वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-44

अथ वा तौ नरव्याघ्रौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
मन्निमित्तमनार्येण समरे ऽद्य निपातितौ ।
अहो धिन्मन्निमित्तो ऽयं विनाशो राजपुत्रयोः ॥४४॥

44. atha vā tau naravyāghrau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
mannimittamanāryeṇa samare'dya nipātitau ,
aho dhinmannimitto'yaṃ vināśo rājaputrayoḥ.

44. atha vā tau naravyāghrau bhrātarau
rāmalakṣmaṇau mannimittam anāryeṇa
samare adya nipātitau aho dhik
mannimittaḥ ayam vināśaḥ rājaputrayoḥ

44. atha vā tau naravyāghrau bhrātarau
rāmalakṣmaṇau mannimittam anāryeṇa
samare adya nipātitau aho dhik
ayam rājaputrayoḥ vināśaḥ mannimittaḥ

44. Or perhaps, those two tiger-like brothers, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, have been struck down in battle today by the ignoble one on my account. Alas, shame! This destruction of the two princes is due to me.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, or

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - the two heroes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two tiger-like men, two excellent men, two heroes)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two brothers)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• मन्निमित्तम् (mannimittam) - on my account, for my sake

• अनार्येण (anāryeṇa) - by Rāvaṇa (by the ignoble one, by the unworthy one)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• निपातितौ (nipātitau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa have been killed (they two have been struck down, killed)

• अहो (aho) - alas, oh, ah

• धिक् (dhik) - shame, woe, alas

• मन्निमित्तः (mannimittaḥ) - caused by me, on my account

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, death

• राजपुत्रयोः (rājaputrayoḥ) - of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (of the two princes)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, or

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - the two heroes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two tiger-like men, two excellent men, two heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - man-tiger, an excellent man, a hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

मन्निमित्तम् (mannimittam) - on my account, for my sake

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of matnimitta

matnimitta - on my account, for my sake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+nimitta)

• mat – my, mine (from asmad)
  pronoun
  ablative of asmad used as genitive equivalent in compounds
• nimitta – cause, reason, motive, occasion
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Used adverbially, 'as a cause for me'

अनार्येण (anāryeṇa) - by Rāvaṇa (by the ignoble one, by the unworthy one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anārya

anārya - ignoble, non-Aryan, unworthy, wicked person

negative prefix 'an' + 'ārya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ārya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable, Aryan
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

निपातितौ (nipātitau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa have been killed (they two have been struck down, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, felled, killed, thrown down

Past Passive Participle

From √pat (to fall) with ni + causative suffix -i + ta

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

अहो (aho) - alas, oh, ah

(indeclinable)

धिक् (dhik) - shame, woe, alas

(indeclinable)

मन्निमित्तः (mannimittaḥ) - caused by me, on my account

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matnimitta

matnimitta - on my account, for my sake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+nimitta)

• mat – my, mine (from asmad)
  pronoun
  ablative of asmad used as genitive equivalent in compounds
• nimitta – cause, reason, motive, occasion
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'vināśaḥ'

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vināśaḥ'

विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, death

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

राजपुत्रयोः (rājaputrayoḥ) - of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (of the two princes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

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