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

सप्तरात्रेण राजासौ सभृत्यबलवाहनः ।
पापकर्मसमाचारो वधं प्राप्स्यति दुर्मतिः ॥७॥

7. saptarātreṇa rājāsau sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ ,
pāpakarmasamācāro vadhaṃ prāpsyati durmatiḥ.

7. sapta-rātreṇa rājā asau sa-bhṛtya-bala-vāhanaḥ
pāpa-karma-samācāraḥ vadham prāpsyati dur-matiḥ

7. Within seven nights, that king, along with his servants, army, and vehicles, whose conduct involves sinful acts (pāpa-karma), will meet his demise, being of wicked intellect (durmatiḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• सप्त-रात्रेण (sapta-rātreṇa) - within seven nights, in seven nights

• राजा (rājā) - king

• असौ (asau) - that king (that, he, she, it (referring to something distant or previously mentioned))

• स-भृत्य-बल-वाहनः (sa-bhṛtya-bala-vāhanaḥ) - with servants, army, and vehicles; accompanied by servants, army, and vehicles

• पाप-कर्म-समाचारः (pāpa-karma-samācāraḥ) - whose conduct involves sinful acts; whose actions are sinful; having sinful behavior

• वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaughter, death, demise

• प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will meet his demise (will obtain, will reach, will attain, will meet)

• दुर्-मतिः (dur-matiḥ) - of wicked intellect, evil-minded, foolish

Words meanings and morphology

सप्त-रात्रेण (sapta-rātreṇa) - within seven nights, in seven nights

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sapta-rātra

sapta-rātra - a period of seven nights

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+rātra)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• rātra – night, a period of a night
  noun (neuter)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

असौ (asau) - that king (that, he, she, it (referring to something distant or previously mentioned))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, often referring to something distant or specific)

स-भृत्य-बल-वाहनः (sa-bhṛtya-bala-vāhanaḥ) - with servants, army, and vehicles; accompanied by servants, army, and vehicles

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-bhṛtya-bala-vāhana

sa-bhṛtya-bala-vāhana - accompanied by servants, army, and vehicles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhṛtya+bala+vāhana)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix to form bahuvrīhi compounds
• bhṛtya – servant, dependant, hireling
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• vāhana – vehicle, carriage, mount
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

पाप-कर्म-समाचारः (pāpa-karma-samācāraḥ) - whose conduct involves sinful acts; whose actions are sinful; having sinful behavior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa-karma-samācāra

pāpa-karma-samācāra - one whose conduct is sinful, one whose actions are evil

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa-karma+samācāra)

• pāpa-karma – sinful act, evil deed
  noun (neuter)
• samācāra – conduct, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-ā-car (to act, behave)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: car (class 1)

वधम् (vadham) - killing, slaughter, death, demise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, death, destruction

From root vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will meet his demise (will obtain, will reach, will attain, will meet)

(verb)

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

Future Tense

3rd person singular, future active, parasmaipada

Prefixes: pra+āp

Root: āp (class 5)

दुर्-मतिः (dur-matiḥ) - of wicked intellect, evil-minded, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dur-mati

dur-mati - evil-minded, foolish, having a bad intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

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