वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-2

सम्यगुक्तं हि भवता दूतवध्या विगर्हिता ।
अवश्यं तु वधादन्यः क्रियतामस्य निग्रहः ॥२॥

2. samyaguktaṃ hi bhavatā dūtavadhyā vigarhitā ,
avaśyaṃ tu vadhādanyaḥ kriyatāmasya nigrahaḥ.

2. samyak uktam hi bhavatā dūtavadhyā vigarhitā
avaśyam tu vadhāt anyaḥ kriyatām asya nigrahaḥ

2. hi bhavatā samyak uktam,
(yat) dūtavadhyā vigarhitā (iti) tu avaśyam asya vadhāt anyaḥ nigrahaḥ kriyatām

2. Indeed, it has been rightly said by you that the killing of a messenger is despicable. But certainly, some punishment other than death should be carried out for him.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - rightly, correctly, properly, completely

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (respectful form)

• दूतवध्या (dūtavadhyā) - the killing of a messenger

• विगर्हिता (vigarhitā) - censured, condemned, despicable

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

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

• वधात् (vadhāt) - from killing, than killing

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, it should be done

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him

• निग्रहः (nigrahaḥ) - punishment, restraint, capture, control

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - rightly, correctly, properly, completely

(indeclinable)

From prefix sam- and root √añc (to bend, to go)

Prefix: sam

Root: √añc (class 1)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: √vac (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (respectful form)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, respectful 'you'

Present Active Participle of √bhū (to be), used as a respectful pronoun

Root: √bhū (class 1)

दूतवध्या (dūtavadhyā) - the killing of a messenger

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dūtavadhyā

dūtavadhyā - killing of a messenger

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dūta+vadhyā)

• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
• vadhyā – killing, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √vadh (to strike, to kill)
  Root: √vadh (class 1)

विगर्हिता (vigarhitā) - censured, condemned, despicable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - censured, reproached, despicable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √garh (to blame) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: √garh (class 1)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

वधात् (vadhāt) - from killing, than killing

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, death

Derived from root √vadh (to strike, to kill)

Root: √vadh (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, it should be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of √kṛ

Imperative 3rd Singular Passive

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

निग्रहः (nigrahaḥ) - punishment, restraint, capture, control

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - restraint, control, punishment

Derived from root √grah (to seize) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: √grah (class 9)

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