वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-7

तदिदं वचनं राज्ञः पुनर्बाल्यमुपेयुषः ।
पुत्रः को हृदये कुर्याद् राजवृत्तमनुस्मरन् ॥७॥

7. tadidaṃ vacanaṃ rājñaḥ punarbālyamupeyuṣaḥ ,
putraḥ ko hṛdaye kuryād rājavṛttamanusmaran.

7. tat idam vacanam rājñaḥ punaḥ bālyam upeyuṣaḥ
putraḥ kaḥ hṛdaye kuryāt rāja-vṛttam anusmaran

7. rāja-vṛttam anusmaran kaḥ putraḥ punaḥ bālyam
upeyuṣaḥ rājñaḥ tat idam vacanam hṛdaye kuryāt

7. What son, remembering the conduct (vṛtta) of kings, would accept in his heart this command of a king who has reverted to childishness?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इदम् (idam) - this, it

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

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• बाल्यम् (bālyam) - childishness (of behavior) (childhood, childishness, infancy)

• उपेयुषः (upeyuṣaḥ) - who has reverted to (childishness) (who has attained, who has reached)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• कः (kaḥ) - what kind of (son) (who? what?)

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, in the mind

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would accept (in the heart) (would do, would make, should do)

• राज-वृत्तम् (rāja-vṛttam) - conduct of a king, royal behavior

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Note: Possessive, modifying 'vacanam'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

बाल्यम् (bālyam) - childishness (of behavior) (childhood, childishness, infancy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, childishness

From bāla (child).

Note: Object of 'upeyuṣaḥ'.

उपेयुषः (upeyuṣaḥ) - who has reverted to (childishness) (who has attained, who has reached)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of i

i - to go, to move, to attain

Past Active Participle (Perfect Active Participle)

From root i (to go) with prefix upa (near, towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rājñaḥ'.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the second clause.

कः (kaḥ) - what kind of (son) (who? what?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which?

Note: Interrogative pronoun, modifying 'putraḥ'.

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would accept (in the heart) (would do, would make, should do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ

Optative mood, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

From root kṛ, class 8.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राज-वृत्तम् (rāja-vṛttam) - conduct of a king, royal behavior

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāja-vṛtta

rāja-vṛtta - conduct of a king, royal behavior

Genitive Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+vṛtta)

• rājan – king, sovereign, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (of vṛt 'to be, exist')
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anusmaran'.

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛ

smṛ - to remember, to recollect

Present Active Participle

From root smṛ (to remember) with prefix anu (after, along).

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a participial adjective, describing 'putraḥ'.