वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-15

तं त्वं निपतितं भूमौ शरण्यः शरणागतम् ।
वधार्हमपि काकुत्स्थ कृपया परिपालयः ॥१५॥

15. taṃ tvaṃ nipatitaṃ bhūmau śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatam ,
vadhārhamapi kākutstha kṛpayā paripālayaḥ.

15. tam tvam nipatitam bhūmau śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatam
vadharham api kākutstha kṛpayā paripālaya

15. kākutstha tvam śaraṇyaḥ bhūmau nipatitam
śaraṇāgatam vadharham api tam kṛpayā paripālaya

15. O scion of Kakutstha (Kākutstha), you, being a protector (śaraṇya), should mercifully safeguard him who has fallen to the ground and sought refuge (śaraṇāgata), even though he deserves death.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the crow, Jayanta) (him, that)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rama) (you)

• निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen down (on the ground) (fallen, descended)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - protector (an attribute of Rama) (worthy of refuge, protector, refuge)

• शरणागतम् (śaraṇāgatam) - one who has sought refuge (one who has come for refuge, supplicant)

• वधर्हम् (vadharham) - deserving of death (deserving of death, worthy of execution)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (O scion of Kakutstha (epithet of Rama))

• कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion, mercifully (by compassion, mercifully)

• परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect him (Jayanta) (protect, safeguard, cherish)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the crow, Jayanta) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'paripālaya'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rama) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'paripālaya'.

निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen down (on the ground) (fallen, descended)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √pat (to fall) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Location where Jayanta fell.

शरण्यः (śaraṇyaḥ) - protector (an attribute of Rama) (worthy of refuge, protector, refuge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - worthy of refuge, offering refuge, protector

Gerundive

Derived from śaraṇa (refuge) or root √śṛ (to crush, break) with -ya suffix (denoting fitness)

Root: śṛ

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

शरणागतम् (śaraṇāgatam) - one who has sought refuge (one who has come for refuge, supplicant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇāgata

śaraṇāgata - one who has come for refuge, supplicant

Compound of śaraṇa (refuge) + āgata (come)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+āgata)

• śaraṇa – refuge, protection, shelter
  noun (neuter)
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root √gam (to go) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'.

वधर्हम् (vadharham) - deserving of death (deserving of death, worthy of execution)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadharha

vadharha - deserving of death

Compound of vadha (death) + arha (deserving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+arha)

• vadha – slaying, killing, death
  noun (masculine)
  From root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• arha – deserving, worthy
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'.

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'deserving of death' with the act of protection.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (O scion of Kakutstha (epithet of Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, epithet of Rama

Patronymic derived from Kakutstha

Note: Addressed to Rama.

कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion, mercifully (by compassion, mercifully)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy

Note: Means 'by means of compassion'.

परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect him (Jayanta) (protect, safeguard, cherish)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Formed from root √pāl (to protect) with prefix pari; Imperative 2nd person singular

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: It is a request or command from Sita to Rama.