (class 10)

महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound: `mahā` (great) + `vana` (forest).

Compound type : Karma Dhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem of `mahat`.
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  From root `van` (to love, to conquer, to possess).
  Root: van (class 1)