वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-19, verse-23

कथमप्यमरप्रख्यं संग्रामाणामकोविदम् ।
बालं मे तनयं ब्रह्मन्नैव दास्यामि पुत्रकम् ॥२३॥

23. kathamapyamaraprakhyaṃ saṃgrāmāṇāmakovidam ,
bālaṃ me tanayaṃ brahmannaiva dāsyāmi putrakam.

23. katham api amaraprakhyam saṃgrāmāṇāmakovidam
balam me tanayam brahman na eva dāsyāmi putrakam

23. brahman! katham api amaraprakhyam saṃgrāmāṇāmakovidam balam me tanayam putrakam na eva dāsyāmi.

23. I will certainly not give my young son, who is like a god and inexperienced in battles, O Brahmin (brahman). I will not give that child.

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - in any way (how, in what way)

• अपि (api) - at all (also, even, at all)

• अमरप्रख्यम् (amaraprakhyam) - like a god (resembling an immortal, god-like)

• संग्रामाणामकोविदम् (saṁgrāmāṇāmakovidam) - inexperienced in battles (unskilled in battles, inexperienced in wars)

• बलम् (balam) - young (young, childish, boy)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• तनयम् (tanayam) - son (son, offspring)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

• दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give

• पुत्रकम् (putrakam) - this child (my son, beloved child (diminutive/affectionate))

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - in any way (how, in what way)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - at all (also, even, at all)

(indeclinable)

अमरप्रख्यम् (amaraprakhyam) - like a god (resembling an immortal, god-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amaraprakhya

amaraprakhya - resembling a god, god-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+prakhya)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  From a- (not) + mara (mortal)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• prakhya – resembling, looking like
  adjective
  From pra- √khyā (to see, perceive)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tanayam' and 'putrakam'.

संग्रामाणामकोविदम् (saṁgrāmāṇāmakovidam) - inexperienced in battles (unskilled in battles, inexperienced in wars)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāmāṇāmakovidam

saṁgrāmāṇāmakovidam - unskilled in battles, inexperienced in wars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃgrāma+akovida)

• saṃgrāma – battle, war, combat, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  From saṃ- √kram (to go)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kram (class 1)
• akovida – unskilled, unacquainted with, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
  From a- (not) + kovida (skilled, knowing)

Note: Agrees with 'tanayam' and 'putrakam'.

बलम् (balam) - young (young, childish, boy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - young, child, boy

Note: Agrees with 'tanayam' and 'putrakam'.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

तनयम् (tanayam) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring

From √tan (to stretch, extend, propagate)

Root: tan (class 8)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the ultimate reality (Brahman), sacred word

Note: Addressed to Viśvāmitra, referring to his status as a Brahmin sage.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

पुत्रकम् (putrakam) - this child (my son, beloved child (diminutive/affectionate))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, beloved son, child

Diminutive of putra

Note: Emphatic reiteration of 'tanayam', implying affection or vulnerability.