वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-5

ऋषयो ऽप्यद्य पापात्मन्मया त्वां निहतं रणे ।
पश्यन्तु विप्रा विद्वांसस्त्रिदशा इव रावणम् ॥५॥

5. ṛṣayo'pyadya pāpātmanmayā tvāṃ nihataṃ raṇe ,
paśyantu viprā vidvāṃsastridaśā iva rāvaṇam.

5. ṛṣayaḥ api adya pāpātman mayā tvām nihatam raṇe
paśyantu viprāḥ vidvāṃsaḥ tridaśāḥ iva rāvaṇam

5. pāpātman adya mayā raṇe tvām nihatam ṛṣayaḥ api
viprāḥ vidvāṃsaḥ tridaśāḥ rāvaṇam iva paśyantu

5. O evil-souled (ātman) one, let the sages, wise Brahmins, and divine beings witness you slain by me in battle today, just as (they witnessed) Ravana.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, inspired poets, seers

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• पापात्मन् (pāpātman) - Addressing Lavana as an evil-souled being (O evil-souled one, O wicked one)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed, struck down

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see, they should see

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

• विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - wise ones, learned ones, knowing ones

• त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - gods, divine beings

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - The demon king Ravana, chief antagonist of the Ramayana (Ravana (proper name))

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, inspired poets, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

पापात्मन् (pāpātman) - Addressing Lavana as an evil-souled being (O evil-souled one, O wicked one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāpātman

pāpātman - evil-souled, wicked, sinful; one whose (ātman) is evil (pāpa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+ātman)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sinful, bad
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed, struck down

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see, they should see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative (Loṭ-lakāra)

3rd person plural, Imperative mood, Parasmaipada, from root dṛś (which uses paśya- stem in present/imperative).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

Root: vip

विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - wise ones, learned ones, knowing ones

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidvat

vidvat - wise, learned, knowing, intelligent

Perfect Active Participle

From root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, divine being (lit. 'having three ages')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

Note: Often used collectively to mean 'gods'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - The demon king Ravana, chief antagonist of the Ramayana (Ravana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (name of a demon king)

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