वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-65, verse-21

भ्रातुरादेशमादाय लक्ष्मणो वा परंतपः ।
स किमर्थं नरवरो न मां रक्षति राघवः ॥२१॥

21. bhrāturādeśamādāya lakṣmaṇo vā paraṃtapaḥ ,
sa kimarthaṃ naravaro na māṃ rakṣati rāghavaḥ.

21. bhrātuḥ ādeśam ādāya lakṣmaṇaḥ vā paraṃtapaḥ
saḥ kimartham naravaraḥ na mām rakṣati rāghavaḥ

21. bhrātuḥ ādeśam ādāya paraṃtapaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ vā
naravaraḥ rāghavaḥ saḥ kimartham mām na rakṣati

21. Having received his brother's command, why does that best among men, Rama (rāghava), or Lakshmana, the tormentor of foes, not protect me?

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his (Rama's) brother (of the brother)

• आदेशम् (ādeśam) - command, order

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• वा (vā) - or

• परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - epithet for Lakshmana (tormentor of foes)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Rama) (he, that)

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• नरवरः (naravaraḥ) - epithet for Rama (best among men)

• न (na) - not

• माम् (mām) - me

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his (Rama's) brother (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

आदेशम् (ādeśam) - command, order

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādeśa

ādeśa - command, order, instruction

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from ā- + dā + -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - epithet for Lakshmana (tormentor of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+tapa)

• para – enemy, other
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – burning, tormenting
  noun (masculine)
  derived from tap (to burn, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

नरवरः (naravaraḥ) - epithet for Rama (best among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravara

naravara - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

patronymic from Raghu