वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-25, verse-20

जनन्या राक्षसेन्द्रो वै त्वन्मोक्षार्थं बृहद्वचः ।
अविद्धेन च वैदेहि मन्त्रिवृद्धेन बोधितः ॥२०॥

20. jananyā rākṣasendro vai tvanmokṣārthaṃ bṛhadvacaḥ ,
aviddhena ca vaidehi mantrivṛddhena bodhitaḥ.

20. jananyā rākṣasendraḥ vai tvat-mokṣārtham bṛhat
vacaḥ aviddhena ca vaidehi mantrivṛddhena bodhitaḥ

20. O Vaidehī, the lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) was indeed advised with weighty words for your liberation (mokṣa), both by his mother and by a wise, aged minister.

Words meanings summery:

• जनन्या (jananyā) - by the mother

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - Rāvaṇa (lord of rākṣasas)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (particle)

• त्वत्-मोक्षार्थम् (tvat-mokṣārtham) - for your (Sītā's) liberation (mokṣa) (for your liberation)

• बृहत् (bṛhat) - weighty, significant (great, large, mighty)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - advice, counsel (word, speech, saying)

• अविद्धेन (aviddhena) - by the wise (minister) (by the uninjured, by the unblemished, by the wise)

• च (ca) - and

• वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Sītā (O Vaidehī)

• मन्त्रिवृद्धेन (mantrivṛddhena) - by the aged minister, by the elder minister

• बोधितः (bodhitaḥ) - was advised (was instructed, enlightened, made to understand)

Words meanings and morphology

जनन्या (jananyā) - by the mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, creatrix

From root √jan (to be born) + -anī suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - Rāvaṇa (lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, lord of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, a class of beings
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king, best
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (particle)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

त्वत्-मोक्षार्थम् (tvat-mokṣārtham) - for your (Sītā's) liberation (mokṣa) (for your liberation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvat-mokṣārtha

tvat-mokṣārtha - for the purpose of your liberation

Compound formed from "tvat" (your) and "mokṣārtha" (for liberation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+mokṣa+artha)

• tvad – your, relating to you (from 'tva', you)
  pronoun
  From pronominal base 'yuṣmad'
• mokṣa – liberation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  From root √muc (to free, release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: The accusative singular neuter of a noun ending in -artha often serves as an adverb, meaning 'for the sake of'.

बृहत् (bṛhat) - weighty, significant (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhat

bṛhat - great, large, lofty, mighty

Present participle of root √bṛh (to grow, expand) but used as an adjective.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: The stem bṛhat takes neuter nominative/accusative singular form as bṛhat when modifying neuter noun vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - advice, counsel (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The nominative/accusative singular neuter form of 'vacas' is 'vacaḥ'.

अविद्धेन (aviddhena) - by the wise (minister) (by the uninjured, by the unblemished, by the wise)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aviddha

aviddha - unpierced, uninjured, pure, wise, sagacious, unblemished

Past Passive Participle

A (negation) + viddha (P.P.P. of √vyadh 'to pierce, hit')

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+viddha)

• a – not, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• viddha – pierced, hit, wounded, affected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vyadh (to pierce, hit)
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mantrivṛddhena.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Sītā (O Vaidehī)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, a name for Sītā

Feminine derivative of 'videha'

Note: The vocative singular form of 'vaidehī' is 'vaidehi'.

मन्त्रिवृद्धेन (mantrivṛddhena) - by the aged minister, by the elder minister

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantrivṛddha

mantrivṛddha - aged minister, elder minister

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantrin+vṛddha)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
  From root √mantr (to consult)
  Root: mantr (class 10)
• vṛddha – aged, old, grown, experienced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with aviddhena.

बोधितः (bodhitaḥ) - was advised (was instructed, enlightened, made to understand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhita

bodhita - enlightened, informed, instructed, caused to know

Past Passive Participle

Causative of √budh (to know, awaken) -> bodhayati (to inform, instruct) -> bodhita (P.P.P.)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main predicate, "was advised", agreeing with 'rākṣasendraḥ'.