वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-17, verse-20

विषये वा पुरे वा ते यदा नापकरोम्यहम् ।
न च त्वां प्रतिजाने ऽहं कस्मात्त्वं हंस्यकिल्बिषम् ॥२०॥

20. viṣaye vā pure vā te yadā nāpakaromyaham ,
na ca tvāṃ pratijāne'haṃ kasmāttvaṃ haṃsyakilbiṣam.

20. viṣaye vā pure vā te yadā na apakaromi aham na ca
tvāṃ pratijāne aham kasmāt tvaṃ haṃsi akilbiṣam

20. yadā aham te viṣaye vā pure vā na apakaromi ca na tvāṃ pratijāne,
kasmāt tvaṃ akilbiṣam haṃsi?

20. When I do no harm to your territory or city, nor do I challenge you, why do you kill me, an innocent one?

Words meanings summery:

• विषये (viṣaye) - in your territory (in the territory, in the region, in the sphere)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• पुरे (pure) - in your city (in the city, in the town)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अपकरोमि (apakaromi) - I harm (I harm, I injure, I do wrong)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्वां (tvāṁ) - you (you (accusative))

• प्रतिजाने (pratijāne) - I challenge (to battle/enmity) (I challenge, I declare, I promise)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (why, from what, on what account)

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

• हंसि (haṁsi) - you kill (you kill, you strike)

• अकिल्बिषम् (akilbiṣam) - innocent (me, accusative) (guiltless, innocent, faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

विषये (viṣaye) - in your territory (in the territory, in the region, in the sphere)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, region, country, territory

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

पुरे (pure) - in your city (in the city, in the town)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Also dative singular. Context indicates genitive.

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अपकरोमि (apakaromi) - I harm (I harm, I injure, I do wrong)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of apakṛ

Present Active Indicative

Root kṛ with upasarga apa, 8th class verb (karoti/kurute).

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

त्वां (tvāṁ) - you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

प्रतिजाने (pratijāne) - I challenge (to battle/enmity) (I challenge, I declare, I promise)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pratijñā

Present Middle Indicative

Root jñā with upasarga prati, 9th class verb (jānāti/jānīte).

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (why, from what, on what account)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative adverb here, meaning 'why'.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

हंसि (haṁsi) - you kill (you kill, you strike)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root han, 2nd class verb (hanti).

Root: han (class 2)

अकिल्बिषम् (akilbiṣam) - innocent (me, accusative) (guiltless, innocent, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akilbiṣa

akilbiṣa - innocent, faultless, guiltless

Formed with negation 'a' and 'kilbiṣa' (fault, sin).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kilbiṣa)

• a – not, un-, in-
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• kilbiṣa – fault, sin, guilt
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied object (mām).

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