वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-63, verse-1

सुरकार्यमिदं रम्भे कर्तव्यं सुमहत्त्वया ।
लोभनं कौशिकस्येह काममोहसमन्वितम् ॥१॥

1. surakāryamidaṃ rambhe kartavyaṃ sumahattvayā ,
lobhanaṃ kauśikasyeha kāmamohasamanvitam.

1. surakāryam idam rambhe kartavyam sumahat tvayā
lobhanam kauśikasya iha kāmamohasamanvitam

1. rambhe idam sumahat surakāryam tvayā iha
kartavyam kauśikasya kāmamohasamanvitam lobhanam

1. Rambhā, this immensely important task for the gods must be accomplished by you here: the enticement of Kauśika, involving both desire and delusion.

Words meanings summery:

• सुरकार्यम् (surakāryam) - task for the gods (task of the gods, divine work)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• रम्भे (rambhe) - O Rambhā

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be accomplished (to be done, must be done)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - immensely important (very great, immense)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• लोभनम् (lobhanam) - the enticement (enticement, seduction, tempting)

• कौशिकस्य (kauśikasya) - of Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this matter)

• काममोहसमन्वितम् (kāmamohasamanvitam) - involving both desire and delusion (accompanied by desire and delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

सुरकार्यम् (surakāryam) - task for the gods (task of the gods, divine work)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of surakārya

surakārya - task of the gods, divine work

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+kārya)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – task, duty, action, to be done
  gerundive (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From √kṛ, with suffix -ya
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative alongside kartavyam and lobhanam.

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (neuter)

Note: Qualifies surakāryam and lobhanam.

रम्भे (rambhe) - O Rambhā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of rambhā

rambhā - Rambhā (name of a celestial nymph/Apsara)

Note: Addressed directly.

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be accomplished (to be done, must be done)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √kṛ (class 8), with suffix -tavya

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate gerundive.

सुमहत् (sumahat) - immensely important (very great, immense)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Derived from 'su' (good, very) and 'mahat' (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with surakāryam.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive kartavyam.

लोभनम् (lobhanam) - the enticement (enticement, seduction, tempting)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lobhana

lobhana - enticing, tempting, seducing, allurement

Verbal Noun

From √lubh (class 4), with suffix -ana

Root: √lubh (class 4)

Note: In apposition to surakāryam.

कौशिकस्य (kauśikasya) - of Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - descendant of Kuśika; Kauśika (an epithet of Viśvāmitra)

Note: Possessive genitive with lobhanam.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

काममोहसमन्वितम् (kāmamohasamanvitam) - involving both desire and delusion (accompanied by desire and delusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāmamohasamanvita

kāmamohasamanvita - accompanied by love/desire and delusion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+moha+samanvita)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, Kama (god of love)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √kam (class 1)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From √muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: √muh (class 4)
• samanvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √i (to go), with prefixes sam- and anu-
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with lobhanam.