वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-53, verse-38

पुररोधस्य मूलं तु राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः ।
हते तस्मिन् हतं सर्वं तं वधिष्यामि संयुगे ॥३८॥

38. purarodhasya mūlaṃ tu rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ ,
hate tasmin hataṃ sarvaṃ taṃ vadhiṣyāmi saṃyuge.

38. purarodhasya mūlam tu rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
hate tasmin hatam sarvam tam vadhiṣyāmi saṃyuge

38. rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ purarodhasya mūlam tu
tasmin hate sarvam hatam tam saṃyuge vadhiṣyāmi

38. Indeed, Rāma, accompanied by Lakshmana, is the root cause of this city's siege. If he is killed, everything else will be destroyed. Therefore, I will kill him in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• पुररोधस्य (purarodhasya) - of the siege of the city; of the obstruction of the city

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root; origin; cause

• तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

• सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - along with Lakshmana; accompanied by Lakshmana

• हते (hate) - when killed; having been killed

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; when he (is killed)

• हतम् (hatam) - destroyed; killed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; everything

• तम् (tam) - him; that one

• वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

पुररोधस्य (purarodhasya) - of the siege of the city; of the obstruction of the city

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of purarodha

purarodha - siege of a city; obstruction of a city

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+rodha)

• pura – city, fortress, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• rodha – obstruction, siege, confinement, blockade
  noun (masculine)
  From root rudh (to obstruct)
  Root: rudh (class 7)

मूलम् (mūlam) - root; origin; cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, basis, cause

तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

(indeclinable)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rama

सहलक्ष्मणः (sahalakṣmaṇaḥ) - along with Lakshmana; accompanied by Lakshmana

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahalaksmana

sahalaksmana - accompanied by Lakshmana

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+lakṣmaṇa)

• saha – with, together, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (brother of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)

हते (hate) - when killed; having been killed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; when he (is killed)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, referring to Rāma.

हतम् (hatam) - destroyed; killed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तम् (tam) - him; that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, encounter

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