वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-39

एवं भवतु यास्यन्ति दूताः शीघ्रजवैर्हयैः ।
भरतं मातुलकुलादुपावर्तयितुं नराः ॥३९॥

39. evaṃ bhavatu yāsyanti dūtāḥ śīghrajavairhayaiḥ ,
bharataṃ mātulakulādupāvartayituṃ narāḥ.

39. evam bhavatu yāsyanti dūtāḥ śīghra-javaiḥ hayaiḥ
bharatam mātula-kulāt upāvartayitum narāḥ

39. evam bhavatu narāḥ dūtāḥ śīghra-javaiḥ hayaiḥ
mātula-kulāt bharatam upāvartayitum yāsyanti

39. Let it be so. Men, as messengers, will go with swift horses to bring Bharata back from his maternal uncle's family.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it happen

• यास्यन्ति (yāsyanti) - they will go

• दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers

• शीघ्र-जवैः (śīghra-javaiḥ) - with swift-going (with swift speed, by means of swift movement)

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses, with horses

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (proper name)

• मातुल-कुलात् (mātula-kulāt) - from the maternal uncle's family

• उपावर्तयितुम् (upāvartayitum) - to bring back, to cause to return

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

यास्यन्ति (yāsyanti) - they will go

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

Note: This is essentially an appositive to `narāḥ`.

शीघ्र-जवैः (śīghra-javaiḥ) - with swift-going (with swift speed, by means of swift movement)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śīghra-java

śīghra-java - swift-moving, swift-speeding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīghra+java)

• śīghra – swift, quick, speedy
  adjective (neuter)
• java – speed, swiftness, velocity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root jū (to hasten).
  Root: jū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `hayaiḥ`.

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses, with horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (son of Daśaratha and Kaikeyī); maintaining, bearing, nourishing

Note: Object of 'upāvartayitum'.

मातुल-कुलात् (mātula-kulāt) - from the maternal uncle's family

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mātula-kula

mātula-kula - maternal uncle's family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātula+kula)

• mātula – maternal uncle
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates separation 'from'.

उपावर्तयितुम् (upāvartayitum) - to bring back, to cause to return

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the causative of upa-ā-vṛt (to turn back, return).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Purpose clause.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

Note: Subject of `yāsyanti`.