वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-20

तद् यावदेव मे चेतो न विमुह्यति राघव ।
तावदेवाभिषिञ्चस्व चला हि प्राणिनां मतिः ॥२०॥

20. tad yāvadeva me ceto na vimuhyati rāghava ,
tāvadevābhiṣiñcasva calā hi prāṇināṃ matiḥ.

20. tat yāvat eva me cetaḥ na vimuhyati rāghava
tāvat eva abhiṣiñcasva calā hi prāṇinām matiḥ

20. rāghava tat yāvat eva me cetaḥ na vimuhyati
tāvat eva abhiṣiñcasva hi prāṇinām matiḥ calā

20. Therefore, O Rāghava, as long as my mind does not become bewildered, just so long, consecrate yourself, for indeed, the intellect (mati) of living beings is fickle.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that, it)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as, while)

• एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind (mind, consciousness, heart)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विमुह्यति (vimuhyati) - does not become confused (becomes confused, is bewildered, errs)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava, descendant of Raghu)

• तावत् (tāvat) - just so long (so long, so much, then)

• एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

• अभिषिञ्चस्व (abhiṣiñcasva) - enthrone yourself (enthrone yourself, consecrate yourself)

• चला (calā) - fickle (fickle, unsteady, moving)

• हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect (mati) (intellect, mind, thought, opinion)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that, it)

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as much as, while)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: This is an enclitic form of the pronoun asmad.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind (mind, consciousness, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विमुह्यति (vimuhyati) - does not become confused (becomes confused, is bewildered, errs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vimuh

present active indicative

root 'muh' (to be bewildered) with prefix 'vi', 4th class, 3rd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma (proper name)

तावत् (tāvat) - just so long (so long, so much, then)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभिषिञ्चस्व (abhiṣiñcasva) - enthrone yourself (enthrone yourself, consecrate yourself)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of abhiṣic

imperative middle

root 'sic' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'abhi', 7th class, 2nd person singular middle voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

चला (calā) - fickle (fickle, unsteady, moving)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, fickle, transient

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with matiḥ.

हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, animate

From prāṇa (life-breath) with suffix -in.

Root: an (class 2)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect (mati) (intellect, mind, thought, opinion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - intellect, mind, thought, opinion, intention (mati)

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)