वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-12, verse-17

विनष्टः पश्यतस्तस्य रक्षिणः शरणागतः ।
आदाय सुकृतं तस्य सर्वं गच्छेदरक्षितः ॥१७॥

17. vinaṣṭaḥ paśyatastasya rakṣiṇaḥ śaraṇāgataḥ ,
ādāya sukṛtaṃ tasya sarvaṃ gacchedarakṣitaḥ.

17. vinaṣṭaḥ paśyataḥ tasya rakṣiṇaḥ śaraṇāgataḥ
| ādāya sukṛtam tasya sarvam gacchet arakṣitaḥ

17. tasya paśyataḥ rakṣiṇaḥ śaraṇāgataḥ vinaṣṭaḥ (cet),
arakṣitaḥ tasya sarvam sukṛtam ādāya gacchet

17. If a supplicant, under the very eyes of that protector, is destroyed, then that unprotected person carries away all of the protector's good deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• विनष्टः (vinaṣṭaḥ) - destroyed (referring to the supplicant) (destroyed, ruined, lost, perished)

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - under the very eyes of, while seeing (seeing, while seeing, of him who sees)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (protector) (of him, his)

• रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - of the protector (of the protector, of the guardian)

• शरणागतः (śaraṇāgataḥ) - a supplicant (one who has come for refuge, supplicant, refugee)

• आदाय (ādāya) - carries away (having taken) (having taken, taking, carrying away)

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deeds (good deed, merit, virtue)

• तस्य (tasya) - of the protector (of him, his)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, every)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - he carries away (lit. 'should go taking') (he should go, he might go, he would go)

• अरक्षितः (arakṣitaḥ) - that unprotected person (the supplicant) (unprotected, unguarded)

Words meanings and morphology

विनष्टः (vinaṣṭaḥ) - destroyed (referring to the supplicant) (destroyed, ruined, lost, perished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - destroyed, ruined, lost, perished

Past Passive Participle

from prefix vi- and root √naś (to perish, be lost)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Refers to `śaraṇāgataḥ`.

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - under the very eyes of, while seeing (seeing, while seeing, of him who sees)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing

Present Active Participle

from root √dṛś (to see), but uses 'paśya' stem for present forms

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to `rakṣiṇaḥ`. Often used in a locative absolute sense.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (protector) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the protector mentioned implicitly in the previous verse.

रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - of the protector (of the protector, of the guardian)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rakṣin

rakṣin - protector, guardian

Agent noun from √rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tasya` and `paśyataḥ`.

शरणागतः (śaraṇāgataḥ) - a supplicant (one who has come for refuge, supplicant, refugee)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraṇāgata

śaraṇāgata - one who has come for refuge, supplicant, refugee

compound of śaraṇa (refuge) and āgata (come, arrived - past passive participle of ā-√gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+āgata)

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

Note: The subject of `vinaṣṭaḥ`.

आदाय (ādāya) - carries away (having taken) (having taken, taking, carrying away)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from prefix ā- and root √dā (to give), here meaning 'to take' with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Connects to `gacchet`.

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deeds (good deed, merit, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, virtue, merit, well-done

compound of su- (good) and kṛta (done, deed)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed, act
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of the protector (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the protector.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with `sukṛtam`.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - he carries away (lit. 'should go taking') (he should go, he might go, he would go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of gam

optative active

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject is `arakṣitaḥ` (implied `śaraṇāgataḥ`).

अरक्षितः (arakṣitaḥ) - that unprotected person (the supplicant) (unprotected, unguarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arakṣita

arakṣita - unprotected, unguarded

negative compound of a- (not) and rakṣita (protected)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rakṣita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• rakṣita – protected, guarded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √rakṣ (to protect, guard)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to `śaraṇāgataḥ`.