वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-39, verse-8

न च पश्यामहे ऽश्वं तमश्वहर्तारमेव च ।
किं करिष्याम भद्रं ते बुद्धिरत्र विचार्यताम् ॥८॥

8. na ca paśyāmahe'śvaṃ tamaśvahartārameva ca ,
kiṃ kariṣyāma bhadraṃ te buddhiratra vicāryatām.

8. na ca paśyāmahe aśvam tam aśvahartāram eva ca
kim kariṣyāma bhadram te buddhiḥ atra vicāryatām

8. ca na tam aśvam paśyāmahe ca eva aśvahartāram
kim kariṣyāma te bhadram atra buddhiḥ vicāryatām

8. And we do not see that horse, nor indeed the one who stole it. What shall we do? May good fortune be yours! Let a plan be considered in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• पश्यामहे (paśyāmahe) - we see (we see, we observe)

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - that horse (horse)

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the horse) (that, him)

• अश्वहर्तारम् (aśvahartāram) - the one who stole the horse (horse-stealer, one who steals the horse)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

• करिष्याम (kariṣyāma) - we shall do (we shall do, we will make)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, auspicious, welfare, good fortune)

• ते (te) - to you, yours (to you, your)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - a plan (intellect, understanding, mind, decision, plan)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this, thereupon)

• विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered/deliberated (let it be considered, let it be deliberated)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामहे (paśyāmahe) - we see (we see, we observe)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present, 1st person, plural, middle voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अश्वम् (aśvam) - that horse (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Object of 'paśyāmahe'

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the horse) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'aśvam'

अश्वहर्तारम् (aśvahartāram) - the one who stole the horse (horse-stealer, one who steals the horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvahartṛ

aśvahartṛ - horse-stealer

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+hartṛ)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• hartṛ – stealer, remover, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root hṛ (to seize, steal) + tṛc suffix
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyāmahe'

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves to connect the two negative statements

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

(interrogative pronoun)

करिष्याम (kariṣyāma) - we shall do (we shall do, we will make)

(verb)

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

Future, 1st person, plural, active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, auspicious, welfare, good fortune)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, blessed, welfare

Note: Often used in blessings like 'bhadraṃ te' (may good be to you)

ते (te) - to you, yours (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Dative of 'you', used in blessings

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - a plan (intellect, understanding, mind, decision, plan)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, decision, plan

from root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive imperative 'vicāryatām'

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered/deliberated (let it be considered, let it be deliberated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vi-car

Passive Imperative, 3rd person, singular

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)