वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-30

न खल्वेतन्मयैकेन क्रियते पितृशासनम् ।
पूर्वैरयमभिप्रेतो गतो मार्गो ऽनुगम्यते ॥३०॥

30. na khalvetanmayaikena kriyate pitṛśāsanam ,
pūrvairayamabhipreto gato mārgo'nugamyate.

30. na khalu etat mayā ekena kriyate pitṛśāsanam
pūrvaiḥ ayam abhipretaḥ gataḥ mārgaḥ anugamyate

30. khalu etat pitṛśāsanam mayā ekena na kriyate
pūrvaiḥ abhipretaḥ gataḥ ayam mārgaḥ anugamyate

30. Indeed, this command of the father (pitṛśāsanam) is not being carried out by me alone. This path, which was desired and followed by previous generations, is (now) being pursued.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• एतत् (etat) - this (command) (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एकेन (ekena) - by me alone (by one, by a single one, alone)

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is being carried out (is done, is performed)

• पितृशासनम् (pitṛśāsanam) - the command of the father (father's command/rule)

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by previous generations (ancestors) (by former ones, by ancestors)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (path) (this)

• अभिप्रेतः (abhipretaḥ) - desired, approved (desired, intended, approved)

• गतः (gataḥ) - followed (gone, arrived, followed)

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (of action) (path, road, way)

• अनुगम्यते (anugamyate) - is being pursued (is followed, is pursued)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (command) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एकेन (ekena) - by me alone (by one, by a single one, alone)

(numeral)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is being carried out (is done, is performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Indicative

Passive voice, third person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितृशासनम् (pitṛśāsanam) - the command of the father (father's command/rule)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pitṛśāsana

pitṛśāsana - father's command, paternal rule

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'śāsana' (command, rule).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+śāsana)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• śāsana – command, instruction, rule, governance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'śās' (to command, instruct).
  Root: śās (class 2)

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by previous generations (ancestors) (by former ones, by ancestors)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior, elder

अयम् (ayam) - this (path) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

अभिप्रेतः (abhipretaḥ) - desired, approved (desired, intended, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipreta

abhipreta - desired, intended, approved, gone to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

गतः (gataḥ) - followed (gone, arrived, followed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, followed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (of action) (path, road, way)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course of action

अनुगम्यते (anugamyate) - is being pursued (is followed, is pursued)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anugam

Present Indicative

Passive voice, third person singular. Root 'gam' with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)