वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-3

हन्तेदानीं तवानार्ये सीते पापविनिश्चये ।
राक्षस्यो भक्षयिष्यन्ति मांसमेतद् यथासुखम् ॥३॥

3. hantedānīṃ tavānārye sīte pāpaviniścaye ,
rākṣasyo bhakṣayiṣyanti māṃsametad yathāsukham.

3. hanta idānīm tava anārye sīte pāpaviniscaye
rākṣasyaḥ bhakṣayisyanti māṃsam etat yathāsukham

3. hanta idānīm anārye pāpaviniscaye sīte rākṣasyaḥ
etat tava māṃsam yathāsukham bhakṣayisyanti

3. Alas, O ignoble Sītā, you who are resolved on evil! Now these rākṣasīs will devour your flesh as they please.

Words meanings summery:

• हन्त (hanta) - alas! oh! ah! an interjection of joy, sorrow, anger, etc.

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अनार्ये (anārye) - O ignoble one! O unworthy one!

• सीते (sīte) - O Sītā!

• पापविनिस्चये (pāpaviniscaye) - O one resolved on evil! O one whose determination is sin!

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses, female ogres

• भक्षयिस्यन्ति (bhakṣayisyanti) - they will devour, they will eat

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - according to pleasure, as one pleases, comfortably

Words meanings and morphology

हन्त (hanta) - alas! oh! ah! an interjection of joy, sorrow, anger, etc.

(indeclinable)

Note: Interjection.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad (you)

Note: Possessive, refers to Sītā.

अनार्ये (anārye) - O ignoble one! O unworthy one!

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of anāryā

anāryā - ignoble, unworthy, uncivilized (feminine)

Feminine form of anārya (ignoble)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+āryā)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āryā – noble, respectable, civilized (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'sīte'.

सीते (sīte) - O Sītā!

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

Note: Directly addressed.

पापविनिस्चये (pāpaviniscaye) - O one resolved on evil! O one whose determination is sin!

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of pāpaviniscayā

pāpaviniscayā - having a firm resolve for evil or sin (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+viniścaya)

• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• viniścaya – firm resolve, determination, certainty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ci (to gather) with prefixes vi and ni
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sīte'.

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses, female ogres

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - a female rākṣasa, demoness, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa

Note: Subject of 'bhakṣayisyanti'.

भक्षयिस्यन्ति (bhakṣayisyanti) - they will devour, they will eat

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhakṣ

Future (Lṛṭ) third person plural active

Third person plural Future Active of root bhakṣ (causative of bhaj)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Main verb.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

Note: Object of 'bhakṣayisyanti'.

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'māṃsam'.

यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - according to pleasure, as one pleases, comfortably

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+sukha)

• yathā – as, like, in whatever manner
  indeclinable
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, comfort
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial.

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