महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-177, verse-17

राम उवाच ।
स्मराम्यहं पूर्वकृतां प्रतिज्ञामृषिसत्तम ।
तथैव च करिष्यामि यथा साम्नैव लप्स्यते ॥१७॥

17. rāma uvāca ,
smarāmyahaṁ pūrvakṛtāṁ pratijñāmṛṣisattama ,
tathaiva ca kariṣyāmi yathā sāmnaiva lapsyate.

17. rāmaḥ uvāca smarāmi aham pūrvakṛtām pratijñām ṛṣisattama
tathā eva ca kariṣyāmi yathā sāmnā eva lapsyate

17. rāmaḥ uvāca ṛṣisattama aham pūrvakṛtām pratijñām
smarāmi ca tathā eva kariṣyāmi yathā sāmnā eva lapsyate

17. Rāma said: 'O best among sages (ṛṣisattama), I remember the vow (pratijñā) made previously. And I will act in such a way that it will be achieved by peaceful means (sāman) alone.'

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rama)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पूर्वकृताम् (pūrvakṛtām) - made previously, done before

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow, promise, agreement

• ऋषिसत्तम (ṛṣisattama) - O best among sages

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by gentle means, by peaceful negotiation

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• लप्स्यते (lapsyate) - will be obtained, will be attained

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - name of several celebrated persons, esp. Paraśurāma

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect tense form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smarāmi

Present tense form of root smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

पूर्वकृताम् (pūrvakṛtām) - made previously, done before

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvakṛta

pūrvakṛta - done previously, made before

Past Passive Participle

Compound of pūrva and kṛta (PPP of kṛ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+kṛta)

• pūrva – former, previous, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies pratijñām

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow, promise, agreement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, agreement, assertion

From root jñā with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

ऋषिसत्तम (ṛṣisattama) - O best among sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best among sages, most excellent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kariṣyāmi

Future tense form of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that

(indeclinable)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by gentle means, by peaceful negotiation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle means, peaceful approach, a chant of the Sāmaveda

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

लप्स्यते (lapsyate) - will be obtained, will be attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ) of lapsyate

Future tense (passive voice) form of root labh

Root: labh (class 1)