वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-25, verse-2

पितुर्वचननिर्देशात् पितुर्वचनगौरवात् ।
वचनं कौशिकस्येति कर्तव्यमविशङ्कया ॥२॥

2. piturvacananirdeśāt piturvacanagauravāt ,
vacanaṃ kauśikasyeti kartavyamaviśaṅkayā.

2. pituḥ vacananirdeśāt pituḥ vacanagauravāt
vacanam kauśikasya iti kartavyam aviśaṅkayā

2. pituḥ vacananirdeśāt pituḥ vacanagauravāt
kauśikasya iti vacanam aviśaṅkayā kartavyam

2. Due to the instruction of my father and out of reverence for his words, this command of Kaushika must be carried out without any doubt or hesitation.

Words meanings summery:

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• वचननिर्देशात् (vacananirdeśāt) - by the instruction of words, by the command

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• वचनगौरवात् (vacanagauravāt) - by the importance of words, by reverence for words

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command

• कौशिकस्य (kauśikasya) - of Kaushika (Viśvāmitra)

• इति (iti) - thus, saying

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed

• अविशङ्कया (aviśaṅkayā) - without doubt, without hesitation

Words meanings and morphology

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

वचननिर्देशात् (vacananirdeśāt) - by the instruction of words, by the command

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vacananirdeśa

vacananirdeśa - instruction of speech, command, direction through words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vacana+nirdeśa)

• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• nirdeśa – instruction, direction, command
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: diś (class 6)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

वचनगौरवात् (vacanagauravāt) - by the importance of words, by reverence for words

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacanagaurava

vacanagaurava - importance of speech, reverence for words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vacana+gaurava)

• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• gaurava – importance, weight, respect, reverence
  noun (neuter)
  derivative from 'guru'

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command

Root: vac (class 2)

कौशिकस्य (kauśikasya) - of Kaushika (Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - descendant of Kuśika, Viśvāmitra (name of a sage)

vriddhi derivative from Kuśika

इति (iti) - thus, saying

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

gerundive (future passive participle)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

अविशङ्कया (aviśaṅkayā) - without doubt, without hesitation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aviśaṅkā

aviśaṅkā - lack of doubt, absence of hesitation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśaṅkā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• viśaṅkā – doubt, fear, hesitation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)