वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-127

सुमहत्यपराधे ऽपि दूतस्यातुलविक्रमः ।
विरूपकरणं दृष्टं न वधो ऽस्तीह शास्त्रतः ॥१२७॥

127. sumahatyaparādhe'pi dūtasyātulavikramaḥ ,
virūpakaraṇaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ na vadho'stīha śāstrataḥ.

127. sumahati aparādhe api dūtasya atulavikramaḥ
virūpakaraṇam dṛṣṭam na vadhaḥ asti iha śāstrataḥ

127. atulavikramaḥ sumahati aparādhe api dūtasya
virūpakaraṇam dṛṣṭam iha śāstrataḥ vadhaḥ na asti

127. O you of incomparable might, even for a very great offense, the disfigurement of an envoy is sanctioned. However, according to the sacred texts (dharmaśāstra), killing is not prescribed here.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमहति (sumahati) - in a very great, in an immense

• अपराधे (aparādhe) - in an offense, in a fault

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दूतस्य (dūtasya) - of an envoy, of a messenger

• अतुलविक्रमः (atulavikramaḥ) - of unmatched valor, whose might is incomparable

• विरूपकरणम् (virūpakaraṇam) - disfigurement, mutilation

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - sanctioned (by texts) (seen, observed, prescribed)

• न (na) - not, no

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, murder

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to the sacred texts (dharmaśāstra) (according to sacred texts, by law)

Words meanings and morphology

सुमहति (sumahati) - in a very great, in an immense

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important, mighty
  adjective

अपराधे (aparādhe) - in an offense, in a fault

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, crime, fault, transgression

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दूतस्य (dūtasya) - of an envoy, of a messenger

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

अतुलविक्रमः (atulavikramaḥ) - of unmatched valor, whose might is incomparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atulavikrama

atulavikrama - one whose valor is incomparable; of unmatched might

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atula+vikrama)

• atula – incomparable, matchless, unequalled
  adjective
• vikrama – valor, might, courage, step, prowess
  noun (masculine)

विरूपकरणम् (virūpakaraṇam) - disfigurement, mutilation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of virūpakaraṇa

virūpakaraṇa - disfiguring, mutilation, deformation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virūpa+karaṇa)

• virūpa – deformed, ugly, disfigured, changed in form
  adjective
• karaṇa – making, doing, causing, act, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - sanctioned (by texts) (seen, observed, prescribed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, understood, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, murder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, murder, destruction

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to the sacred texts (dharmaśāstra) (according to sacred texts, by law)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'śāstra' with the suffix '-tas' indicating source or manner.

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