वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-54, verse-19

स त्वं हत्वा मधुसुतं लवणं पापनिश्चयम् ।
राज्यं प्रशाधि धर्मेण वाक्यं मे यद्यवेक्षसे ॥१९॥

19. sa tvaṃ hatvā madhusutaṃ lavaṇaṃ pāpaniścayam ,
rājyaṃ praśādhi dharmeṇa vākyaṃ me yadyavekṣase.

19. saḥ tvam hatvā madhusutam lavaṇam pāpaniścayam
rājyam praśādhi dharmeṇa vākyam me yadi avekṣase

19. saḥ tvam pāpaniścayam madhusutam lavaṇam hatvā
dharmeṇa rājyam praśādhi yadi me vākyam avekṣase

19. Therefore, you, having killed Lavana, the son of Madhu, who is evil-minded, should govern the kingdom in accordance with natural law (dharma), if you heed my instruction.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - therefore (you) (he, that, therefore)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck

• मधुसुतम् (madhusutam) - son of Madhu

• लवणम् (lavaṇam) - Lavana

• पापनिश्चयम् (pāpaniścayam) - evil-minded, whose resolve is wicked

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

• प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern, command

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, according to (dharma), righteously

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, command, sentence

• मे (me) - my, to me

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अवेक्षसे (avekṣase) - you consider, you heed

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - therefore (you) (he, that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) + 'ktvā' suffix

Root: han (class 2)

मधुसुतम् (madhusutam) - son of Madhu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhusuta

madhusuta - son of Madhu

Compound of 'madhu' and 'suta'

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+suta)

• madhu – Madhu (a demon's name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'sū' (to beget, produce)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

लवणम् (lavaṇam) - Lavana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - Lavana (a demon, son of Madhu), salt

Note: Object of 'hatvā'. Appositive to 'madhusutam'.

पापनिश्चयम् (pāpaniścayam) - evil-minded, whose resolve is wicked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpaniścaya

pāpaniścaya - whose resolve is evil, firm in sin

Compound of 'pāpa' and 'niścaya'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+niścaya)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sin
  noun (neuter)
• niścaya – firm resolve, certainty, determination
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni-ci' (to ascertain)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'lavaṇam'.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

From root 'rāj' (to rule) + 'ya' suffix

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'praśādhi'.

प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern, command

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-śās

imperative active

From root 'śās' (to rule, instruct) with prefix 'pra'. 'praśādhi' is a 2nd person singular imperative.

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, according to (dharma), righteously

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support) + 'man' suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, command, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, command

From 'vac' (to speak) + 'ya' suffix (from 'vāk')

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'avekṣase'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

First person pronoun, enclitic form for genitive/dative

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अवेक्षसे (avekṣase) - you consider, you heed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ava-īkṣ

present middle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see, look) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)