योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-35

अथवा लवणं ब्रह्मन्यज्ञघ्नं तं मधोः सुतम् ।
कथयत्वसुरप्रख्यं नैव मोक्ष्यामि पुत्रकम् ॥ ३५ ॥

athavā lavaṇaṃ brahmanyajñaghnaṃ taṃ madhoḥ sutam ,
kathayatvasuraprakhyaṃ naiva mokṣyāmi putrakam 35

35. athavā lavaṇam brahman yajñaghnam tam madhoḥ sutam
kathayatu asuraprakhyam na eva mokṣyāmi putrakam

35. Or, O Brahmin (brahman), let that demon-like Lavana, son of Madhu, who destroys Vedic rituals (yajña), declare himself. I will certainly not spare that boy.

Words meanings summery:

• अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

• लवणम् (lavaṇam) - Lavana (proper name)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the sage Chyavana (O Brahmin, O holy one)

• यज्ञघ्नम् (yajñaghnam) - slayer of sacrifices (yajña)

• तम् (tam) - that (Lavana) (that, him)

• मधोः (madhoḥ) - of Madhu

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• कथयतु (kathayatu) - let him declare (his might/deeds) (let him tell, let him describe, let him speak)

• असुरप्रख्यम् (asuraprakhyam) - demon-like, resembling a demon

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• मोक्ष्यामि (mokṣyāmi) - I shall spare (him) (I shall release, I shall abandon, I shall spare)

• पुत्रकम् (putrakam) - that boy, that youth (referring to Lavana as an enemy to be dealt with) (dear son, little son, boy, youth)

Words meanings and morphology

अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

लवणम् (lavaṇam) - Lavana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - Lavana (proper name, son of Madhu)

Note: Object of the implied 'let him tell about'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the sage Chyavana (O Brahmin, O holy one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, a priest, a holy man, the Absolute (brahman)

यज्ञघ्नम् (yajñaghnam) - slayer of sacrifices (yajña)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajñaghna

yajñaghna - destroyer of sacrifices (yajña)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+ghna)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Lavana.

तम् (tam) - that (Lavana) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Lavana.

मधोः (madhoḥ) - of Madhu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of madhu

madhu - Madhu (proper name, a demon); honey, sweetness

Note: Possessive case, modifying sutam.

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sū (to bring forth, beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Lavana, son of Madhu.

कथयतु (kathayatu) - let him declare (his might/deeds) (let him tell, let him describe, let him speak)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Imperative

Present, imperative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: kath (class 10)

असुरप्रख्यम् (asuraprakhyam) - demon-like, resembling a demon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asuraprakhya

asuraprakhya - resembling a demon, demon-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (asura+prakhya)

• asura – a demon, a titan, an anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, appearing like, famous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra- + khyā (to be known, to appear).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Lavana.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

मोक्ष्यामि (mokṣyāmi) - I shall spare (him) (I shall release, I shall abandon, I shall spare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of mokṣ

Future Indicative

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice, from root muc (to release) with desiderative suffix -sa- (often results in -kṣ-).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Implicit subject 'I' (Shatrughna).

पुत्रकम् (putrakam) - that boy, that youth (referring to Lavana as an enemy to be dealt with) (dear son, little son, boy, youth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - a little son, a dear son; a young person, a boy

Diminutive or endearing form of putra.

Note: Object of mokṣyāmi.