वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-31

तदेतत्तु मया कार्यं क्रियते भुवि नान्यथा ।
पितुर्हि वचनं कुर्वन्न कश्चिन्नाम हीयते ॥३१॥

31. tadetattu mayā kāryaṃ kriyate bhuvi nānyathā ,
piturhi vacanaṃ kurvanna kaścinnāma hīyate.

31. tat etat tu mayā kāryam kriyate bhuvi na anyathā
pituḥ hi vacanam kurvan na kaścit nāma hīyate

31. tat etat kāryam tu mayā bhuvi na anyathā kriyate
hi pituḥ vacanam kurvan kaścit nāma na hīyate

31. Therefore, this task is indeed being carried out by me on earth, and not in any other way. For, truly, no one who performs the word (command) of their father is ever diminished or suffers loss.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

• एतत् (etat) - this (task/duty) (this)

• तु (tu) - indeed, for emphasis (but, indeed, however)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - this task/duty (to be done, duty, task)

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

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - in any other way (otherwise, in a different way)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• हि (hi) - for, truly (indeed, for, because)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - the word (command) (word, speech, command)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - who performs (the command) (doing, performing)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (with preceding 'na') (anyone, someone, any)

• नाम (nāma) - truly, indeed (by name, indeed, truly)

• हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished, suffers loss (is abandoned, is left, is diminished, suffers loss)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (task/duty) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

तु (tu) - indeed, for emphasis (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कार्यम् (kāryam) - this task/duty (to be done, duty, task)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, task, business

Gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with the suffix '-ya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, place

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - in any other way (otherwise, in a different way)

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

हि (hi) - for, truly (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - the word (command) (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command, instruction

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - who performs (the command) (doing, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root 'kṛ' (to do, make) in present active participle form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (with preceding 'na') (anyone, someone, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, any

Compound of 'ka' (who) and 'cid' (a particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cid)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun
• cid – a particle indicating indefiniteness
  indeclinable

नाम (nāma) - truly, indeed (by name, indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished, suffers loss (is abandoned, is left, is diminished, suffers loss)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Passive/Middle voice, third person singular. From root 'hā' (to abandon) in passive form 'hīyate'.

Root: hā (class 3)