वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-24, verse-22

विधमेच्च पुरीं लङ्कां शोषयेच्च महोदधिम् ।
रावणस्य च नीचस्य कीर्तिं नाम च नाशयेत् ॥२२॥

22. vidhamecca purīṃ laṅkāṃ śoṣayecca mahodadhim ,
rāvaṇasya ca nīcasya kīrtiṃ nāma ca nāśayet.

22. vidhamet ca purīm laṅkām śoṣayet ca mahodadhim
rāvaṇasya ca nīcasya kīrtim nāma ca nāśayet

22. purīm laṅkām ca vidhamet mahodadhim ca śoṣayet
rāvaṇasya nīcasya ca kīrtim nāma ca nāśayet

22. He should destroy the city of Lanka and dry up the great ocean. He should also destroy the name and reputation of the vile Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• विधमेत् (vidhamet) - should destroy, should blow away, should scatter

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - The city of Lanka (Ravana's capital) (Lanka (the city/island))

• शोषयेत् (śoṣayet) - should dry up, should cause to wither

• च (ca) - and, also

• महोदधिम् (mahodadhim) - great ocean

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana (the demon king) (of Ravana)

• च (ca) - and, also

• नीचस्य (nīcasya) - of the low, of the vile, of the base

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, reputation

• नाम (nāma) - name, reputation, appellation

• च (ca) - and, also

• नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - should destroy, should cause to perish

Words meanings and morphology

विधमेत् (vidhamet) - should destroy, should blow away, should scatter

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vidham

Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - The city of Lanka (Ravana's capital) (Lanka (the city/island))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of the island and city)

शोषयेत् (śoṣayet) - should dry up, should cause to wither

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of śoṣaya

Causative Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महोदधिम् (mahodadhim) - great ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana (the demon king) (of Ravana)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नीचस्य (nīcasya) - of the low, of the vile, of the base

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nīca

nīca - low, vile, base, mean

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, reputation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation

नाम (nāma) - name, reputation, appellation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, fame, reputation

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - should destroy, should cause to perish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nāśaya

Causative Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: naś (class 4)

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