वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-40, verse-24

न पुनर्निश्चयः कार्यस्त्वद्गतौ सुकृता मतिः ।
त्वयि धर्मव्यपेक्षे तु किं स्याद्धर्ममवेक्षितुम् ॥२४॥

24. na punarniścayaḥ kāryastvadgatau sukṛtā matiḥ ,
tvayi dharmavyapekṣe tu kiṃ syāddharmamavekṣitum.

24. na punaḥ niścayaḥ kāryaḥ tvat-gatau su-kṛtā matiḥ
tvayi dharma-vyapekṣe tu kim syāt dharmam avekṣitum

24. punaḥ niścayaḥ na kāryaḥ.
matiḥ tvat-gatau su-kṛtā (asti).
tu tvayi dharma-vyapekṣe (sati) dharmam avekṣitum kim syāt?

24. No decision should be made again; the intellect (mati) has been well-resolved regarding your departure. But when you are concerned with (your) natural law (dharma), what would there be to consider (your) natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - decision, certainty, resolve

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done, should be made, duty

• त्वत्-गतौ (tvat-gatau) - in your departure, regarding your going

• सु-कृता (su-kṛtā) - well-done, well-made, well-resolved

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, thought, intention

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, regarding you

• धर्म-व्यपेक्षे (dharma-vyapekṣe) - in the expectation/concern of dharma

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, duty, righteousness

• अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to observe, to consider, to look at

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - decision, certainty, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - decision, certainty, resolve, conclusion

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done, should be made, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, practicable, duty, business

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'niścayaḥ'.

त्वत्-गतौ (tvat-gatau) - in your departure, regarding your going

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tvat-gati

tvat-gati - your going, your departure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+gati)

• tvat – you (ablative/genitive in compound)
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuşmad, often used in compounds to signify 'your'.
• gati – going, motion, course, departure, destination
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

सु-कृता (su-kṛtā) - well-done, well-made, well-resolved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of su-kṛta

su-kṛta - well-done, good deed, virtuous act

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (good, well) and 'kṛta' (done, made).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, thought, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intelligence, thought, understanding, intention

Root: man (class 4)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, regarding you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

धर्म-व्यपेक्षे (dharma-vyapekṣe) - in the expectation/concern of dharma

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharma-vyapekṣā

dharma-vyapekṣā - expectation/regard for natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vyapekṣā)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vyapekṣā – expectation, reliance, regard, concern
  noun (feminine)
  From vi-apa-īkṣ 'to look to, expect'.
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: Used here as an interrogative pronoun/adverb.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to observe, to consider, to look at

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form.