वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-72, verse-17

तस्यासौ दण्डविषयो विन्ध्यशैवलसानुषु ।
शप्तो ब्रह्मर्षिणा तेन पुरा वैधर्मके कृते ॥१७॥

17. tasyāsau daṇḍaviṣayo vindhyaśaivalasānuṣu ,
śapto brahmarṣiṇā tena purā vaidharmake kṛte.

17. tasya asau daṇḍaviṣayaḥ vindhyaśaivalasānuṣu
śaptaḥ brahmarṣiṇā tena purā vaidharmake kṛte

17. This region of Daṇḍaka, encompassing the slopes of the Vindhya and Śaivala mountains, was cursed by that brahmin sage (brahmarṣi) long ago, when an act contrary to natural law (dharma) was committed.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, its

• असौ (asau) - this (one), that (one)

• दण्डविषयः (daṇḍaviṣayaḥ) - the Daṇḍaka region, cursed by the sage (the region of Daṇḍaka, the domain of Daṇḍa)

• विन्ध्यशैवलसानुषु (vindhyaśaivalasānuṣu) - on the slopes of Vindhya and Śaivala mountains

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed, reviled

• ब्रह्मर्षिणा (brahmarṣiṇā) - by the brahmin sage (brahmarṣi)

• तेन (tena) - by that (one)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, long ago

• वैधर्मके (vaidharmake) - in a deed against natural law (dharma), in a sinful act

• कृते (kṛte) - when done, having been done

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असौ (asau) - this (one), that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, yonder

दण्डविषयः (daṇḍaviṣayaḥ) - the Daṇḍaka region, cursed by the sage (the region of Daṇḍaka, the domain of Daṇḍa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍaviṣaya

daṇḍaviṣaya - the territory of Daṇḍa (a king), the Daṇḍaka forest region

Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍa+viṣaya)

• daṇḍa – stick, staff, punishment, a king (Daṇḍa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• viṣaya – region, territory, domain, object
  noun (masculine)

विन्ध्यशैवलसानुषु (vindhyaśaivalasānuṣu) - on the slopes of Vindhya and Śaivala mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vindhyaśaivalasānu

vindhyaśaivalasānu - the slopes of the Vindhya and Śaivala mountains

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (vindhya+śaivala+sānu)

• vindhya – the Vindhya mountain range
  proper noun (masculine)
• śaivala – the Śaivala mountain (a specific mountain or range)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sānu – summit, ridge, slope, peak
  noun (masculine)

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed, reviled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn, reviled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śap with suffix -ta

Root: śap (class 1)

ब्रह्मर्षिणा (brahmarṣiṇā) - by the brahmin sage (brahmarṣi)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a sage of the brahmin (brahman) class, a divine sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – a brahmin, sacred, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

तेन (tena) - by that (one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, long ago

(indeclinable)

वैधर्मके (vaidharmake) - in a deed against natural law (dharma), in a sinful act

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaidharmaka

vaidharmaka - an act contrary to (dharma), a wrongful or irreligious act

Derived from 'vi-dharma' (against dharma) + suffix -ka

कृते (kṛte) - when done, having been done

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ with suffix -ta

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction