वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-7

तमुवाच ततः सूतो राजा त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छति ।
श्रुत्वा प्रमाणमत्र त्वं गमनायेतराय वा ॥७॥

7. tamuvāca tataḥ sūto rājā tvāṃ draṣṭumicchati ,
śrutvā pramāṇamatra tvaṃ gamanāyetarāya vā.

7. tam uvāca tataḥ sūtaḥ rājā tvām draṣṭum icchati
śrutvā pramāṇam atra tvam gamanāya itarāya vā

7. tataḥ sūtaḥ tam uvāca rājā tvām draṣṭum icchati tvam
atra pramāṇam śrutvā gamanāya itarāya vā (karma kuru)

7. Then the charioteer said to him: "The king wishes to see you. Having heard this authoritative statement (pramāṇa) here, you (may decide) for going or for staying."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Rāma) (him, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer (messenger from the king) (charioteer, bard, messenger)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - this authoritative statement (proof, authority, standard, declaration)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this situation/place) (here, in this matter)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• गमनाय (gamanāya) - for going, to go

• इतराय (itarāya) - for staying (the other option) (for the other, for the contrary)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Rāma) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer (messenger from the king) (charioteer, bard, messenger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, messenger, son of a kṣatriya by a brāhmaṇa female

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - this authoritative statement (proof, authority, standard, declaration)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof, knowledge

Derived from root √mā (to measure) with prefix pra and suffix -ana

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here (in this situation/place) (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

गमनाय (gamanāya) - for going, to go

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, motion, approach

Derived from root √gam (to go) with suffix -ana

Root: gam (class 1)

इतराय (itarāya) - for staying (the other option) (for the other, for the contrary)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different, opposite

Note: Here refers to the opposite of going, i.e., not going/staying.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)