वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-50, verse-7

वैरूप्यामङ्गेषु कशाभिघातो मौण्ड्यं तथा लक्ष्मणसंनिपातः ।
एतान् हि दूते प्रवदन्ति दण्डान् वधस्तु दूतस्य न नः श्रुतो ऽपि ॥७॥

7. vairūpyāmaṅgeṣu kaśābhighāto mauṇḍyaṃ tathā lakṣmaṇasaṃnipātaḥ ,
etān hi dūte pravadanti daṇḍān vadhastu dūtasya na naḥ śruto'pi.

7. vairūpyam aṅgeṣu kaśābhighātaḥ
mauṇḍyam tathā lakṣmaṇa saṃnipātaḥ
etān hi dūte pravadanti daṇḍān
vadhaḥ tu dūtasya na naḥ śrutaḥ api

7. aṅgeṣu vairūpyam kaśābhighātaḥ mauṇḍyam tathā lakṣmaṇa saṃnipātaḥ hi etān dūte daṇḍān pravadanti.
tu dūtasya vadhaḥ na naḥ api śrutaḥ (asti).

7. Disfigurement of the limbs, flogging, shaving the head, and branding—these, indeed, are the punishments they prescribe for a messenger. But the killing of a messenger is something we have not even heard of.

Words meanings summery:

• वैरूप्यम् (vairūpyam) - disfigurement (disfigurement, mutilation, ugliness)

• अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - of the limbs, on the body (on the limbs, on the body parts)

• कशाभिघातः (kaśābhighātaḥ) - flogging (flogging, lashing with a whip)

• मौण्ड्यम् (mauṇḍyam) - tonsure (shaving of the head) (shaving of the head, tonsure)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, and, also)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - branding (as a mark or sign) (mark, sign, characteristic)

• संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - application (of a mark), branding (application, conjunction, fall, meeting)

• एतान् (etān) - these (punishments) (these (masculine plural accusative))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for)

• दूते (dūte) - for a messenger (to/for a messenger)

• प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they prescribe, declare (they declare, they say, they prescribe)

• दण्डान् (daṇḍān) - punishments (punishments (accusative plural))

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - the killing (killing, slaughter, destruction)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

• दूतस्य (dūtasya) - of a messenger (of the messenger)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our)

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard (of) (heard, listened, revealed)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

Words meanings and morphology

वैरूप्यम् (vairūpyam) - disfigurement (disfigurement, mutilation, ugliness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vairūpya

vairūpya - disfigurement, mutilation, ugliness

from virūpa (deformed) + suffix ya (abstract noun)

Note: One of the punishments listed.

अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - of the limbs, on the body (on the limbs, on the body parts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, component

A-stem noun

Root: aṅg (class 1)

Note: Specifies where disfigurement occurs.

कशाभिघातः (kaśābhighātaḥ) - flogging (flogging, lashing with a whip)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśābhighāta

kaśābhighāta - flogging, lashing with a whip

compound of kaśā (whip) and abhighāta (strike, blow)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaśā+abhighāta)

• kaśā – whip, lash
  noun (feminine)
  A-stem noun
• abhighāta – strike, blow, impact
  noun (masculine)
  from root han (to strike) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: One of the punishments listed.

मौण्ड्यम् (mauṇḍyam) - tonsure (shaving of the head) (shaving of the head, tonsure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mauṇḍya

mauṇḍya - shaving of the head, tonsure

from muṇḍa (shaved, bald) + suffix ya (abstract noun)

Note: One of the punishments listed.

तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

adverbial particle

Note: Connects list items.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - branding (as a mark or sign) (mark, sign, characteristic)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, token, symptom

from root lakṣ (to mark, observe)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: First part of the compound.

संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - application (of a mark), branding (application, conjunction, fall, meeting)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnipāta

saṁnipāta - application, fall, conjunction, meeting, assault

from root pat (to fall) with prefixes sam and ni

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Second part of the compound.

एतान् (etān) - these (punishments) (these (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'pravadanti'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for)

(indeclinable)

particle

दूते (dūte) - for a messenger (to/for a messenger)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Root: dū (class 5)

Note: Indicates recipient or object of the punishment.

प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they prescribe, declare (they declare, they say, they prescribe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vad

Present active 3rd plural

prefix pra (forth, publicly) + root vad

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

दण्डान् (daṇḍān) - punishments (punishments (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - punishment, staff, rod, fine

A-stem noun

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Object of 'pravadanti'.

वधः (vadhaḥ) - the killing (killing, slaughter, destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, destruction, blow

from root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

particle

दूतस्य (dūtasya) - of a messenger (of the messenger)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Root: dū (class 5)

Note: Governs 'vadhaḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negation particle

Note: Negates 'śrutaḥ'.

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

1st person plural pronoun, enclitic form

Note: Agent (kartā) in passive construction.

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard (of) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed, famous

Past Passive Participle

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Forms a passive construction with 'naḥ'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

particle