वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-48, verse-3

दुरात्मा पृच्छ्यतामेष कुतः किं वास्य कारणम् ।
वनभङ्गे च को ऽस्यार्थो राक्षसीनां च तर्जने ॥३॥

3. durātmā pṛcchyatāmeṣa kutaḥ kiṃ vāsya kāraṇam ,
vanabhaṅge ca ko'syārtho rākṣasīnāṃ ca tarjane.

3. durātmā pṛcchyatām eṣaḥ kutaḥ kim vā asya kāraṇam
vanabhaṅge ca kaḥ asya arthaḥ rākṣasīnām ca tarjane

3. durātmā eṣaḥ kutaḥ asya kim vā kāraṇam ca
vanabhaṅge ca rākṣasīnām tarjane asya kaḥ arthaḥ

3. "Let this evil-minded one be questioned: where is he from, and what is the reason for his actions? And what is his purpose in destroying the grove and intimidating the female rākṣasas?"

Words meanings summery:

• दुरात्मा (durātmā) - this evil-minded one (evil-minded, wicked, malicious person)

• पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be questioned (let him be questioned, let him be asked)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Hanuman) (this, this one (masculine nominative singular))

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - where is he from (from where, whence, why)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either, and)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his (masculine/neuter genitive singular))

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason (for his actions) (cause, reason, motive)

• वनभङ्गे (vanabhaṅge) - in destroying the grove (Aśoka Vāṭikā) (in the breaking of the forest/grove, in the destruction of the garden)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what (masculine nominative singular))

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his (masculine/neuter genitive singular))

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, gain, wealth)

• राक्षसीनाम् (rākṣasīnām) - of the female rākṣasas (of the female rākṣasas, of the demonesses)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तर्जने (tarjane) - in intimidating (in threatening, in frightening, in intimidation)

Words meanings and morphology

दुरात्मा (durātmā) - this evil-minded one (evil-minded, wicked, malicious person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Hanuman, the self (ātman) of bad quality.

पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be questioned (let him be questioned, let him be asked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of prach

Imperative, Passive voice

3rd person singular imperative (loṭ), passive voice, from √prach

Root: prach (class 6)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Hanuman) (this, this one (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Subject of pṛcchyatām (in passive construction).

कुतः (kutaḥ) - where is he from (from where, whence, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, why, whether

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

वा (vā) - or (or, either, and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his (masculine/neuter genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason (for his actions) (cause, reason, motive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive

From √kṛ (to do, make) + -ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for kim.

वनभङ्गे (vanabhaṅge) - in destroying the grove (Aśoka Vāṭikā) (in the breaking of the forest/grove, in the destruction of the garden)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vanabhaṅga

vanabhaṅga - destruction of the forest/grove

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+bhaṅga)

• vana – forest, grove, garden
  noun (neuter)
• bhaṅga – breaking, shattering, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Denotes the context/object of arthaḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects phrases.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his (masculine/neuter genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanuman.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, gain, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, gain, wealth

Note: Predicate nominative for kaḥ.

राक्षसीनाम् (rākṣasīnām) - of the female rākṣasas (of the female rākṣasas, of the demonesses)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, demoness

Feminine form of rākṣasa

Note: Object of tarjane (implied genitive relationship).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects phrases.

तर्जने (tarjane) - in intimidating (in threatening, in frightening, in intimidation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tarjana

tarjana - threatening, frightening, intimidation

From √tarj (to threaten) + -ana suffix

Root: tarj (class 10)

Note: Denotes the context/object of arthaḥ.