वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-20, verse-3

यदिदं ते क्षमं राजन् गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ।
मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञः काकुत्स्थ सुखी भव सबान्धवः ॥३॥

3. yadidaṃ te kṣamaṃ rājan gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam ,
mithyāpratijñaḥ kākutstha sukhī bhava sabāndhavaḥ.

3. yat idam te kṣamam rājan gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam
mithyāpratijñaḥ kākutstha sukhī bhava sabāndhavaḥ

3. rājan kākutstha te idam kṣamam yat [aham] yathāgatam gamiṣyāmi,
mithyāpratijñaḥ sabāndhavaḥ sukhī bhava

3. O King, if this is acceptable to you, I shall depart the way I came. O Kakutstha, you whose promise is false, be happy with your relatives.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - if (in combination with idam forming yadi-dam) (that, which, if)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ते (te) - to you, your

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - suitable, fit, acceptable

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as I came, as it came

• मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञः (mithyāpratijñaḥ) - O you whose promise is false (one whose promise is false, having a false promise)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (as a descendant of Kakutstha) (O Kakutstha)

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• सबान्धवः (sabāndhavaḥ) - with relatives, accompanied by relatives

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - if (in combination with idam forming yadi-dam) (that, which, if)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Here, part of 'yadi-dam' meaning 'if this'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the situation described by the speaker.

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - suitable, fit, acceptable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣama

kṣama - suitable, fit, acceptable, capable, patient

from kṣam (to be patient, endure)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'idam'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as I came, as it came

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

yathā (as) + āgata (come); from ā-gam (to come)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgata)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-gam (to come)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञः (mithyāpratijñaḥ) - O you whose promise is false (one whose promise is false, having a false promise)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mithyāpratijña

mithyāpratijña - one whose promise is false

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mithyā+pratijñā)

• mithyā – falsely, untrue, deceptive
  indeclinable
• pratijñā – promise, vow, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  from prati-jñā (to promise)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressing Rama.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (as a descendant of Kakutstha) (O Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an ancient king, epithet of Rama)

patronymic, from Kakutstha

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable

from sukha (happiness) + -in (possessing)

Note: Predicative adjective with 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सबान्धवः (sabāndhavaḥ) - with relatives, accompanied by relatives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabāndhava

sabāndhava - with relatives

sa- (with) + bāndhava (relative)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bāndhava)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'bhava'.

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