वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-20

पिता ज्येष्ठमविक्रेयं माता चाह कनीयसं ।
विक्रीतं मध्यमं मन्ये राजन्पुत्रं नयस्व माम् ॥२०॥

20. pitā jyeṣṭhamavikreyaṃ mātā cāha kanīyasaṃ ,
vikrītaṃ madhyamaṃ manye rājanputraṃ nayasva mām.

20. pitā jyeṣṭham avikreyam mātā ca āha kanīyasam
vikrītam madhyamam manye rājan putram nayasva mām

20. pitā jyeṣṭham avikreyam ca mātā kanīyasam āha
rājan madhyamam vikrītam manye mām putram nayasva

20. The father declared the eldest to be unsalable, and the mother declared the youngest to be unsalable. O King, I consider the middle son to be sold; therefore, take me.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - the eldest son (the eldest, the oldest (masculine singular))

• अविक्रेयम् (avikreyam) - unsalable, not to be sold

• माता (mātā) - mother

• च (ca) - and, also

• आह (āha) - said, declared

• कनीयसम् (kanīyasam) - the youngest son (the younger one, the youngest (masculine singular))

• विक्रीतम् (vikrītam) - sold, purchased

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle son (middle, intermediate, mediocre)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son, child

• नयस्व (nayasva) - take me (as the offering) (take, lead, carry)

• माम् (mām) - me

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - the eldest son (the eldest, the oldest (masculine singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal

Superlative degree of 'vṛddha' (old)

अविक्रेयम् (avikreyam) - unsalable, not to be sold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avikreya

avikreya - unsalable, not to be sold

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Negative prefix 'a' + vikreya (to be sold). vikreya from vi-krī (to sell)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vikreya)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vikreya – to be sold, salable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From vi-krī (to sell)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: krī (class 9)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Irregular perfect tense form

Root: ah (class 2)

कनीयसम् (kanīyasam) - the youngest son (the younger one, the youngest (masculine singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kanīyas

kanīyas - younger, smallest, inferior

Comparative degree of 'kana' (young, small)

विक्रीतम् (vikrītam) - sold, purchased

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikrīta

vikrīta - sold, purchased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'krī' (to buy) with prefix 'vi' (away, apart)

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle son (middle, intermediate, mediocre)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, intermediate, mediocre

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root verb, 4th conjugation (Ātmanepada)

Root: man (class 4)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पुत्रम् (putram) - son, child

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

नयस्व (nayasva) - take me (as the offering) (take, lead, carry)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of nī

Root verb, 1st conjugation (Parasmaipada and Ātmanepada)

Root: nī (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I