वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-15

नाम तस्य च दण्डेति पिता चक्रे ऽल्पतेजसः ।
अवश्यं दण्डपतनं शरीरे ऽस्य भविष्यति ॥१५॥

15. nāma tasya ca daṇḍeti pitā cakre'lpatejasaḥ ,
avaśyaṃ daṇḍapatanaṃ śarīre'sya bhaviṣyati.

15. nāma tasya ca daṇḍa iti pitā cakre alpatejasaḥ
avaśyaṃ daṇḍapatanaṃ śarīre asya bhaviṣyati

15. pitā alpatejasaḥ tasya nāma ca daṇḍa iti cakre.
avaśyaṃ daṇḍapatanaṃ asya śarīre bhaviṣyati.

15. His father named him Daṇḍa, 'The Punishment,' because of his lack of brilliance, knowing that punishment would certainly befall his body.

Words meanings summery:

• नाम (nāma) - name, appellation, noun

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (son) (his, of him, of that)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• दण्ड (daṇḍa) - the proper name 'Daṇḍa', meaning 'Punishment' (staff, rod, punishment, fine, a proper name)

• इति (iti) - indicating the name 'Daṇḍa' (thus, so, in this manner)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• चक्रे (cakre) - he named, he established the name (he made, he did, he performed)

• अल्पतेजसः (alpatejasaḥ) - for his son, who was of little splendor (of little splendor, of weak power, lacking brilliance)

• अवश्यं (avaśyaṁ) - certainly, surely, inevitably, without fail

• दण्डपतनं (daṇḍapatanaṁ) - the falling of punishment, infliction of a penalty

• शरीरे (śarīre) - on the body, in the body

• अस्य (asya) - of this (son, Daṇḍa) (of him, his, of this)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen, it will become

Words meanings and morphology

नाम (nāma) - name, appellation, noun

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

तस्य (tasya) - of his (son) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son, Daṇḍa, mentioned in the narrative context.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

दण्ड (daṇḍa) - the proper name 'Daṇḍa', meaning 'Punishment' (staff, rod, punishment, fine, a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, fine, penalty

Note: Used as a proper name, chosen by the father, implying the fate of the son.

इति (iti) - indicating the name 'Daṇḍa' (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

चक्रे (cakre) - he named, he established the name (he made, he did, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

root 'kṛ' (8th class, tanādi) in perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अल्पतेजसः (alpatejasaḥ) - for his son, who was of little splendor (of little splendor, of weak power, lacking brilliance)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of alpatejas

alpatejas - of little splendor, of weak power, lacking brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+tejas)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, semen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'son' (tasya).

अवश्यं (avaśyaṁ) - certainly, surely, inevitably, without fail

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'bhaviṣyati'.

दण्डपतनं (daṇḍapatanaṁ) - the falling of punishment, infliction of a penalty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daṇḍapatana

daṇḍapatana - the falling or infliction of punishment

Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍa+patana)

• daṇḍa – punishment, staff
  noun (masculine)
• patana – falling, descent, the act of falling
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.

शरीरे (śarīre) - on the body, in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

अस्य (asya) - of this (son, Daṇḍa) (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son, Daṇḍa.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen, it will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

root 'bhū' (1st class, bhuādi) in future tense (lṛṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)