वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-44, verse-3

पौरापवादः सुमहांस्तथा जनपदस्य च ।
वर्तते मयि बीभत्सः स मे मर्माणि कृन्तति ॥३॥

3. paurāpavādaḥ sumahāṃstathā janapadasya ca ,
vartate mayi bībhatsaḥ sa me marmāṇi kṛntati.

3. paurāpavādaḥ sumahān tathā janapadasya ca
vartate mayi bībhatsaḥ saḥ me marmāṇi kṛntati

3. sumahān bībhatsaḥ paurāpavādaḥ tathā janapadasya
ca mayi vartate saḥ me marmāṇi kṛntati

3. A very great and hateful public censure, both from the citizens and from the people of the country, is directed at me. That censure pierces my vital parts.

Words meanings summery:

• पौरापवादः (paurāpavādaḥ) - censure of citizens, public blame

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

• जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the country, of the people

• च (ca) - and

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, prevails, happens

• मयि (mayi) - in me, concerning me

• बीभत्सः (bībhatsaḥ) - hateful, disgusting, abhorrent

• सः (saḥ) - that censure (that, he)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable parts

• कृन्तति (kṛntati) - cuts, pierces, wounds

Words meanings and morphology

पौरापवादः (paurāpavādaḥ) - censure of citizens, public blame

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paurāpavāda

paurāpavāda - censure by citizens, public blame

Compound type : tatpurusha (paura+apavāda)

• paura – citizen, townsman
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pura (city)
• apavāda – blame, censure, reproach
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √vad with apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: vad (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, excellent

Compound of su (good, very) and mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective

Note: Sandhi form of sumahat, agreeing with paurāpavādaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the country, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, populated district, people of a country

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+pada)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, place, country
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, prevails, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

मयि (mayi) - in me, concerning me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

बीभत्सः (bībhatsaḥ) - hateful, disgusting, abhorrent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bībhatsa

bībhatsa - disgusting, abhorrent, causing aversion

Desiderative of √badh (to oppress), meaning 'wishing to avoid' or 'causing disgust'

Root: badh

Note: Agrees with paurāpavādaḥ.

सः (saḥ) - that censure (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the censure (apavāda).

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternate form for mama.

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable parts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, weak part

Note: Object of kṛntati.

कृन्तति (kṛntati) - cuts, pierces, wounds

(verb)

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

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Parasmaipada form.