वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-37

यमिच्छेत् पुनरायान्तं नैनं दूरमनुव्रजेत् ।
इत्यमात्या महाराजमूचुर्दशरथं वचः ॥३७॥

37. yamicchet punarāyāntaṃ nainaṃ dūramanuvrajet ,
ityamātyā mahārājamūcurdaśarathaṃ vacaḥ.

37. yam icchet punarāyāntam na enam dūram anuvrajet
iti amātyāḥ mahārājam ūcuḥ daśaratham vacaḥ

37. amātyāḥ mahārājam daśaratham iti vacaḥ ūcuḥ: yam punarāyāntam icchet,
enam dūram na anuvrajet.

37. "One should not follow far a person whom one wishes to return." Thus, the ministers spoke these words to the great King Dasharatha.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whom, which

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - one should desire, he should wish

• पुनरायान्तम् (punarāyāntam) - returning, coming back

• न (na) - not, no

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

• अनुव्रजेत् (anuvrajet) - one should follow, he should follow after

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

• महाराजम् (mahārājam) - to the great king

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Dasharatha (name of a king)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

इच्छेत् (icchet) - one should desire, he should wish

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 4)

पुनरायान्तम् (punarāyāntam) - returning, coming back

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of punarāyānt

punarāyānt - returning, coming back

Present Active Participle

From 'punar' (again) + 'ā-√yā' (to come)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that (anaphoric)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (adverbial accusative).

अनुव्रजेत् (anuvrajet) - one should follow, he should follow after

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: vraj (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor

महाराजम् (mahārājam) - to the great king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Dasharatha (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (king of Ayodhya)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying