ضَرَبْتُهُ تَأْدِيبًا: verb + subject suffix + object pronoun + accusative reason.
قَعَدْتُ عَنِ الْحَرْبِ جُبْنًا: verb + subject suffix + prepositional phrase + accusative reason.
The first expresses purpose and the second motive; both are analysed in this chapter as mafʿūl lahu.
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Al-Mafʿūl Lahu: Expressing the Reason for an Action
ضَرَبْتُهُ تَأْدِيبًا: verb + subject suffix + object pronoun + accusative reason.
قَعَدْتُ عَنِ الْحَرْبِ جُبْنًا: verb + subject suffix + prepositional phrase + accusative reason.
The first expresses purpose and the second motive; both are analysed in this chapter as mafʿūl lahu.