वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-11, verse-6

यदि सत्यं ब्रवीम्येतत्तदसत्यं भविष्यति ।
अकीर्तिरतुला लोके ध्रुवं परिभवश्च मे ॥६॥

6. yadi satyaṃ bravīmyetattadasatyaṃ bhaviṣyati ,
akīrtiratulā loke dhruvaṃ paribhavaśca me.

6. yadi satyam bravīmi etat tat asatyam bhaviṣyati
akīrtiḥ atulā loke dhruvam paribhavaḥ ca me

6. yadi etat satyam bravīmi,
tat asatyam bhaviṣyati.
ca loke atulā akīrtiḥ dhruvam me paribhavaḥ

6. If I speak this truth, it will become false. And surely, immeasurable infamy in the world and defeat will befall me.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, truly

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say, I tell

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - untrue, false, falsehood

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will become

• अकीर्तिः (akīrtiḥ) - infamy, dishonor, ill-fame

• अतुला (atulā) - unequalled, immeasurable, unparalleled

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - defeat, insult, humiliation

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, truly

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, honest

Note: Used as object of 'bravīmi'.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to 'satyam'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Subject of the second clause.

असत्यम् (asatyam) - untrue, false, falsehood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untrue, false, falsehood

negation of satya

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tat'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

अकीर्तिः (akīrtiḥ) - infamy, dishonor, ill-fame

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akīrti

akīrti - infamy, dishonor, ill-fame, disgrace

negation of kīrti (fame)

अतुला (atulā) - unequalled, immeasurable, unparalleled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, immeasurable, peerless

negation of tula (balance, comparison)

Note: Agrees with 'akīrtiḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - defeat, insult, humiliation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhava

paribhava - defeat, insult, humiliation, contempt

from pari + bhū (to be, become, overcome)

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Used here in the sense of 'for me' or 'mine'.