वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-62, verse-20

किं ते सर्वविनाशेन कृतेन पुरुषर्षभ ।
तमेव तु रिपुं पापं विज्ञायोद्धर्तुमर्हसि ॥२०॥

20. kiṃ te sarvavināśena kṛtena puruṣarṣabha ,
tameva tu ripuṃ pāpaṃ vijñāyoddhartumarhasi.

20. kim te sarvavināśena kṛtena puruṣarṣabha tam
eva tu ripum pāpam vijñāya uddhartum arhasi

20. puruṣarṣabha te sarvavināśena kṛtena kim [phalam]? tu tam eva pāpam ripum vijñāya uddhartum arhasi.

20. O bull among men (puruṣarṣabha), what is the benefit for you in accomplishing universal destruction? Rather, you should identify that very sinful enemy and ought to rescue (Sita).

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what good, what is the use (what, why, for what purpose)

• ते (te) - for you (dative sense) (to you, for you, your)

• सर्वविनाशेन (sarvavināśena) - by the act of universal destruction (by complete destruction, by total annihilation)

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what has been accomplished, referring to the act of destruction (by (something) done, by an act performed)

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O Rama, best among men (O best among men, O bull among men)

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the enemy) (him, that)

• एव (eva) - that very (only, just, indeed, very)

• तु (tu) - instead, rather (but, however, on the other hand)

• रिपुम् (ripum) - the enemy (Ravana, implicitly) (enemy)

• पापम् (pāpam) - the sinful (enemy) (sinful, wicked, evil)

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having identified (having known, having understood, having recognized)

• उद्धर्थुम् (uddharthum) - to rescue (Sita) (to rescue, to lift up, to deliver)

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

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what good, what is the use (what, why, for what purpose)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Can also be an indeclinable 'why'. Here, nominative neuter.

ते (te) - for you (dative sense) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, dual, plural)

Note: Here in a dative sense.

सर्वविनाशेन (sarvavināśena) - by the act of universal destruction (by complete destruction, by total annihilation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvavināśa

sarvavināśa - complete destruction, total annihilation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vināśa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• vināśa – destruction, ruin, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

कृतेन (kṛtena) - by what has been accomplished, referring to the act of destruction (by (something) done, by an act performed)

(participle)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with sarvavināśena in instrumental case, referring to the 'done' destruction.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O Rama, best among men (O best among men, O bull among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, bull among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the enemy) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with ripum and pāpam.

एव (eva) - that very (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तु (tu) - instead, rather (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction indicating contrast or emphasis.

रिपुम् (ripum) - the enemy (Ravana, implicitly) (enemy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Object of vijñāya and uddhartum.

पापम् (pāpam) - the sinful (enemy) (sinful, wicked, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, sinful

Note: Agrees with ripum.

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having identified (having known, having understood, having recognized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

उद्धर्थुम् (uddharthum) - to rescue (Sita) (to rescue, to lift up, to deliver)

(infinitive)

Note: Expresses purpose.

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

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)