वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-6

अपि रामाय कथितं यथावृत्तं पुरातनम् ।
मम मातुर्महातेजो देवेन दुरनुष्ठितम् ॥६॥

6. api rāmāya kathitaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ purātanam ,
mama māturmahātejo devena duranuṣṭhitam.

6. api rāmāya kathitam yathāvṛttam purātanam
mama mātuḥ mahātejaḥ devena duranuṣṭhitam

6. api mama mātuḥ purātanam mahātejaḥ yathāvṛttam
devena duranuṣṭhitam rāmāya kathitam

6. Has the ancient, glorious incident, as it truly happened, concerning my mother—the improper act committed by the god (deva)—been recounted to Rama?

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - also, even, whether, marks a question

• रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rama

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, recounted

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, true state of affairs, incident

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, mother's

• महातेजः (mahātejaḥ) - of great splendor, glorious, resplendent

• देवेन (devena) - by the god

• दुरनुष्ठितम् (duranuṣṭhitam) - improperly done, ill-performed, wrong act

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - also, even, whether, marks a question

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name); pleasant, charming

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, communicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'kath' (to tell, narrate).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun like 'incident' or 'story'.

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, true state of affairs, incident

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, factual, true state of affairs

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'yathā' (as, according to) and 'vṛtta' (happened, occurred).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, incident, conduct
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist, happen).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Describes the incident.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

From 'purā' (formerly).

Note: Describes the incident.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, mother's

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

महातेजः (mahātejaḥ) - of great splendor, glorious, resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, great energy, glorious

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'tejas' (splendor, energy).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the incident.

देवेन (devena) - by the god

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Note: Agent of the action 'duranuṣṭhitam'.

दुरनुष्ठितम् (duranuṣṭhitam) - improperly done, ill-performed, wrong act

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duranuṣṭhita

duranuṣṭhita - improperly performed, ill-done, wrong, difficult to perform

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'dur' (bad, ill) and 'anuṣṭhita' (performed, done). From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'anu'.

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+anuṣṭhita)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• anuṣṭhita – performed, accomplished, done, observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand, perform) with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the incident.