वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-12, verse-16

यथोक्तं तत् करिष्यामो न किं चित् परिहास्यते ।
ततः सुमन्त्रमाहूय वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. yathoktaṃ tat kariṣyāmo na kiṃ cit parihāsyate ,
tataḥ sumantramāhūya vasiṣṭho vākyamabravīt.

16. yathoktam tat kariṣyāmaḥ na kim cit parihāsyate
tataḥ sumantram āhūya vasiṣṭhaḥ vākyam abravīt

16. yathoktam tat kariṣyāmaḥ na kim cit parihāsyate
tataḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ sumantram āhūya vākyam abravīt

16. We will do exactly as instructed; nothing will be left undone. Then, Vasishtha, having summoned Sumantra, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as said, as spoken, as instructed

• तत् (tat) - that, that thing, it

• करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will do, we will make, we will perform

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• किम् चित् (kim cit) - anything, something, whatever little

• परिहास्यते (parihāsyate) - will be left out, will be neglected, will be omitted

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that, afterwards

• सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - Sumantra (name of Daśaratha's charioteer/minister)

• आहूय (āhūya) - having called, having summoned

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasishtha (name of a revered sage)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement, sentence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he told

Words meanings and morphology

यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as said, as spoken, as instructed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathokta

yathokta - as said, as spoken, as instructed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `yathā` (as) and `ukta` (spoken), past passive participle of `vac` (to speak).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+ukta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• ukta – spoken, said, told
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vac` (to speak), past passive participle.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the action of 'doing'.

तत् (tat) - that, that thing, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of `kariṣyāmaḥ`.

करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will do, we will make, we will perform

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense

From root `kṛ`, future tense, 1st person plural, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

किम् चित् (kim cit) - anything, something, whatever little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, a little, a certain

Compound of `kim` (what) and `cid` (an enclitic particle forming indefinite pronouns/adjectives).

Note: Used here with `na` to mean 'nothing at all'.

परिहास्यते (parihāsyate) - will be left out, will be neglected, will be omitted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (ḷṛṭ) of parihā

Future tense, passive voice

From root `hā` (to abandon, leave) with prefix `pari-`. Future tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Prefix: pari

Root: hā (class 3)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `tad`.

Note: Expresses sequence in time.

सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - Sumantra (name of Daśaratha's charioteer/minister)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of a minister or charioteer, particularly of Daśaratha)

Note: Direct object of `āhūya`.

आहूय (āhūya) - having called, having summoned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `hve` (to call) with prefix `ā-`. Absolutive form.

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasishtha (name of a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasishtha (name of one of the most revered Vedic rishis)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence, utterance

From `vac` (to speak) + `ya` suffix.

Root: vac

Note: Direct object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense

From root `brū` (or `vac`), imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. The `a-` augment signifies past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)