वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-53

वेद विद्याव्रत स्नातः स्वधर्मनिरतः सदा ।
स्त्रियाः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर ॥५३॥

53. veda vidyāvrata snātaḥ svadharmanirataḥ sadā ,
striyāḥ kasmādvadhaṃ vīra manyase rākṣaseśvara.

53. veda vidyāvratasnātaḥ svadharmanirataḥ sadā
striyāḥ kasmāt vadham vīra manyase rākṣaseśvara

53. vīra rākṣaseśvara veda vidyāvratasnātaḥ
svadharmanirataḥ sadā kasmāt striyāḥ vadham manyase

53. O hero, O lord of rākṣasas, you who have completed your Vedic studies and vows, and are always devoted to your own duty (svadharma), why do you consider the killing of a woman?

Words meanings summery:

• वेद (veda) - Veda (sacred texts)

• विद्याव्रतस्नातः (vidyāvratasnātaḥ) - one who has completed Vedic studies and vows (by performing the ceremonial bath)

• स्वधर्मनिरतः (svadharmanirataḥ) - devoted to one's own duty (dharma)

• सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause

• वधम् (vadham) - killing, murder

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

• राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

वेद (veda) - Veda (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, Veda

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Part of a compound 'veda-vidyāvratasnātaḥ'

विद्याव्रतस्नातः (vidyāvratasnātaḥ) - one who has completed Vedic studies and vows (by performing the ceremonial bath)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyāvratasnāta

vidyāvratasnāta - bathed after a vow of study, one who has completed sacred studies and vows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyāvrata+snāta)

• vidyāvrata – vow of study, sacred study
  noun (neuter)
• snāta – bathed, having performed the ceremonial bath after completing a vow
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'you' (Ravana)

स्वधर्मनिरतः (svadharmanirataḥ) - devoted to one's own duty (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svadharmanirata

svadharmanirata - devoted to one's own duty or righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma+nirata)

• sva – one's own
  adjective
• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nirata – devoted, absorbed in, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'you' (Ravana)

सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as 'why'

वधम् (vadham) - killing, murder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, murder

Root: vadh (class 1)

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

present middle

Root: man (class 4)

राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

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