वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-8, verse-21

बुद्धिर्वैरं विना हन्तुं राक्षसान्दण्डकाश्रितान् ।
अपराधं विना हन्तुं लोकान् वीर न कामये ॥२१॥

21. buddhirvairaṃ vinā hantuṃ rākṣasāndaṇḍakāśritān ,
aparādhaṃ vinā hantuṃ lokān vīra na kāmaye.

21. buddhiḥ vairam vinā hantum rākṣasān daṇḍakāśritān
aparādham vinā hantum lokān vīra na kāmaye

21. vīra daṇḍakāśritān rākṣasān vairam vinā hantum
buddhiḥ na aparādham vinā lokān hantum na kāmaye

21. My intention is not to slay the Rākṣasas residing in the Daṇḍaka forest unless there is enmity. O hero, I do not desire to kill any beings (lokān) without them committing an offense.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention, resolve (intellect, understanding, mind, intention, resolution)

• वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, hatred

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to destroy

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rākṣasas (demons)

• दण्डकाश्रितान् (daṇḍakāśritān) - those residing in the Daṇḍaka forest

• अपराधम् (aparādham) - offense, fault, crime, error

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to destroy

• लोकान् (lokān) - any beings, people (people, worlds, beings)

• वीर (vīra) - Rama is being addressed as a hero. (O hero, O brave one)

• न (na) - not, no

• कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention, resolve (intellect, understanding, mind, intention, resolution)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception, intention, wisdom

Formed from root budh with suffix -ti

Root: budh (class 1)

वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, hatred

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred, revenge, enemy

Derived from vīra (hero)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to destroy

(verb)

active, infinitive of han

infinitive

Formed from root han with suffix -tum

Root: han (class 2)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, a demon, an evil being

Note: Object of hantum.

दण्डकाश्रितान् (daṇḍakāśritān) - those residing in the Daṇḍaka forest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daṇḍakāśrita

daṇḍakāśrita - one who resides in Daṇḍaka, dwelling in Daṇḍaka

Locative Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (daṇḍaka+āśrita)

• daṇḍaka – Daṇḍaka forest
  proper noun (neuter)
• āśrita – residing, dependent, resorted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root śri with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasān.

अपराधम् (aparādham) - offense, fault, crime, error

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, fault, transgression, error, crime

Formed from root rādh with upasarga apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to destroy

(verb)

active, infinitive of han

infinitive

Formed from root han with suffix -tum

Root: han (class 2)

लोकान् (lokān) - any beings, people (people, worlds, beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, realm, beings, sight

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of hantum.

वीर (vīra) - Rama is being addressed as a hero. (O hero, O brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty, warrior, excellent

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāmay

denominative

Denominative verb from kāma.

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Expresses Sita's personal desire.