वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-73, verse-11

ये च त्वां घोरचक्षुर्भिरीक्षन्ते प्राणिनो भुवि ।
हतास्ते यमदण्डेन सद्यो निरयगामिनः ॥११॥

11. ye ca tvāṃ ghoracakṣurbhirīkṣante prāṇino bhuvi ,
hatāste yamadaṇḍena sadyo nirayagāminaḥ.

11. ye ca tvām ghoracakṣubhiḥ īkṣante prāṇinaḥ
bhuvi hatāḥ te yamadaṇḍena sadyaḥ nirayagāminaḥ

11. ye ca prāṇinaḥ bhuvi tvām ghoracakṣubhiḥ īkṣante
te sadyaḥ yamadaṇḍena hatāḥ nirayagāminaḥ

11. And those creatures on earth who gaze at you with hostile eyes are immediately struck down by the rod of Yama and are destined for hell.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• घोरचक्षुभिः (ghoracakṣubhiḥ) - with hostile eyes (with dreadful eyes, with fierce eyes)

• ईक्षन्ते (īkṣante) - they gaze at (they see, they look at)

• प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

• ते (te) - they

• यमदण्डेन (yamadaṇḍena) - by the rod of Yama

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly

• निरयगामिनः (nirayagāminaḥ) - going to hell, destined for hell

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun introducing the subordinate clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

घोरचक्षुभिः (ghoracakṣubhiḥ) - with hostile eyes (with dreadful eyes, with fierce eyes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghoracakṣus

ghoracakṣus - dreadful-eyed, fierce-eyed

Compound formed from 'ghora' (dreadful) and 'cakṣus' (eye)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+cakṣus)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
• cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

ईक्षन्ते (īkṣante) - they gaze at (they see, they look at)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Present active (ātmanepada)

Root īkṣ (class 1, ātmanepada verb)

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - a living being, creature, animate being

Derived from 'prāṇa' (life breath) + 'in' (possessing)

Note: Subject of 'īkṣante'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed (past passive participle of han)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'ye'.

यमदण्डेन (yamadaṇḍena) - by the rod of Yama

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yamadaṇḍa

yamadaṇḍa - Yama's rod, the rod of punishment

Compound of 'yama' (Yama, god of death) and 'daṇḍa' (rod)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+daṇḍa)

• yama – Yama (the god of death and justice)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• daṇḍa – stick, rod, punishment, staff
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Instrument of 'hatāḥ'.

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

निरयगामिनः (nirayagāminaḥ) - going to hell, destined for hell

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirayagāmin

nirayagāmin - going to hell, destined for hell

Compound of 'niraya' (hell) and 'gāmin' (going, leading to)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niraya+gāmin)

• niraya – hell, infernal region
  noun (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun (derived from gam)
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

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