वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-18

रावणेन प्रणिहितं तमवेहि विभीषणम् ।
तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये क्षमं क्षमवतां वर ॥१८॥

18. rāvaṇena praṇihitaṃ tamavehi vibhīṣaṇam ,
tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye kṣamaṃ kṣamavatāṃ vara.

18. rāvaṇena praṇihitam tam avehi vibhīṣaṇam tasya
aham nigraham manye kṣamam kṣamavatām vara

18. kṣamavatām vara rāvaṇena praṇihitam tam
vibhīṣaṇam avehi aham tasya nigraham kṣamam manye

18. Consider him, Vibhīṣaṇa, to be someone dispatched by Rāvaṇa. I deem his apprehension suitable, O best among the capable.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• प्रणिहितम् (praṇihitam) - dispatched (by Rāvaṇa) (sent, dispatched, placed)

• तम् (tam) - (Vibhīṣaṇa) (him, that one)

• अवेहि (avehi) - know, understand, perceive

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

• तस्य (tasya) - (Vibhīṣaṇa's) (his, of him)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• निग्रहम् (nigraham) - capture and punishment (restraint, suppression, punishment, capture)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - suitable (for him) (suitable, proper, fit, capable)

• क्षमवताम् (kṣamavatām) - of those who are capable, of the patient ones, of the powerful ones

• वर (vara) - O best (among the capable ones, referring to Sugrīva speaking to Rāma) (O best, O excellent one)

Words meanings and morphology

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Lanka)

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agent of praṇihitam.

प्रणिहितम् (praṇihitam) - dispatched (by Rāvaṇa) (sent, dispatched, placed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇihita

praṇihita - placed, set down, directed, dispatched, sent

Past Passive Participle

From pra-ni-√dhā (to place before, appoint, send).

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

तम् (tam) - (Vibhīṣaṇa) (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, him

Note: Object of avehi.

अवेहि (avehi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of avehi

Imperative

Second person singular imperative active of ava-√i (to go towards, to know). Root i (to go) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: i (class 2)

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother); terrifying

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of avehi.

तस्य (tasya) - (Vibhīṣaṇa's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, him

Note: Possessive, modifies nigraham.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Subject of manye.

निग्रहम् (nigraham) - capture and punishment (restraint, suppression, punishment, capture)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - restraint, suppression, punishment, capture

From ni-√grah (to seize, restrain).

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of manye.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present

First person singular present middle voice of root √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - suitable (for him) (suitable, proper, fit, capable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣama

kṣama - able, capable, suitable, proper, patient

From root √kṣam (to be patient, capable).

Root: kṣam (class 1)

क्षमवताम् (kṣamavatām) - of those who are capable, of the patient ones, of the powerful ones

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of kṣamavat

kṣamavat - patient, capable, powerful

From kṣama + -vat (possessive suffix).

वर (vara) - O best (among the capable ones, referring to Sugrīva speaking to Rāma) (O best, O excellent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

From root √vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 9)