वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-6, verse-15

स त्वमस्मत्प्रियार्थं तु जहि तान्मधुसूदन ।
चक्रकृत्तास्यकमलान्निवेदय यमाय वै ॥१५॥

15. sa tvamasmatpriyārthaṃ tu jahi tānmadhusūdana ,
cakrakṛttāsyakamalānnivedaya yamāya vai.

15. saḥ tvam asmatpriyārtham tu jahi tān madhusūdana
cakrakṛttāsyakamalān nivedaya yamāya vai

15. madhusūdana saḥ tvam tu asmatpriyārtham
cakrakṛttāsyakamalān tān jahi vai yamāya nivedaya

15. Therefore, O Madhusūdana, for our benefit, destroy them, those whose lotus-like faces have been severed by your discus, and consign them to Yama (the god of death).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (he/you)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अस्मत्प्रियार्थम् (asmatpriyārtham) - for our benefit, for our welfare

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• जहि (jahi) - kill, destroy

• तान् (tān) - them

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (epithet of Viṣṇu)

• चक्रकृत्तास्यकमलान् (cakrakṛttāsyakamalān) - those whose lotus-like faces have been cut by the discus

• निवेदय (nivedaya) - deliver, offer, report, present

• यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama (the god of death)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (he/you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphasizes 'tvam' (you).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Subject of 'jahi' and 'nivedaya'.

अस्मत्प्रियार्थम् (asmatpriyārtham) - for our benefit, for our welfare

(indeclinable)

Compound: 'asmad' (our) + 'priya' (dear, welfare) + 'artha' (purpose, sake)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asmad+priya+artha)

• asmad – I, we
  pronoun
• priya – dear, beloved, agreeable, welfare
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage meaning "for the sake of".

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

जहि (jahi) - kill, destroy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of han

imperative active 2nd singular

Irregular imperative form of root 'han'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the god ('tvam').

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'jahi'.

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (epithet of Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Compound: 'madhu' (name of a demon) + 'sūdana' (slayer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – Madhu (a proper name, specific demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sūdana – killer, destroyer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'sūd' (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Addressed to the god.

चक्रकृत्तास्यकमलान् (cakrakṛttāsyakamalān) - those whose lotus-like faces have been cut by the discus

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of cakrakṛttāsyakamala

cakrakṛttāsyakamala - (one) whose lotus-like face is severed by a discus

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'cakra' (discus) + 'kṛtta' (cut) + 'āsya' (face) + 'kamala' (lotus)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cakra+kṛtta+āsya+kamala)

• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtta – cut, severed, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛt' (to cut)
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• kamala – lotus, lotus-like
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'tān'.

निवेदय (nivedaya) - deliver, offer, report, present

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of niveday

imperative active 2nd singular (causative)

Causative of ni-√vid

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the god ('tvam').

यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama (the god of death)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death and justice)

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Indirect object of 'nivedaya'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.