वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-19

तेनैष प्रस्थितो ऽहं वै पितृराजपुरं प्रति ।
प्राणिसंक्लेशकर्तारं योजयिष्यामि मृत्युना ॥१९॥

19. tenaiṣa prasthito'haṃ vai pitṛrājapuraṃ prati ,
prāṇisaṃkleśakartāraṃ yojayiṣyāmi mṛtyunā.

19. tena eṣaḥ prasthitaḥ aham vai pitṛrājapuram
prati prāṇisaṃkleśakartāram yojayisyāmi mṛtyunā

19. tena vai eṣaḥ aham pitṛrājapuram prati prasthitaḥ
prāṇisaṃkleśakartāram mṛtyunā yojayisyāmi

19. Therefore, indeed, I have set out towards the city of the king of ancestors (Yama). I will deliver to death the one who causes suffering to living beings.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, for that reason

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out, departed, proceeded

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• पितृराजपुरम् (pitṛrājapuram) - to the city of the king of ancestors (Yama)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

• प्राणिसंक्लेशकर्तारम् (prāṇisaṁkleśakartāram) - the one who causes distress to living beings

• योजयिस्यामि (yojayisyāmi) - I will deliver, I will cause to meet (I will unite, I will join, I will connect, I will apply)

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - with death, by death

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, for that reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he

Note: Refers to the speaker.

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out, departed, proceeded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - set out, gone forth, departed, ready to go

Past Passive Participle

From pra-sthā (to set out, proceed)

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

पितृराजपुरम् (pitṛrājapuram) - to the city of the king of ancestors (Yama)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛrājapura

pitṛrājapura - the city of the king of ancestors; the city of Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛrāja+pura)

• pitṛrāja – king of ancestors; Yama
  proper noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governed by the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a preposition with 'pitṛrājapuram'.

प्राणिसंक्लेशकर्तारम् (prāṇisaṁkleśakartāram) - the one who causes distress to living beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇisaṃkleśakartṛ

prāṇisaṁkleśakartṛ - the one who causes distress to living beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇi+saṃkleśa+kartṛ)

• prāṇi – living being, creature
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkleśa – distress, pain, suffering, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  From saṃ-kliś (to torment)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kliś (class 9)
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Yama as the punisher.

योजयिस्यामि (yojayisyāmi) - I will deliver, I will cause to meet (I will unite, I will join, I will connect, I will apply)

(verb)

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

Causative stem yojaya

Causative form (yoj-aya)

Root: yuj (class 7)

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - with death, by death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, mortality

Root: mṛ (class 6)