वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-24

स निदेशे पितुस्तिष्ठ यथा तेन प्रतिश्रुतम् ।
त्वयारण्यं प्रवेष्टव्यं नव वर्षाणि पञ्च च ॥२४॥

24. sa nideśe pitustiṣṭha yathā tena pratiśrutam ,
tvayāraṇyaṃ praveṣṭavyaṃ nava varṣāṇi pañca ca.

24. saḥ nideśe pituḥ tiṣṭha yathā tena pratiśrutam
tvayā araṇyam praveṣṭavyam nava varṣāṇi pañca ca

24. saḥ pituḥ nideśe tiṣṭha yathā tena pratiśrutam
ca tvayā araṇyam nava pañca varṣāṇi praveṣṭavyam

24. You must abide by your father's command, just as it was promised by him. You are to enter the forest for nine and five years.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - You (Rāma) (he, that, you)

• निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command (given by the king) (in the command, instruction, order)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of your father (Daśaratha) (of the father)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - abide (by the command) (stand, remain, abide)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• तेन (tena) - by him (the father) (by him, by that)

• प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - as was promised (by the king) (promised, agreed, heard)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - forest, wilderness

• प्रवेष्टव्यम् (praveṣṭavyam) - you must enter (to be entered, should be entered)

• नव (nava) - nine

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - You (Rāma) (he, that, you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used for 'you' in formal or emphatic address, implying the person being addressed as 'that very one'.

निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command (given by the king) (in the command, instruction, order)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, instruction, order, direction

Derived from root 'diś' (to point) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of your father (Daśaratha) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - abide (by the command) (stand, remain, abide)

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him (the father) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king, Daśaratha.

प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - as was promised (by the king) (promised, agreed, heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiśruta

pratiśruta - promised, agreed, heard

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Implied subject is the promise/vow.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Agent of `praveṣṭavyam`.

अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - forest, wilderness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, jungle

Note: Object of the action implied by `praveṣṭavyam`.

प्रवेष्टव्यम् (praveṣṭavyam) - you must enter (to be entered, should be entered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praveṣṭavya

praveṣṭavya - to be entered, fit to be entered

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra' and suffix '-tavya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Implies 'it is to be entered by you'.

नव (nava) - nine

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to `varṣāṇi`.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season

Note: Duration of time, hence accusative.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to `varṣāṇi`.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)