वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-12

दातुमिच्छति धर्मात्मा तच्छ्रुत्वा बलदर्पितः ।
शम्भुर्नाम ततो राजा दैत्यानां कुपितो ऽभवत् ।
तेन रात्रौ प्रसुप्तो मे पिता पापेन हिंसितः ॥१२॥

12. dātumicchati dharmātmā tacchrutvā baladarpitaḥ ,
śambhurnāma tato rājā daityānāṃ kupito'bhavat ,
tena rātrau prasupto me pitā pāpena hiṃsitaḥ.

12. dātum icchati dharmātmā tat śrutvā
baladarpitaḥ śambhuḥ nāma tataḥ rājā
daityānām kupitaḥ abhavat tena
rātrau prasuptaḥ me pitā pāpena hiṃsitaḥ

12. dharmātmā dātum icchati.
tat śrutvā baladarpitaḥ śambhuḥ nāma daityānām rājā tataḥ kupitaḥ abhavat.
tena pāpena me pitā rātrau prasuptaḥ hiṃsitaḥ.

12. My father, a righteous soul (dharmātmā), wished to give (her hand in marriage). Having heard this, Shambhu, the king of the demons (daityas), arrogant with power, became enraged. By that wicked one, my father was killed while asleep at night.

Words meanings summery:

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give (her hand in marriage) (to give)

• इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - (my father), a righteous soul (dharma) (righteous soul, pious person)

• तत् (tat) - this (the father's wish) (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• बलदर्पितः (baladarpitaḥ) - arrogant with power, proud of strength

• शम्भुः (śambhuḥ) - Shambhu, the king of the demons (Shambhu (a name, often for Shiva, here a king of demons))

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the demons, of the daityas

• कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - enraged, angry

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• तेन (tena) - by him (Shambhu), by that wicked one (by him, by that)

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

• प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - asleep, sleeping soundly

• मे (me) - my, of me

• पिता (pitā) - father

• पापेन (pāpena) - by that wicked one (Shambhu) (by sin, by evil, by the wicked one)

• हिंसितः (hiṁsitaḥ) - killed (harmed, killed, injured)

Words meanings and morphology

दातुम् (dātum) - to give (her hand in marriage) (to give)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive from root √dā

Root: dā (class 3)

इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of icch

present active

From root √iṣ (to wish), present stem icch

Root: iṣ (class 6)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - (my father), a righteous soul (dharma) (righteous soul, pious person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, pious person, virtuous nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, constitution, natural law
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the father mentioned in the previous verse.

तत् (tat) - this (the father's wish) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the father's wish to give his daughter.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

बलदर्पितः (baladarpitaḥ) - arrogant with power, proud of strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baladarpita

baladarpita - arrogant with power, proud of strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+darpita)

• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – arrogant, proud
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dṛp (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Shambhu.

शम्भुः (śambhuḥ) - Shambhu, the king of the demons (Shambhu (a name, often for Shiva, here a king of demons))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śambhu

śambhu - Shambhu, benevolent (often associated with Shiva), here a proper name

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to introduce a name.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the demons, of the daityas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - demon, a descendant of Diti

कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kupita

kupita - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

From root √kup (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Shambhu.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect active

From root √bhū (to be), imperfect form with augment 'a'

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by him (Shambhu), by that wicked one (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Shambhu.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - asleep, sleeping soundly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - asleep, sleeping, unconscious

Past Passive Participle

From root √svap (to sleep) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the father.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

पापेन (pāpena) - by that wicked one (Shambhu) (by sin, by evil, by the wicked one)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, wicked, bad

Note: Used here to describe the wicked deed or the wicked doer (Shambhu).

हिंसितः (hiṁsitaḥ) - killed (harmed, killed, injured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiṃsita

hiṁsita - harmed, killed, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root √hiṃs (to injure, kill)

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective, implying 'was killed'.