वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-61, verse-9

नैकस्य तु कृते लोकान् विनाशयितुमर्हसि ।
युक्तदण्डा हि मृदवः प्रशान्ता वसुधाधिपाः ॥९॥

9. naikasya tu kṛte lokān vināśayitumarhasi ,
yuktadaṇḍā hi mṛdavaḥ praśāntā vasudhādhipāḥ.

9. na ekasya tu kṛte lokān vināśayitum arhasi
yuktadaṇḍāḥ hi mṛdavaḥ praśāntāḥ vasudhādhipāḥ

9. tvam ekasya kṛte lokān vināśayitum na arhasi
hi yuktadaṇḍāḥ mṛdavaḥ praśāntāḥ vasudhādhipāḥ

9. You ought not to destroy entire worlds for the sake of one person. Indeed, rulers (vasudhādhipāḥ) who administer justice appropriately are both gentle and tranquil.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, belonging to one

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people

• विनाशयितुम् (vināśayitum) - to destroy

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• युक्तदण्डाः (yuktadaṇḍāḥ) - those who administer appropriate punishment/justice

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मृदवः (mṛdavaḥ) - gentle, mild, soft

• प्रशान्ताः (praśāntāḥ) - perfectly tranquil, pacified, calm

• वसुधाधिपाः (vasudhādhipāḥ) - rulers of the earth, kings

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one, belonging to one

(numeral)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ (to do, to make). Used here adverbially with genitive.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a postposition with genitive, meaning 'for the sake of'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

विनाशयितुम् (vināśayitum) - to destroy

(verb)

infinitive of vināśayitu

Infinitive

Infinitive of the causative stem of root naś (to perish) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Present Indicative, Second Person Singular

Root arh (Class 1) in active voice.

Root: arh (class 1)

युक्तदण्डाः (yuktadaṇḍāḥ) - those who administer appropriate punishment/justice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuktadaṇḍa

yuktadaṇḍa - having appropriate punishment/scepter, one who wields just authority

Bahuvrīhi compound meaning 'having a proper scepter/punishment'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yukta+daṇḍa)

• yukta – joined, yoked, appropriate, proper, fitted
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root yuj (to join, to yoke).
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• daṇḍa – stick, staff, punishment, scepter, justice, authority
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मृदवः (mṛdavaḥ) - gentle, mild, soft

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - gentle, soft, mild, tender, weak

प्रशान्ताः (praśāntāḥ) - perfectly tranquil, pacified, calm

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praśānta

praśānta - perfectly tranquil, pacified, calm, appeased, composed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śam (to be calm, to cease) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

वसुधाधिपाः (vasudhādhipāḥ) - rulers of the earth, kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasudhādhipa

vasudhādhipa - ruler of the earth, king, sovereign

Tatpurusha compound: vasudhā (earth) + adhipa (ruler).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+adhipa)

• vasudhā – earth, holder of wealth
  noun (feminine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)