वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-37, verse-9

भरतश्चेत् प्रतीतः स्याद् राज्यं प्राप्येदमव्ययम् ।
यन्मे स दद्यात् पित्रर्थं मा मा तद्दत्तमागमत् ॥९॥

9. bharataścet pratītaḥ syād rājyaṃ prāpyedamavyayam ,
yanme sa dadyāt pitrarthaṃ mā mā taddattamāgamat.

9. bharataḥ cet pratītaḥ syāt rājyam prāpya idam avyayam
yat me sa dadyāt pitrartham mā mā tat dattam āgamat

9. cet bharataḥ idam avyayam rājyam prāpya pratītaḥ syāt
sa yat me pitrartham dadyāt tat dattam mā mā āgamat

9. If Bharata becomes pleased after obtaining this imperishable kingdom, then whatever he might offer to me for our ancestors, may that offering never reach me.

Words meanings summery:

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• चेत् (cet) - if

• प्रतीतः (pratītaḥ) - pleased (with the kingdom) (pleased, satisfied, understood)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• मे (me) - to me, my

• स (sa) - he

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - might give, should give

• पित्रर्थम् (pitrartham) - for the sake of paternal rites or ancestors (for the sake of the father/ancestors)

• मा (mā) - prohibitive particle, repeated for emphasis (do not)

• मा (mā) - prohibitive particle, repeated for emphasis (do not)

• तत् (tat) - that (offering) (that)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - the offering (made for ancestors) (given, offering)

• आगमत् (āgamat) - may it come, may it reach (used with 'mā' for prohibitive wish) (it came, it arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (a proper name, here Rāma's younger brother)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

प्रतीतः (pratītaḥ) - pleased (with the kingdom) (pleased, satisfied, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīta

pratīta - pleased, satisfied, convinced, understood

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bharataḥ'.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, empire, reign

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra', suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable participle (absolutive/gerund)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undiminishing, indeclinable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, perishable
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-i' (to go apart, decay)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rājyam'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Also genitive singular

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - might give, should give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

पित्रर्थम् (pitrartham) - for the sake of paternal rites or ancestors (for the sake of the father/ancestors)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+artha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle, repeated for emphasis (do not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with Aorist for prohibitive meaning.

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle, repeated for emphasis (do not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with Aorist for prohibitive meaning.

तत् (tat) - that (offering) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दत्तम् (dattam) - the offering (made for ancestors) (given, offering)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, gift, offering

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

आगमत् (āgamat) - may it come, may it reach (used with 'mā' for prohibitive wish) (it came, it arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of āgam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mā' to express a prohibitive wish, 'may it not come'.