वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-22, verse-15

अल्पपुण्ये निवृत्तार्थे मूढे पण्डितमानिनि ।
शृणु भर्तृबधं सीते घोरं वृत्रवधं यथा ॥१५॥

15. alpapuṇye nivṛttārthe mūḍhe paṇḍitamānini ,
śṛṇu bhartṛbadhaṃ sīte ghoraṃ vṛtravadhaṃ yathā.

15. alpapuṇye nivṛttārthe mūḍhe paṇḍitamānini śṛṇu
bhartṛvadham sīte ghoram vṛtravadham yathā

15. alpapuṇye nivṛttārthe mūḍhe paṇḍitamānini sīte
ghoram bhartṛvadham vṛtravadham yathā śṛṇu

15. O you of meager merit, whose purpose has come to an end, O foolish woman who considers herself wise! Listen, Sītā, to the terrible slaying of your husband, just like the killing of Vṛtra.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पपुण्ये (alpapuṇye) - O you with little merit

• निवृत्तार्थे (nivṛttārthe) - O you whose purpose has ceased

• मूढे (mūḍhe) - O foolish one

• पण्डितमानिनि (paṇḍitamānini) - O you who considers herself wise

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear (imperative)

• भर्तृवधम् (bhartṛvadham) - the slaying of your husband

• सीते (sīte) - O Sītā

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

• वृत्रवधम् (vṛtravadham) - the slaying of Vṛtra

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner of

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पपुण्ये (alpapuṇye) - O you with little merit

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of alpapuṇyā

alpapuṇya - having little merit, having few virtues

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+puṇya)

• alpa – little, small, meager, few
  adjective
• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, religious merit
  noun (neuter)

निवृत्तार्थे (nivṛttārthe) - O you whose purpose has ceased

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of nivṛttārthā

nivṛttārtha - one whose purpose/aim is ceased or accomplished

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nivṛtta+artha)

• nivṛtta – ceased, stopped, accomplished (Past Passive Participle)
  verb-derived adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

मूढे (mūḍhe) - O foolish one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mūḍhā

mūḍha - foolish, stupid, bewildered, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh

पण्डितमानिनि (paṇḍitamānini) - O you who considers herself wise

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of paṇḍitamāninī

paṇḍitamānin - considering oneself learned or wise

Compound of 'paṇḍita' (wise) and 'mānin' (considering oneself).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṇḍita+mānin)

• paṇḍita – learned, wise, scholar
  adjective (masculine)
• mānin – thinking, considering, proud (of oneself)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'man' (to think, believe) with -in suffix.
  Root: man

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

भर्तृवधम् (bhartṛvadham) - the slaying of your husband

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛvadha

bhartṛvadha - the killing of a husband

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+vadha)

• bhartṛ – husband, lord, supporter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ
• vadha – killing, slaying, murder
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vadh' (to strike, kill).
  Root: vadh

सीते (sīte) - O Sītā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife, lit. 'furrow')

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

Note: Modifies 'bhartṛvadham' or 'vṛtravadham'.

वृत्रवधम् (vṛtravadham) - the slaying of Vṛtra

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛtravadha

vṛtravadha - the slaying of Vṛtra (mythological demon by Indra)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+vadha)

• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of an Asura/demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaying, murder
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vadh' (to strike, kill).
  Root: vadh

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)