वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-70, verse-22

अथ वा विहितेनायं हन्यते हन्ति वा परम् ।
विधिरालिप्यते तेन न स पापेन कर्मणा ॥२२॥

22. atha vā vihitenāyaṃ hanyate hanti vā param ,
vidhirālipyate tena na sa pāpena karmaṇā.

22. atha vā vihitena ayam hanyate hanti vā param
| vidhiḥ ālipyate tena na sa pāpena karmaṇā

22. atha vā ayam vihitena hanyate vā param hanti,
tena vidhiḥ ālipyate,
sa pāpena karmaṇā na

22. Or alternatively, if this one is killed by what is ordained by sacred law (vidhi), or if this one kills another according to what is ordained, then the sacred law (vidhi) itself becomes affected by that, but the person is not tainted by the sinful act.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - or (now, then, or, furthermore)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• विहितेन (vihitena) - by what is prescribed by sacred law (by what is prescribed, by what is ordained)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

• हन्यते (hanyate) - is killed, is slain, is struck

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys

• वा (vā) - or, either

• परम् (param) - another person (another, the other, supreme)

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, sacred law, method

• आलिप्यते (ālipyate) - is smeared, is tainted, is affected

• तेन (tena) - by that prescribed action (by that)

• न (na) - not

• स (sa) - that person (the agent) (he, that)

• पापेन (pāpena) - by sinful, by evil

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by work

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - or (now, then, or, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

विहितेन (vihitena) - by what is prescribed by sacred law (by what is prescribed, by what is ordained)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - prescribed, ordained, performed, arranged, done

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of vi-dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used substantively to mean 'by that which is prescribed'

अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हन्यते (hanyate) - is killed, is slain, is struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of han

Root: han (class 2)

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of han

Root: han (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - another person (another, the other, supreme)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, distant

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, sacred law, method

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, sacred precept, ordinance, method, destiny

Root: dhā (class 3)

आलिप्यते (ālipyate) - is smeared, is tainted, is affected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ā-lip

Prefix: ā

Root: lip (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by that prescribed action (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that person (the agent) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पापेन (pāpena) - by sinful, by evil

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, bad, sinful

Note: Modifies 'karmaṇā'

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by work

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action

Root: kṛ (class 8)