वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-75, verse-13

काश्यपाय मया दत्ता यदा पूर्वं वसुंधरा ।
विषये मे न वस्तव्यमिति मां काश्यपो ऽब्रवीत् ॥१३॥

13. kāśyapāya mayā dattā yadā pūrvaṃ vasuṃdharā ,
viṣaye me na vastavyamiti māṃ kāśyapo'bravīt.

13. kāśyapāya mayā dattā yadā pūrvaṃ vasundharā
viṣaye me na vastavyam iti māṃ kāśyapaḥ abravīt

13. yadā mayā pūrvaṃ vasundharā kāśyapāya dattā
iti kāśyapaḥ māṃ abravīt me viṣaye na vastavyam

13. When I formerly gave the earth to Kaśyapa, Kaśyapa told me, 'You should not reside in my territory.'

Words meanings summery:

• काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दत्ता (dattā) - given

• यदा (yadā) - when

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

• विषये (viṣaye) - in the domain, in the territory

• मे (me) - my, of me

• न (na) - not

• वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - to be resided, one should reside

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying

• मां (māṁ) - me

• काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a Vedic sage)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

दत्ता (dattā) - given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (lit. 'bearer of wealth')

विषये (viṣaye) - in the domain, in the territory

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - domain, sphere, object, territory

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - to be resided, one should reside

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastavya

vastavya - to be resided, suitable for dwelling

Gerundive

Formed from root vas with -tavya suffix

Root: vas (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying

(indeclinable)

मां (māṁ) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a Vedic sage)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)