वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-95

दुर्बुद्धेस्तस्य राजेन्द्र तव विप्रियकारिणः ।
वधमाज्ञापय क्षिप्रं यथासौ विलयं व्रजेत् ॥९५॥

95. durbuddhestasya rājendra tava vipriyakāriṇaḥ ,
vadhamājñāpaya kṣipraṃ yathāsau vilayaṃ vrajet.

95. durbuddheḥ tasya rājendra tava vipriyakāriṇaḥ
vadham ājñāpaya kṣipram yathā asau vilayam vrajet

95. rājendra tava vipriyakāriṇaḥ tasya durbuddheḥ
vadham kṣipram ājñāpaya yathā asau vilayam vrajet

95. O great king, swiftly order the death of that foolish one who acts against your will, so that he may meet his end.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्बुद्धेः (durbuddheḥ) - of the foolish one, of the evil-minded one

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

• तव (tava) - your

• विप्रियकारिणः (vipriyakāriṇaḥ) - of the one who does harm, of the one who acts against wishes

• वधम् (vadham) - death, killing, slaying

• आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command, order

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• विलयम् (vilayam) - destruction, dissolution, end

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may he go, may he attain

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्बुद्धेः (durbuddheḥ) - of the foolish one, of the evil-minded one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - evil-minded, foolish, wicked intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, mind
  noun (feminine)
  From root `budh` (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'that one' (tasya).

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine, referring to the 'evil-minded one'.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - lord of kings, best of kings, emperor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, lord, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address to the king.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विप्रियकारिणः (vipriyakāriṇaḥ) - of the one who does harm, of the one who acts against wishes

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vipriyakārin

vipriyakārin - acting against wishes, disagreeable, harmful

Derived from vipriya (disagreeable) + kārin (doer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipriya+kārin)

• vipriya – disagreeable, unpleasant, hostile
  adjective
  From `vi` (negative) + `priya` (dear, pleasing)
  Prefix: vi
• kārin – doing, making, causing, doer, maker
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Suffix -in from root `kṛ` (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `tasya` and `durbuddheḥ`.

वधम् (vadham) - death, killing, slaying

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - striking, killing, death, slaughter

From root `vadh` (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of `ājñāpaya`.

आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command, order

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ājñāpay

causal stem

Causal of `ā-jñā` (to know, command). `ñij-ant` (causal suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of neuter adjective.

Note: Adverb modifying `ājñāpaya`.

यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose clause.

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of `vrajet`.

विलयम् (vilayam) - destruction, dissolution, end

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya

vilaya - dissolution, destruction, merging, end

From `vi-lī` (to dissolve, melt, disappear).

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Object of `vrajet` (in the sense of 'to go to destruction').

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may he go, may he attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

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