वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-12, verse-6

सरितां तु पतिः स्वल्पां मर्यादां सत्यमन्वितः ।
सत्यानुरोधात् समये वेलां खां नातिवर्तते ॥६॥

6. saritāṃ tu patiḥ svalpāṃ maryādāṃ satyamanvitaḥ ,
satyānurodhāt samaye velāṃ khāṃ nātivartate.

6. saritāṃ tu patiḥ svalpāṃ maryādām satyam anvitāḥ
satyānurodhāt samaye velām svām na ativartate

6. tu saritāṃ patiḥ satyam anvitāḥ satyānurodhāt
svalpāṃ svām maryādām samaye velām na ativartate

6. But the lord of rivers (the ocean), imbued with truth (satya), does not overstep his own small boundary at the proper time, out of adherence to truth (satya).

Words meanings summery:

• सरितां (saritāṁ) - of rivers (of rivers, among rivers)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

• पतिः (patiḥ) - lord (of rivers, i.e., the ocean) (lord, master, husband, ruler)

• स्वल्पां (svalpāṁ) - small (very small, little, meager, insignificant)

• मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - boundary (boundary, limit, frontier, rule, custom)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (satya) (truth, true, real)

• अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - imbued with (accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of, furnished with)

• सत्यानुरोधात् (satyānurodhāt) - out of adherence to truth (satya) (by adherence to truth, out of regard for truth, due to compliance with truth)

• समये (samaye) - at the proper time (at the proper time, at the right moment, in time)

• वेलाम् (velām) - boundary (shore, coast, boundary, limit, time, hour)

• स्वाम् (svām) - his own

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - oversteps, transgresses (transgresses, oversteps, exceeds)

Words meanings and morphology

सरितां (saritāṁ) - of rivers (of rivers, among rivers)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

From √sṛ (to flow).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

पतिः (patiḥ) - lord (of rivers, i.e., the ocean) (lord, master, husband, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

स्वल्पां (svalpāṁ) - small (very small, little, meager, insignificant)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svalpa

svalpa - very small, little, meager, insignificant

Compound type : Karma-Dhāraya (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (neuter)

मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - boundary (boundary, limit, frontier, rule, custom)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - boundary, limit, frontier, rule, custom, proper behaviour

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (satya) (truth, true, real)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real, existent

Formed from 'sat' (being) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - imbued with (accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of, furnished with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of, furnished with

Past Passive Participle

From √i (to go) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

सत्यानुरोधात् (satyānurodhāt) - out of adherence to truth (satya) (by adherence to truth, out of regard for truth, due to compliance with truth)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of satyānurodha

satyānurodha - adherence to truth, compliance with truth, regard for truth

Compound type : Tatpurusha (satya+anurodha)

• satya – truth, real
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• anurodha – compliance, regard, consideration, insistence
  noun (masculine)
  From √rudh (to obstruct, detain) with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rudh (class 7)

समये (samaye) - at the proper time (at the proper time, at the right moment, in time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, occasion, appointment, convention, agreement

From √i (to go) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

वेलाम् (velām) - boundary (shore, coast, boundary, limit, time, hour)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of velā

velā - shore, coast, boundary, limit, time, hour

स्वाम् (svām) - his own

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - oversteps, transgresses (transgresses, oversteps, exceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vṛt

Present 3rd Singular

From √vṛt (to turn, to proceed) with prefix ati (over, beyond). Atmanepada.

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)