वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-9

अपराधिषु यो दण्डः पात्यते मानवेषु वै ।
स दण्डो विधिवन्मुक्तः स्वर्गं नयति पार्थिवम् ॥९॥

9. aparādhiṣu yo daṇḍaḥ pātyate mānaveṣu vai ,
sa daṇḍo vidhivanmuktaḥ svargaṃ nayati pārthivam.

9. aparādhiṣu yaḥ daṇḍaḥ pātyate mānaveṣu vai saḥ
daṇḍaḥ vidhivatmuktaḥ svargam nayati pārthivam

9. mānaveṣu aparādhiṣu yaḥ daṇḍaḥ vai pātyate saḥ
vidhivatmuktaḥ daṇḍaḥ pārthivam svargam nayati

9. That punishment which is inflicted upon human offenders, when properly administered, indeed leads the king to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• अपराधिषु (aparādhiṣu) - upon offenders (among offenders, to offenders)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (which, who)

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (staff, punishment, authority)

• पात्यते (pātyate) - is inflicted (is thrown, is cast, is inflicted)

• मानवेषु (mānaveṣu) - upon human (among men, among human beings)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

• सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (staff, punishment, authority)

• विधिवत्मुक्तः (vidhivatmuktaḥ) - properly administered (rightly released, duly administered)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (heaven, to heaven)

• नयति (nayati) - leads (leads, brings, guides)

• पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king (the king, earthly one, pertaining to the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

अपराधिषु (aparādhiṣu) - upon offenders (among offenders, to offenders)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of aparādhin

aparādhin - offender, criminal, wrongdoer

From root `rādh` with prefix `apa-` and suffix `in`

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Refers to `daṇḍaḥ`.

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (staff, punishment, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, authority, penal power, rule, discipline

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

पात्यते (pātyate) - is inflicted (is thrown, is cast, is inflicted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pat

Present Passive

From causative `pātayati` (to cause to fall/inflict) -> passive `pātyate`. 3rd person singular, present tense, ātmanepada.

Root: pat (class 1)

मानवेषु (mānaveṣu) - upon human (among men, among human beings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to Manu, man, human being

From `manu` + `a` (descendant/pertaining to)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (staff, punishment, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, authority, penal power, rule, discipline

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

विधिवत्मुक्तः (vidhivatmuktaḥ) - properly administered (rightly released, duly administered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhivatmukta

vidhivatmukta - rightly released/administered, applied according to rule

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidhivat+mukta)

• vidhivat – according to rule, lawfully, duly
  indeclinable
  From `vidhi` (rule) + `vat` (suffix indicating 'like' or 'according to')
• mukta – released, set free, discharged, applied, employed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `muc` (to release, to let go, to apply)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `daṇḍaḥ`.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (heaven, to heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode

Note: Indicates destination.

नयति (nayati) - leads (leads, brings, guides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, parasmaipada

Root: nī (class 1)

पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king (the king, earthly one, pertaining to the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, a king, ruler, prince

From `pṛthivī` (earth) + `a` (suffix)

Note: Object of `nayati`.