वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-72, verse-13

निकुम्भिलामसंप्राप्तमहुताग्निं च यो रिपुः ।
त्वामाततायिनं हन्यादिन्द्रशत्रो स ते वधः ।
इत्येवं विहितो राजन् वधस्तस्यैव धीमतः ॥१३॥

13. nikumbhilāmasaṃprāptamahutāgniṃ ca yo ripuḥ ,
tvāmātatāyinaṃ hanyādindraśatro sa te vadhaḥ ,
ityevaṃ vihito rājan vadhastasyaiva dhīmataḥ.

13. nikumbhilām asaṃprāptam ahutāgnim ca
yaḥ ripuḥ tvām ātatāyinam hanyāt
indraśatro saḥ te vadhaḥ iti evam
vihitaḥ rājan vadhaḥ tasya eva dhīmataḥ

13. indraśatro,
yaḥ ripuḥ nikumbhilām asaṃprāptam ca ahutāgnim tvām ātatāyinam hanyāt,
saḥ te vadhaḥ.
rājan,
iti evam tasya eva dhīmataḥ vadhaḥ vihitaḥ (asti).

13. "O Indrajit (Indraśatru), that enemy who kills you as an aggressor (ātatāyin), before you have reached Nikumbhila and before you have made your fire offerings, will be the cause of your demise." Thus, O King, was the death of that very wise one ordained.

Words meanings summery:

• निकुम्भिलाम् (nikumbhilām) - the sacred grove named Nikumbhila, where Indrajit performed rituals (Nikumbhila)

• असंप्राप्तम् (asaṁprāptam) - while you have not reached (not having reached, unreached)

• अहुताग्निम् (ahutāgnim) - before you have made your fire offerings (not having made fire offerings, without fire offerings made)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यः (yaḥ) - whatever (enemy) (who, which)

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you, Indrajit (you (accusative singular))

• आततायिनम् (ātatāyinam) - you, as an aggressor (aggressor, attacker, assailant)

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should kill, may kill

• इन्द्रशत्रो (indraśatro) - O Indrajit, who is an enemy of Indra (O enemy of Indra, O Indrajit)

• सः (saḥ) - that (condition of killing) (that, he)

• ते (te) - your (Indrajit's) (your)

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - death, killing, slaughter

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct quote (thus, so, in this manner)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, arranged, prescribed, performed

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - death, killing, slaughter

• तस्य (tasya) - of that Indrajit (of him, his)

• एव (eva) - of that very wise one (indeed, only, just)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise Indrajit (of the wise one, intelligent one)

Words meanings and morphology

निकुम्भिलाम् (nikumbhilām) - the sacred grove named Nikumbhila, where Indrajit performed rituals (Nikumbhila)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nikumbhilā

nikumbhilā - name of a sacred grove or place

Note: Object of 'asaṃprāptam' (not having reached).

असंप्राप्तम् (asaṁprāptam) - while you have not reached (not having reached, unreached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asaṃprāpta

asaṁprāpta - not obtained, not reached, unreached

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative compound (na + saṃprāpta). 'saṃprāpta' is the past passive participle of √āp 'to obtain' with prefixes 'sam-' and 'pra-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃprāpta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃprāpta – reached, attained, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √āp 'to obtain' with prefixes 'sam-' and 'pra-'.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'tvām'.

अहुताग्निम् (ahutāgnim) - before you have made your fire offerings (not having made fire offerings, without fire offerings made)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahutāgni

ahutāgni - one for whom fire offerings have not been made; one who has not made fire offerings

Negative compound (na + hutāgni). 'Hutāgni' is a compound of 'huta' (offered into fire) and 'agni' (fire).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrihi (a+huta+agni)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• huta – offered (into fire), sacrificed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √hu 'to offer into fire'.
  Root: hu (class 3)
• agni – fire; fire-god; (by extension) fire ritual
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'tvām'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connecting the two conditions.

यः (yaḥ) - whatever (enemy) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'hanyāt'.

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, antagonist

Note: In apposition to 'yaḥ'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you, Indrajit (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'hanyāt'.

आततायिनम् (ātatāyinam) - you, as an aggressor (aggressor, attacker, assailant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātatāyin

ātatāyin - aggressor, assailant, one who sets fire, poisons, carries weapons, seizes property, or abducts a woman

Agent noun

From √tan 'to stretch' with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-in'. Refers to a specific category of aggressors in Hindu law.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: In apposition to 'tvām'.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should kill, may kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative Mood

Third person singular optative active of √han.

Root: han (class 2)

इन्द्रशत्रो (indraśatro) - O Indrajit, who is an enemy of Indra (O enemy of Indra, O Indrajit)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of indraśatru

indraśatru - enemy of Indra (an epithet for Indrajit)

Vocative form. Compound of 'Indra' and 'śatru' (enemy).

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+śatru)

• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address to Indrajit.

सः (saḥ) - that (condition of killing) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the specified condition for death.

ते (te) - your (Indrajit's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Second person pronoun (enclitic form).

Note: Possessive, 'your death'.

वधः (vadhaḥ) - death, killing, slaughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, death, destruction

Derived from √vadh 'to strike, kill'.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct quote (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'vihitaḥ'.

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, arranged, prescribed, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, ordained, prescribed, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhā 'to place, put' with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'vadhaḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Vocative form of 'rājan'.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Direct address to the narrator's audience (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahabharata, or a similar figure in other texts).

वधः (vadhaḥ) - death, killing, slaughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, death, destruction

Derived from √vadh 'to strike, kill'.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तस्य (tasya) - of that Indrajit (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to Indrajit.

एव (eva) - of that very wise one (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'tasya' and 'dhīmataḥ'.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise Indrajit (of the wise one, intelligent one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, clever, thoughtful

Formed from 'dhī' (intellect, thought) with the possessive suffix '-mat'.

Note: Modifies 'tasya'.