वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-40, verse-25

याचितो नो निवर्तस्व हंसशुक्लशिरोरुहैः ।
शिरोभिर्निभृताचार महीपतनपांशुलैः ॥२५॥

25. yācito no nivartasva haṃsaśuklaśiroruhaiḥ ,
śirobhirnibhṛtācāra mahīpatanapāṃśulaiḥ.

25. yācitaḥ naḥ nivartasva haṃsa-śukla-śiroruhaiḥ
śirobhiḥ nibhṛta-ācāraiḥ mahī-patana-pāṃśulaiḥ

25. naḥ yācitaḥ (tvaṃ) haṃsa-śukla-śiroruhaiḥ,
nibhṛta-ācāraiḥ,
mahī-patana-pāṃśulaiḥ śirobhiḥ (nivartasva iti),
(tasmāt) na nivartasva.

25. Being implored by us, do not turn back, (by means of) our heads with hair white as swans, (our heads) of restrained conduct, soiled by dust from falling to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• याचितः (yācitaḥ) - implored, requested, asked

• नः (naḥ) - by us

• निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - do not turn back, return (in negation)

• हंस-शुक्ल-शिरोरुहैः (haṁsa-śukla-śiroruhaiḥ) - by the hair white as a swan's

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by the heads

• निभृत-आचारैः (nibhṛta-ācāraiḥ) - by those of restrained conduct

• मही-पतन-पांशुलैः (mahī-patana-pāṁśulaiḥ) - by those soiled with dust from falling on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

याचितः (yācitaḥ) - implored, requested, asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācita

yācita - asked, requested, implored, begged

Past Passive Participle

From root yāc 'to ask, beg'.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed (e.g., Rama).

नः (naḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or genitive. Here, it signifies the agent of imploring.

निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - do not turn back, return (in negation)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used with 'na' (implied/understood from context) to mean 'do not turn back'.

हंस-शुक्ल-शिरोरुहैः (haṁsa-śukla-śiroruhaiḥ) - by the hair white as a swan's

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haṃsa-śukla-śiroruha

haṁsa-śukla-śiroruha - hair white like a swan

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (haṃsa+śukla+śiroruha)

• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• śukla – white, bright, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• śiroruha – hair (literally 'growing on the head')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ruh (class 1)

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by the heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

निभृत-आचारैः (nibhṛta-ācāraiḥ) - by those of restrained conduct

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nibhṛta-ācāra

nibhṛta-ācāra - of restrained/controlled conduct

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nibhṛta+ācāra)

• nibhṛta – restrained, modest, humble, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-bhṛ 'to hold down, restrain'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, good behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śirobhiḥ'.

मही-पतन-पांशुलैः (mahī-patana-pāṁśulaiḥ) - by those soiled with dust from falling on the ground

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahī-patana-pāṃśula

mahī-patana-pāṁśula - dusty from falling to the ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+patana+pāṃśula)

• mahī – earth, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)
• patana – falling, descent, dropping
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root pat 'to fall'.
  Root: pat (class 1)
• pāṃśula – dusty, soiled with dust
  adjective (masculine)
  From pāṃsu 'dust'.

Note: Agrees with 'śirobhiḥ'.