वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-77, verse-15

हन्तारो ब्राह्मणान्ये तु प्रेक्षापूर्वमदूषकान् ।
तांश्चतुर्थेन भागेन संश्रयिष्ये सुरर्षभाः ॥१५॥

15. hantāro brāhmaṇānye tu prekṣāpūrvamadūṣakān ,
tāṃścaturthena bhāgena saṃśrayiṣye surarṣabhāḥ.

15. hantāraḥ brāhmaṇān ye tu prekṣāpūrvam adūṣakān
tān caturthena bhāgena saṃśrayiṣye surarṣabhāḥ

15. And those who intentionally kill innocent Brahmins, O best of gods, I will reside in them with the fourth portion (of this sin).

Words meanings summery:

• हन्तारः (hantāraḥ) - those who kill (killers, slayers)

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• ये (ye) - who (who (plural))

• तु (tu) - and (but, and, on the other hand)

• प्रेक्षापूर्वम् (prekṣāpūrvam) - intentionally (after consideration, intentionally, knowingly)

• अदूषकान् (adūṣakān) - innocent (non-defiling, innocent, faultless)

• तान् (tān) - them (the killers) (them, those)

• चतुर्थेन (caturthena) - with the fourth (portion) (with the fourth, by the fourth)

• भागेन (bhāgena) - with the portion (of the sin) (with a portion, by a share)

• संश्रयिष्ये (saṁśrayiṣye) - I will reside in them (I will resort to, I will take refuge in, I will dwell in)

• सुरर्षभाः (surarṣabhāḥ) - O best of gods (O best of gods, O excellent gods)

Words meanings and morphology

हन्तारः (hantāraḥ) - those who kill (killers, slayers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hantṛ

hantṛ - killer, slayer, destroyer, striker

Agent Noun

From root √han (to strike, kill) + suffix tṛ.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the relative clause ye hantāraḥ.

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

From brahman (brahmin).

Note: Object of killing.

ये (ye) - who (who (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Nominative masculine plural.

Note: Relative pronoun introducing a clause.

तु (tu) - and (but, and, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षापूर्वम् (prekṣāpūrvam) - intentionally (after consideration, intentionally, knowingly)

(indeclinable)

Compound of prekṣā (seeing, consideration) and pūrva (before, preceded by).

Compound type : adverbial compound (prekṣā+pūrva)

• prekṣā – seeing, looking, consideration, deliberation
  noun (feminine)
  From pra + root √īkṣ (to see, look).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• pūrva – before, preceding, former, prior
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

Note: Describes the manner of killing.

अदूषकान् (adūṣakān) - innocent (non-defiling, innocent, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adūṣaka

adūṣaka - not defiling, not polluting, faultless, innocent

Negative prefix a + dūṣaka (defiler, polluter). dūṣaka from √dūṣ (to pollute, corrupt).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dūṣaka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dūṣaka – defiler, polluter, one who harms
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √dūṣ (to defile, corrupt) with suffix aka.
  Root: dūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇān.

तान् (tān) - them (the killers) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Accusative masculine plural, refers back to ye hantāraḥ.

चतुर्थेन (caturthena) - with the fourth (portion) (with the fourth, by the fourth)

(numeral)

भागेन (bhāgena) - with the portion (of the sin) (with a portion, by a share)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, division

From root √bhaj (to divide, share).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

संश्रयिष्ये (saṁśrayiṣye) - I will reside in them (I will resort to, I will take refuge in, I will dwell in)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (Lṛṭ) of √śri (with saṃ)

Future tense (Middle Voice)

From prefix sam + root √śri (to resort to, lean upon) + future suffix sya + e (1st person singular middle ending).

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: The subject is Durvasa (or the sin he embodies).

सुरर्षभाः (surarṣabhāḥ) - O best of gods (O best of gods, O excellent gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of surarṣabha

surarṣabha - bull among gods, best of gods, excellent god

Compound of sura (god) and ṛṣabha (bull, chief, best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+ṛṣabha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sur (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣabh (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the gods present.