वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-8, verse-17

तेषां तु वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा चिन्तां प्रपत्स्यते ।
केनोपायेन वै शक्यमिहानेतुं स वीर्यवान् ॥१७॥

17. teṣāṃ tu vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā cintāṃ prapatsyate ,
kenopāyena vai śakyamihānetuṃ sa vīryavān.

17. teṣām tu vacanam śrutvā rājā cintām prapattsyate
kena upāyena vai śakyam iha ānetum saḥ vīryavān

17. teṣām vacanam śrutvā rājā tu cintām prapattsyate
saḥ vīryavān kena upāyena vai iha ānetum śakyam

17. But having heard their words, the king will become anxious, wondering: 'By what means can that powerful one be brought here?'

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• राजा (rājā) - king

• चिन्ताम् (cintām) - worry, thought, anxiety

• प्रपत्त्स्यते (prapattsyate) - will become anxious (will fall into, will obtain, will experience)

• केन (kena) - by what, by which

• उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by method

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (possible, able)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, energetic

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Derived from root `vac` (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root `śru` (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

चिन्ताम् (cintām) - worry, thought, anxiety

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, worry, anxiety

From root `cit` (to think)

Root: cit (class 1)

प्रपत्त्स्यते (prapattsyate) - will become anxious (will fall into, will obtain, will experience)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pra-pad

future tense

3rd person singular middle voice future tense

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

केन (kena) - by what, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of kim

kim - what, which

उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by method

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient

From `upa-i` (to go near)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (possible, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable

gerundive

Derived from root `śak` (to be able) with suffix -ya

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used impersonally.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root `nī` (to lead) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the powerful one.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful, energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, powerful, strong

Possessive suffix -vat, from `vīrya` (valor)

Note: Refers to the person to be brought.