वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-63, verse-18

परिश्रान्तस्य मे पक्षौ छित्त्वा खड्गेन रावणः ।
सीतामादाय वैदेहीमुत्पपात विहायसं ।
रक्षसा निहतं पूर्व्म न मां हन्तुं त्वमर्हसि ॥१८॥

18. pariśrāntasya me pakṣau chittvā khaḍgena rāvaṇaḥ ,
sītāmādāya vaidehīmutpapāta vihāyasaṃ ,
rakṣasā nihataṃ pūrvma na māṃ hantuṃ tvamarhasi.

18. pariśrāntasya me pakṣau chittvā
khaḍgena rāvaṇaḥ | sītām ādāya vaidehīm
utpapāta vihāyasam | rakṣasā nihatam
pūrvam na mām hantum tvam arhasi

18. pariśrāntasya me pakṣau khaḍgena
chittvā rāvaṇaḥ vaidehīm sītām ādāya
vihāyasam utpapāta pūrvam rakṣasā
nihatam mām tvam hantum na arhasi

18. Rāvaṇa, having cut off my two wings with a sword while I was exhausted, took Sītā, the princess of Videha, and flew up into the sky. You should not kill me, who was already slain by a demon before.

Words meanings summery:

• परिश्रान्तस्य (pariśrāntasya) - of the exhausted one, for the exhausted one

• मे (me) - my, of me

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two wings

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by a sword, with a sword

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, after taking

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sītā, the princess of Videha

• उत्पपात (utpapāta) - flew up

• विहायसम् (vihāyasam) - into the sky, into the air

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a demon

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, struck down

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, already

• न (na) - not

• माम् (mām) - me

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

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

Words meanings and morphology

परिश्रान्तस्य (pariśrāntasya) - of the exhausted one, for the exhausted one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pariśrānta

pariśrānta - completely exhausted, very tired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ŚRAM (to be weary) with preverb PARI

Prefix: pari

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'me' (my).

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of mama.

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two wings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root CHID (to cut)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Indicates a completed action before the main verb.

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by a sword, with a sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

Note: Instrument of cutting.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper noun)

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun), furrow

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, after taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root DĀ (to give) with preverb Ā, in the sense of 'to take'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates a completed action before the main verb.

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sītā, the princess of Videha

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - woman of Videha, princess of Videha, Sītā

Derived from Videha (name of a kingdom)

Note: Appositive for Sītā.

उत्पपात (utpapāta) - flew up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of utpat

Root PAT (to fall, to fly) with preverb UT

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

विहायसम् (vihāyasam) - into the sky, into the air

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vihāyas

vihāyas - sky, atmosphere, air

Note: Indicates direction of movement.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a demon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa, evil spirit

Note: Agent of the passive verb `nihatam`.

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root HAN (to strike, kill) with preverb NI

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mām' (me) as a descriptor.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, already

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `nihatam`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `arhasi`.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of `hantum`.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root HAN (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used with `arhasi` to mean "ought to kill".

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Subject of `arhasi`.

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

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)

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