वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-16

यस्मादनपराद्धं त्वं सहायं मम जघ्निवान् ।
तस्मात्तवापि पापिष्ठ प्रदास्यामि प्रतिक्रियाम् ॥१६॥

16. yasmādanaparāddhaṃ tvaṃ sahāyaṃ mama jaghnivān ,
tasmāttavāpi pāpiṣṭha pradāsyāmi pratikriyām.

16. yasmāt anaparāddham tvam sahāyam mama jaghnivān
tasmāt tava api pāpiṣṭha pradāsyāmi pratikriyām

16. yasmāt tvam mama anaparāddham sahāyam jaghnivān,
tasmāt,
he pāpiṣṭha,
tava api pratikriyām pradāsyāmi

16. Because you have killed my innocent companion, therefore, O most sinful one, I will give you a retaliation in return.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, due to which

• अनपराद्धम् (anaparāddham) - innocent, faultless, not having offended

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Saudāsa) (you)

• सहायम् (sahāyam) - my innocent companion (the slain rākṣasa) (companion, helper)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• जघ्निवान् (jaghnivān) - you who have killed (you have killed, having killed)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• तव (tava) - to you (Saudāsa) (to you, for you, your)

• अपि (api) - even you (also, even, indeed)

• पापिष्ठ (pāpiṣṭha) - O most sinful one (Saudāsa) (O most sinful one, O worst sinner)

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will bestow

• प्रतिक्रियाम् (pratikriyām) - retaliation, recompense, counter-action

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, due to which

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Used correlatively with 'tasmāt'.

अनपराद्धम् (anaparāddham) - innocent, faultless, not having offended

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anaparāddha

anaparāddha - innocent, faultless, not having offended

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Formed from root √rādh (to succeed, offend) with upasargas apa- and a- (negative prefix).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+aparāddha)

• a – not, un-, negation
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• aparāddha – offended, wronged, committed a fault
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √rādh (to succeed, offend) with upasarga apa-.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: rādh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'sahāyam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Saudāsa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'jaghnivān'.

सहायम् (sahāyam) - my innocent companion (the slain rākṣasa) (companion, helper)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahāya

sahāya - companion, assistant, ally

From sa- (with) and √i (to go), literally 'going with'.

Prefix: sa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'jaghnivān'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Possessive for 'sahāyam'.

जघ्निवान् (jaghnivān) - you who have killed (you have killed, having killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaghnivat

jaghnivat - having killed

Past Active Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) with suffix -kavatu.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tvam'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlative to 'yasmāt'.

तव (tava) - to you (Saudāsa) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Indirect object of 'pradāsyāmi'.

अपि (api) - even you (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Adds emphasis or implies 'you too'.

पापिष्ठ (pāpiṣṭha) - O most sinful one (Saudāsa) (O most sinful one, O worst sinner)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāpiṣṭha

pāpiṣṭha - most sinful, worst, most wicked

Superlative degree of 'pāpin' (sinful).

Note: Vocative addressing Saudāsa.

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will bestow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Future (Lṛṭ) of dā

Future tense, Parasmaipada, 1st person singular.

From root √dā (to give) with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Speaker is the rākṣasa's companion.

प्रतिक्रियाम् (pratikriyām) - retaliation, recompense, counter-action

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratikriyā

pratikriyā - retaliation, recompense, counter-action, remedy

From prati- (against, in return) and kriyā (action).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (prati+kriyā)

• prati – against, in return, towards
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• kriyā – action, deed, act
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'pradāsyāmi'.