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

युद्धे कापुरुषैर्नित्यं भवद्भिः प्रियवादिभिः ।
राजानमनुगच्छद्भिः कृत्यमेतद्विनाशितम् ॥६॥

6. yuddhe kāpuruṣairnityaṃ bhavadbhiḥ priyavādibhiḥ ,
rājānamanugacchadbhiḥ kṛtyametadvināśitam.

6. yuddhe kāpuruṣaiḥ nityam bhavadbhiḥ priyavādibhiḥ
rājānam anugacchadbhiḥ kṛtyam etat vināśitam

6. bhavadbhiḥ nityam yuddhe kāpuruṣaiḥ priyavādibhiḥ
rājānam anugacchadbhiḥ etat kṛtyam vināśitam

6. This undertaking has been ruined by you, who are always cowards in battle, speaking pleasant words, and merely following the king.

Words meanings summery:

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• कापुरुषैः (kāpuruṣaiḥ) - by cowards, by ignoble men

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (honorific)

• प्रियवादिभिः (priyavādibhiḥ) - by those who speak pleasantly, by flatterers

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• अनुगच्छद्भिः (anugacchadbhiḥ) - by those following, by followers

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - the task, the deed, the undertaking, the affair

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विनाशितम् (vināśitam) - has been destroyed, ruined

Words meanings and morphology

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

कापुरुषैः (kāpuruṣaiḥ) - by cowards, by ignoble men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - coward, vile man, ignoble person

Compound type : karmadharaya (kā+puruṣa)

• kā – bad, evil, wicked
  adjective
  prefix for pejorative meaning
• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

present active participle

root bhū, used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रियवादिभिः (priyavādibhiḥ) - by those who speak pleasantly, by flatterers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of priyavādin

priyavādin - speaking pleasantly, flatterer, eloquent

derives from priya (pleasant) + vādin (speaking)

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+vādin)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective
• vādin – speaking, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root vad
  Root: vad (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

अनुगच्छद्भिः (anugacchadbhiḥ) - by those following, by followers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anugacchat

anugacchat - following, going after, accompanying

present active participle

from verb anu-gam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - the task, the deed, the undertaking, the affair

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, proper to be done; a deed, an act, an undertaking

gerundive

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

विनाशितम् (vināśitam) - has been destroyed, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vināśita

vināśita - destroyed, ruined, annihilated

past passive participle

from verb vi-naś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

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