वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-25

कामतस्त्वं प्रकृत्यैव विनीतो गुणवानसि ।
गुणवत्यपि तु स्नेहात् पुत्र वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥२५॥

25. kāmatastvaṃ prakṛtyaiva vinīto guṇavānasi ,
guṇavatyapi tu snehāt putra vakṣyāmi te hitam.

25. kāmatas tvam prakṛtyā eva vinītaḥ guṇavān asi
guṇavati api tu snehāt putra vakṣyāmi te hitam

25. putra tvam prakṛtyā eva kāmatas vinītaḥ
guṇavān asi api tu snehāt te hitam vakṣyāmi

25. Son, by your intrinsic nature (prakṛti) you are voluntarily humble and endowed with good qualities. Nevertheless, out of affection, I will tell you what is beneficial for you.

Words meanings summery:

• कामतस् (kāmatas) - voluntarily, spontaneously, willingly

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature, naturally, by means of the primary cause

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• विनीतः (vinītaḥ) - humble, modest, well-behaved, trained

• गुणवान् (guṇavān) - possessing good qualities, virtuous, skilled

• असि (asi) - you are

• गुणवति (guṇavati) - in one who possesses good qualities, even though possessing good qualities

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of affection, from love

• पुत्र (putra) - son

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will speak

• ते (te) - to you, your

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, welfare, good (thing)

Words meanings and morphology

कामतस् (kāmatas) - voluntarily, spontaneously, willingly

(indeclinable)

derived from kāma (desire) with the suffix -tas

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature, naturally, by means of the primary cause

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primary cause, original form, intrinsic nature (prakṛti)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

विनीतः (vinītaḥ) - humble, modest, well-behaved, trained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - humble, modest, well-behaved, trained

Past Passive Participle

from root nī (to lead) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: nī

गुणवान् (guṇavān) - possessing good qualities, virtuous, skilled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing good qualities, virtuous, skilled, endowed with attributes

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

गुणवति (guṇavati) - in one who possesses good qualities, even though possessing good qualities

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing good qualities, virtuous, skilled, endowed with attributes

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction implying 'even though you are endowed with qualities'.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of affection, from love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness, grease

पुत्र (putra) - son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, welfare, good (thing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, good, welfare, what is good

Past Passive Participle

from root dhā (to place, to put) with prefix hi- which becomes hita; used as adjective or noun

Root: dhā