वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-8, verse-20

वक्ष्यन्ति चिन्तयित्वा ते तस्योपायांश्च तान् क्षमान् ।
आनेष्यामो वयं विप्रं न च दोषो भविष्यति ॥२०॥

20. vakṣyanti cintayitvā te tasyopāyāṃśca tān kṣamān ,
āneṣyāmo vayaṃ vipraṃ na ca doṣo bhaviṣyati.

20. vakṣyanti cintayitvā te tasya upāyān ca tān kṣamān
āneṣyāmaḥ vayam vipram na ca doṣaḥ bhaviṣyati

20. te cintayitvā tasya tān ca kṣamān upāyān vakṣyanti
vayam vipram āneṣyāmaḥ ca doṣaḥ na bhaviṣyati

20. Having considered the matter, they will then propose suitable methods to the king and say: 'We ourselves will bring the sage, and there will be no harm done.'

Words meanings summery:

• वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will speak, they will say

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having considered

• ते (te) - The priest and counselors (they, those)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (the king) (his, of that)

• उपायान् (upāyān) - means, methods, expedients

• च (ca) - and

• तान् (tān) - those

• क्षमान् (kṣamān) - suitable, capable, proper

• आनेष्यामः (āneṣyāmaḥ) - we will bring

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• विप्रम् (vipram) - Brahmin, sage

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - any harm done (fault, defect, harm)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

Words meanings and morphology

वक्ष्यन्ति (vakṣyanti) - they will speak, they will say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future tense

3rd person plural active voice future tense

Root: vac (class 2)

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form of causative of root `cit` (to think)

Root: cit (class 1)

ते (te) - The priest and counselors (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the priest and counselors.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (the king) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to the king, implying 'for his purpose' or 'for him'.

उपायान् (upāyān) - means, methods, expedients

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient

From `upa-i` (to go near)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Objects of `vakṣyanti` (will speak/propose means).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `upāyān` and `tān kṣamān` or emphasizes 'those very means'.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Adjective for `upāyān`.

क्षमान् (kṣamān) - suitable, capable, proper

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣama

kṣama - suitable, fit, capable

From root `kṣam` (to be patient, able)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Adjective for `upāyān`.

आनेष्यामः (āneṣyāmaḥ) - we will bring

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of ā-nī

future tense

1st person plural active voice future tense

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Explicit subject for `āneṣyāmaḥ`.

विप्रम् (vipram) - Brahmin, sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired one

From root `vip` (to tremble, inspire)

Root: vip (class 1)

Note: Object of `āneṣyāmaḥ`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `bhaviṣyati`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - any harm done (fault, defect, harm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, harm, sin

From root `duṣ` (to be bad)

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of `bhaviṣyati`.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

future tense

3rd person singular active voice future tense

Root: bhū (class 1)