वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-4

वारिवेगेन महता भिन्नः सेतुरिव क्षरन् ।
दुर्बन्धनमिदं मन्ये राज्यच्छिद्रमसंवृतम् ॥४॥

4. vārivegena mahatā bhinnaḥ seturiva kṣaran ,
durbandhanamidaṃ manye rājyacchidramasaṃvṛtam.

4. vārivegena mahatā bhinnaḥ setuḥ iva kṣaran
durbandhanam idam manye rājyacchidram asaṃvṛtam

4. aham idam durbandhanam asaṃvṛtam rājyacchidram
mahatā vārivegena bhinnaḥ kṣaran setuḥ iva manye

4. I consider this flaw in the kingdom, which is poorly managed and exposed, to be like a dam broken and leaking due to a mighty torrent of water.

Words meanings summery:

• वारिवेगेन (vārivegena) - by a torrent of water, by the force of water

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a mighty

• भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - broken, split, shattered

• सेतुः (setuḥ) - dam, bridge, embankment

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• क्षरन् (kṣaran) - flowing, leaking, crumbling, decaying

• दुर्बन्धनम् (durbandhanam) - poorly secured, ill-bound, badly managed

• इदम् (idam) - this

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

• राज्यच्छिद्रम् (rājyacchidram) - flaw in the kingdom, defect in the state

• असंवृतम् (asaṁvṛtam) - uncovered, exposed, unprotected

Words meanings and morphology

वारिवेगेन (vārivegena) - by a torrent of water, by the force of water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vārivega

vārivega - torrent of water, force of water

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+vega)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• vega – force, speed, current, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij (to move rapidly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Causal agent for the state of the dam.

महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

t-ending adjective.

भिन्नः (bhinnaḥ) - broken, split, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, separated, shattered

Past Passive Participle

From root bhid (to break, split).

Root: bhid (class 7)

सेतुः (setuḥ) - dam, bridge, embankment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of setu

setu - dam, bridge, embankment, bond

From root si (to bind).

Root: si (class 5)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

क्षरन् (kṣaran) - flowing, leaking, crumbling, decaying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣarat

kṣarat - flowing, leaking, oozing, crumbling, perishable

Present Active Participle

From root kṣar (to flow, leak, perish).

Root: kṣar (class 1)

दुर्बन्धनम् (durbandhanam) - poorly secured, ill-bound, badly managed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durbandhana

durbandhana - poorly bound, difficult to bind, difficult to maintain, poorly managed

Compound: dur- (bad, difficult) + bandhana (binding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+bandhana)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bandhana – binding, tie, bond, fetter, management
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from bandh
  From root bandh (to bind) with lyuṭ suffix.
  Root: bandh (class 9)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

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

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Atmanepada, 1st person singular, present tense.

Root: man (class 4)

राज्यच्छिद्रम् (rājyacchidram) - flaw in the kingdom, defect in the state

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājyacchidra

rājyacchidra - flaw in the kingdom, defect in the state, weak point of a kingdom

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+chidra)

• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• chidra – hole, defect, flaw, fault, vulnerability
  noun (neuter)
  From root chid (to cut, pierce).
  Root: chid (class 7)

असंवृतम् (asaṁvṛtam) - uncovered, exposed, unprotected

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃvṛta

asaṁvṛta - uncovered, exposed, unprotected, unrestrained

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Compound: a- (negation) + saṃvṛta (covered, protected). saṃvṛta from sam- (upasarga) + root vṛ (to cover, enclose).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃvṛta – covered, protected, collected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + root vṛ.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: This is an adjective from a negated past passive participle.