वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-27, verse-27

यत् सृष्टासि मया सार्धं वनवासाय मैथिलि ।
न विहातुं मया शक्या कीर्तिरात्मवता यथा ॥२७॥

27. yat sṛṣṭāsi mayā sārdhaṃ vanavāsāya maithili ,
na vihātuṃ mayā śakyā kīrtirātmavatā yathā.

27. yat sṛṣṭā asi mayā sārdham vanavāsāya maithili
na vihātum mayā śakyā kīrtiḥ ātmavatā yathā

27. maithili yat mayā sārdham vanavāsāya sṛṣṭā asi
mayā kīrtiḥ ātmavatā yathā na vihātum śakyā

27. O Maithili, since you were created to be with me for forest dwelling, you cannot be abandoned by me, just as fame (kīrti) cannot be abandoned by one who possesses a strong sense of self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - since, because (which, what, since, because)

• सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created (created, manifested)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with (with, together with)

• वनवासाय (vanavāsāya) - for dwelling in the forest (for dwelling in the forest, for exile)

• मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithili (O Maithili (Sītā, princess of Mithila))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विहातुम् (vihātum) - to abandon (to abandon, to give up, to leave)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शक्या (śakyā) - able to be (abandoned) (possible, able to be done, capable)

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, reputation (fame, glory, reputation)

• आत्मवता (ātmavatā) - by one who possesses a strong sense of self (by one possessing self-control, by a wise person, by a resolute person)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - since, because (which, what, since, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a subordinating conjunction.

सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created (created, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, manifested, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛj (class 6), meaning 'to create, emit'.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'sṛṣṭā'.

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs 'mayā'.

वनवासाय (vanavāsāya) - for dwelling in the forest (for dwelling in the forest, for exile)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in the forest, forest-exile

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vas (class 1), 'to dwell'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithili (O Maithili (Sītā, princess of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, Sītā

Note: Direct address to Sītā.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विहातुम् (vihātum) - to abandon (to abandon, to give up, to leave)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root hā (class 3) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Used with 'śakyā'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent of the implied passive action 'to be abandoned'.

शक्या (śakyā) - able to be (abandoned) (possible, able to be done, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able to be done, capable of

Gerundive

Derived from root śak (class 5), meaning 'to be able'.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'kīrtiḥ' in the comparison, and implicitly with 'tvam' (you) referring to Sītā.

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, reputation (fame, glory, reputation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation, renown

Derived from root kīrt (class 10), 'to mention, proclaim'.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Subject in the comparative clause.

आत्मवता (ātmavatā) - by one who possesses a strong sense of self (by one possessing self-control, by a wise person, by a resolute person)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmanvat

ātmanvat - possessing self/soul (ātman), resolute, self-controlled, wise

Possessive suffix -vat added to ātman (self, soul).

Note: Agent by whom fame is not abandoned.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparative clause.