वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-40, verse-22

या हि नः सततं बुद्धिर्वेदमन्त्रानुसारिणी ।
त्वत्कृते सा कृता वत्स वनवासानुसारिणी ॥२२॥

22. yā hi naḥ satataṃ buddhirvedamantrānusāriṇī ,
tvatkṛte sā kṛtā vatsa vanavāsānusāriṇī.

22. yā hi naḥ satatam buddhiḥ vedamantra-anusāriṇī
tvat-kṛte sā kṛtā vatsa vanavāsa-anusāriṇī

22. vatsa,
naḥ yā buddhiḥ hi satatam vedamantra-anusāriṇī,
sā tvat-kṛte vanavāsa-anusāriṇī kṛtā.

22. Indeed, that intellect of ours, which always follows Vedic mantras, O child, has been made for your sake to accept (follow) exile.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - which, who

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, by us

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continually

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

• वेदमन्त्र-अनुसारिणी (vedamantra-anusāriṇī) - following Vedic mantras, adhering to Vedic hymns

• त्वत्-कृते (tvat-kṛte) - for your sake, on your account

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, created

• वत्स (vatsa) - child, son, darling

• वनवास-अनुसारिणी (vanavāsa-anusāriṇī) - following exile, accepting forest dwelling

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, by us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or accusative.

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative neuter singular).

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception, knowledge

Root: budh (class 1)

वेदमन्त्र-अनुसारिणी (vedamantra-anusāriṇī) - following Vedic mantras, adhering to Vedic hymns

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vedamantra-anusāriṇī

vedamantra-anusāriṇī - following Vedic mantras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedamantra+anusāriṇī)

• vedamantra – Vedic hymn, mantra from the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
• anusāriṇī – following, accompanying, conforming to
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun derived from verb
  From anu-sṛ 'to follow', with ṇini suffix (feminine form).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

त्वत्-कृते (tvat-kṛte) - for your sake, on your account

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+kṛta)

• tvat – you (ablative/genitive in compound)
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuşmad, often used in compounds to signify 'your' or 'from you'.
• kṛta – done, made; purpose, sake
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ, 'to do'. Used here to form an indeclinable for the sake of.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative singular of 'kṛta' used adverbially.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, created

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ' and 'sā'.

वत्स (vatsa) - child, son, darling

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, son, darling

वनवास-अनुसारिणी (vanavāsa-anusāriṇī) - following exile, accepting forest dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vanavāsa-anusāriṇī

vanavāsa-anusāriṇī - following forest dwelling, conforming to exile

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vanavāsa+anusāriṇī)

• vanavāsa – forest dwelling, exile in the forest
  noun (masculine)
• anusāriṇī – following, accompanying, conforming to
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun derived from verb
  From anu-sṛ 'to follow', with ṇini suffix (feminine form).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ' and 'sā'.