वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-19

तद्ब्रूहि वचनं देवि राज्ञो यदभिकाङ्क्षितम् ।
करिष्ये प्रतिजाने च रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥१९॥

19. tadbrūhi vacanaṃ devi rājño yadabhikāṅkṣitam ,
kariṣye pratijāne ca rāmo dvirnābhibhāṣate.

19. tat brūhi vacanam devi rājñaḥ yat abhikāṅkṣitam
| kariṣye pratijāne ca rāmaḥ dviḥ na abhibhāṣate

19. devi,
tat vacanam brūhi,
yat rājñaḥ abhikāṅkṣitam kariṣye ca pratijāne rāmaḥ dviḥ na abhibhāṣate

19. Therefore, O goddess (devi), tell me that command of the king which is desired. I will fulfill it, and I make this solemn promise; Rama does not speak twice (meaning his word is absolute).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

• देवि (devi) - O goddess, O queen

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• अभिकाङ्क्षितम् (abhikāṅkṣitam) - desired, wished for

• करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do, perform

• प्रतिजाने (pratijāne) - I vow, I promise

• च (ca) - and

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• द्विः (dviḥ) - twice

• न (na) - not

• अभिभाषते (abhibhāṣate) - speaks, addresses

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command

Root: vac (class 2)

देवि (devi) - O goddess, O queen

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

अभिकाङ्क्षितम् (abhikāṅkṣitam) - desired, wished for

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhikāṅkṣita

abhikāṅkṣita - desired, wished, longed for

Past Passive Participle

From abhi-kāṅkṣ (to desire)

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do, perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रतिजाने (pratijāne) - I vow, I promise

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prati-jñā

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, charming

द्विः (dviḥ) - twice

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभिभाषते (abhibhāṣate) - speaks, addresses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhibhāṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)