वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-29, verse-26

उवाच च ततो रामस्तं गार्ग्यमभिसान्त्वयन् ।
मन्युर्न खलु कर्तव्यः परिहासो ह्ययं मम ॥२६॥

26. uvāca ca tato rāmastaṃ gārgyamabhisāntvayan ,
manyurna khalu kartavyaḥ parihāso hyayaṃ mama.

26. uvāca ca tataḥ rāmaḥ tam gārgyam abhisāntvayan
manyuḥ na khalu kartavyaḥ parihāsaḥ hi ayam mama

26. tataḥ ca rāmaḥ tam gārgyam abhisāntvayan uvāca (yat)
manyuḥ na khalu kartavyaḥ hi ayam mama parihāsaḥ (asti)

26. Then Rāma, comforting that Gārgya, spoke, "Anger should certainly not be harbored; this was indeed my jest."

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• गार्ग्यम् (gārgyam) - Gārgya

• अभिसान्त्वयन् (abhisāntvayan) - comforting, consoling, appeasing

• मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger, wrath, passion

• न (na) - not, no

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, ought to be done, duty

• परिहासः (parihāsaḥ) - jest, joke, laughter

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-tas'

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a celebrated epic hero, incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गार्ग्यम् (gārgyam) - Gārgya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gārgya

gārgya - descendant of Garga; a proper name

अभिसान्त्वयन् (abhisāntvayan) - comforting, consoling, appeasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisāntvayat

sāntvayat - comforting, consoling

Present Active Participle

Root 'sāntv' (10th class 'sāntvī'), present participle, masculine, nominative singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: sāntv (class 10)

मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger, wrath, passion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyu

manyu - anger, wrath, passion, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or emphasis

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, ought to be done, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive (Nīya-pratyaya)

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix '-tavya'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies 'should be done' or 'ought to be done'

परिहासः (parihāsaḥ) - jest, joke, laughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parihāsa

parihāsa - jest, joke, laughter, ridicule

Derived from root 'has' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: has (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we