वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-75, verse-25

अनुक्त्वा परुषं वाक्यं किं चिदप्यनवक्षिपन् ।
अविकत्थन् वधिष्यामि त्वां पश्य पुरुषादन ॥२५॥

25. anuktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ kiṃ cidapyanavakṣipan ,
avikatthan vadhiṣyāmi tvāṃ paśya puruṣādana.

25. anuktvā paruṣam vākyam kim cit api anavakṣipan
avikatthan vadhiṣyāmi tvām paśya puruṣādana

25. puruṣādana,
paruṣam vākyam kim cit api anuktvā,
anavakṣipan,
avikatthan,
tvām vadhiṣyāmi; paśya!

25. Without uttering a harsh word, without showing any disrespect, and without boasting, I will kill you. Just watch, O man-eater!

Words meanings summery:

• अनुक्त्वा (anuktvā) - not having spoken, without speaking

• परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh, rough, cruel

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

• किम् (kim) - “anything” when used with 'cit' (what, which, any, some)

• चित् (cit) - Used to form indefinite pronouns/adjectives like 'anything'. (particle indicating indefiniteness)

• अपि (api) - “even” (also, even, too, moreover)

• अनवक्षिपन् (anavakṣipan) - “without showing any disrespect” (not insulting, not disparaging, not throwing down)

• अविकत्थन् (avikatthan) - not boasting, not bragging

• वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• पश्य (paśya) - “Just watch” (see, behold, look)

• पुरुषादन (puruṣādana) - O man-eater (addressing the rākṣasa) (man-eater, cannibal)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुक्त्वा (anuktvā) - not having spoken, without speaking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root √vac (to speak) with the prefix 'anu-' and the absolutive suffix '-ktvā', negated by 'a-'.

Prefix: anu

Root: vac (class 2)

परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh, rough, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, cruel, severe

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - “anything” when used with 'cit' (what, which, any, some)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, whether, any

Note: Used with 'cit' to form 'anything'.

चित् (cit) - Used to form indefinite pronouns/adjectives like 'anything'. (particle indicating indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with interrogative pronouns.

अपि (api) - “even” (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अनवक्षिपन् (anavakṣipan) - “without showing any disrespect” (not insulting, not disparaging, not throwing down)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anavakṣipat

anavakṣipat - not insulting, not disparaging, not casting down

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kṣip (to throw, cast, insult) with prefix 'ava-' and negated by 'an-'.

Prefix: ava

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Rama).

अविकत्थन् (avikatthan) - not boasting, not bragging

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avikatthat

avikatthat - not boasting, not bragging

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √katth (to boast) and negated by 'a-'.

Root: katth (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Rama).

वधिष्यामि (vadhiṣyāmi) - I will kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vadhiṣyāmi

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Future stem 'vadhiṣya-' from √vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Speaker is Rama.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Personal pronoun, 2nd person.

Note: Refers to the rākṣasa.

पश्य (paśya) - “Just watch” (see, behold, look)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paśya

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

Present stem 'paśya-' from root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Command directed at the rākṣasa.

पुरुषादन (puruṣādana) - O man-eater (addressing the rākṣasa) (man-eater, cannibal)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣādana

puruṣādana - man-eater, cannibal, demon, rākṣasa

Compound of 'puruṣa' (man) and 'ādana' (eating, eater).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ādana)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• ādana – eating, taking, eater, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √ad (to eat).
  Root: ad (class 2)