वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-57, verse-16

यन्न हन्ति दशग्रीवं स महात्मा दशाननः ।
निमित्तमात्रं रामस्तु वधे तस्य भविष्यति ॥१६॥

16. yanna hanti daśagrīvaṃ sa mahātmā daśānanaḥ ,
nimittamātraṃ rāmastu vadhe tasya bhaviṣyati.

16. yat na hanti daśagrīvam saḥ mahātmā daśānanaḥ
nimittamātram rāmaḥ tu vadhe tasya bhaviṣyati

16. yat daśagrīvam na hanti saḥ mahātmā daśānanaḥ
tu rāmaḥ tasya vadhe nimittamātram bhaviṣyati

16. Because Daśagrīva is not slain [by anyone else], that great soul is Daśānana himself [who will cause his own downfall]. But Rāma will merely be an instrument in his slaying.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - because (as a conjunction introducing a clause of reason) (who, which, that, because, what)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• हन्ति (hanti) - slays (kills, strikes, destroys)

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked one))

• सः (saḥ) - that (person), he (he, that)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul (Rāvaṇa) (great soul, noble one, exalted person)

• दशाननः (daśānanaḥ) - Daśānana (Rāvaṇa) (Daśānana (Rāvaṇa, the ten-faced one))

• निमित्तमात्रम् (nimittamātram) - merely an instrument (merely an instrument, only a cause, a mere pretext)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (a proper name))

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

• वधे (vadhe) - in his slaying (in the killing, in the slaying, in the destruction)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Daśagrīva) (his, its, of that)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, shall be)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - because (as a conjunction introducing a clause of reason) (who, which, that, because, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that, because, wherefore

Note: Can also function as a conjunction 'because' or a relative adverb.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

हन्ति (hanti) - slays (kills, strikes, destroys)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: han (class 2)

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked one))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked, a name of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

सः (saḥ) - that (person), he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul (Rāvaṇa) (great soul, noble one, exalted person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, great spirit, noble-minded, exalted person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

दशाननः (daśānanaḥ) - Daśānana (Rāvaṇa) (Daśānana (Rāvaṇa, the ten-faced one))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśānana

daśānana - ten-faced, a name of Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+ānana)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• ānana – face, mouth, front part
  noun (neuter)
  From ā (prefix) + an (to breathe) + anaṭ suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: an (class 2)

निमित्तमात्रम् (nimittamātram) - merely an instrument (merely an instrument, only a cause, a mere pretext)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimittamātra

nimittamātra - merely a cause, merely an instrument, only a pretext

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimitta+mātra)

• nimitta – cause, occasion, sign, mark, motive, instrument
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent, merely, only
  indeclinable (neuter)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Rāma (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, charming, pleasing, dark-colored

Root: ram (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

वधे (vadhe) - in his slaying (in the killing, in the slaying, in the destruction)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, striking, destruction

From root vadh (to strike, slay).

Root: vadh (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Daśagrīva) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, shall be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)