वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-24, verse-24

ननु नाम त्वया रक्ष्यो जामाता समरेष्वपि ।
तं निहत्य रणे राजन् स्वयमेव न लज्जसे ॥२४॥

24. nanu nāma tvayā rakṣyo jāmātā samareṣvapi ,
taṃ nihatya raṇe rājan svayameva na lajjase.

24. nanu nāma tvayā rakṣyaḥ jāmātā samareṣu api
tam nihatya raṇe rājan svayam eva na lajjase

24. nanu nāma tvayā jāmātā samareṣu api rakṣyaḥ
rājan tam raṇe svayam eva nihatya na lajjase

24. Surely, your son-in-law was to be protected by you, even in battles. Having personally slain him in battle, O King, do you not feel ashamed?

Words meanings summery:

• ननु (nanu) - surely (surely, indeed, is it not so?)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphasizing) (indeed, by name, truly)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rāvaṇa) (by you)

• रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - was to be protected (to be protected, should be protected, protectable)

• जामाता (jāmātā) - son-in-law

• समरेषु (samareṣu) - even in battles (in battles, in wars)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• तम् (tam) - him (the son-in-law) (him, that (masculine accusative))

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain (having killed, having struck down)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in the battlefield)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Rāvaṇa) (O King)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - personally (personally, by oneself)

• एव (eva) - only (indeed, only, just)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लज्जसे (lajjase) - do you feel ashamed? (you are ashamed, you blush)

Words meanings and morphology

ननु (nanu) - surely (surely, indeed, is it not so?)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphasizing) (indeed, by name, truly)

(indeclinable)

Originally instrumental of 'nāman' (name) used adverbially

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rāvaṇa) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - was to be protected (to be protected, should be protected, protectable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, fit to be protected, protectable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with suffix 'ya'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation or fitness

जामाता (jāmātā) - son-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmātṛ

jāmātṛ - son-in-law

समरेषु (samareṣu) - even in battles (in battles, in wars)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of samara

samara - battle, war, combat, conflict

From 'sam' (together) + 'ṛ' (to go, move)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (the son-in-law) (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain (having killed, having struck down)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni' and suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict, battlefield

From root 'raṇ' (to rejoice, sound, fight)

Root: raṇ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Rāvaṇa) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - personally (personally, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लज्जसे (lajjase) - do you feel ashamed? (you are ashamed, you blush)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of lajj

Present tense

Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha 1st class, often middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: lajj (class 1)