वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-30

यदहं नोपचारेण ब्रूयां स्नेहादविक्लवः ।
भक्तिमानिति तत्तावद्वाक्यं त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥३०॥

30. yadahaṃ nopacāreṇa brūyāṃ snehādaviklavaḥ ,
bhaktimāniti tattāvadvākyaṃ tvaṃ kṣantumarhasi.

30. yat aham na upacāreṇa brūyām snehāt aviklavaḥ
bhaktimān iti tat tāvat vākyam tvam kṣantum arhasi

30. yat aham na upacāreṇa snehāt aviklavaḥ brūyām iti
bhaktimān tat tāvat vākyam tvam kṣantum arhasi

30. Whatever I might say, not merely as a formality but unhesitatingly out of affection, considering that I am full of devotion (bhakti), you should indeed forgive that statement.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (statement) (which, what, whatever)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not

• उपचारेण (upacāreṇa) - by (mere) formality (by formality, by courtesy, by treatment)

• ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I might speak, I should speak

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

• अविक्लवः (aviklavaḥ) - unhesitatingly, without faltering (unhesitating, firm, intrepid, not faltering)

• भक्तिमान् (bhaktimān) - devoted, faithful, full of devotion (bhakti)

• इति (iti) - indicating a reason ("considering that") (thus, as, so (introducing or concluding a quote/reason))

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, those)

• तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, at least (emphatic) (so much, so many, then, at least, indeed)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - that statement/word (which I might say) (statement, word, sentence)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to pardon

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (forgive) (you should, you ought, you are able)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (statement) (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Functions as object of brūyām in relative clause.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

उपचारेण (upacāreṇa) - by (mere) formality (by formality, by courtesy, by treatment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upacāra

upacāra - formality, courtesy, treatment, service, usage, metaphor

From √car (to move) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Manner or means.

ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I might speak, I should speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Optative Mood

Root verb.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or wish.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, unctuousness

From √snih (to be affectionate).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Denotes cause or origin.

अविक्लवः (aviklavaḥ) - unhesitatingly, without faltering (unhesitating, firm, intrepid, not faltering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviklava

aviklava - not timid, not faltering, firm, intrepid, unhesitating

From a- (not) + viklava (trembling, bewildered).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viklava)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• viklava – confused, bewildered, timid, faltering, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  From √klap (to tremble) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: klap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies aham.

भक्तिमान् (bhaktimān) - devoted, faithful, full of devotion (bhakti)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaktimat

bhaktimat - devoted, faithful, having devotion, full of faith

Possessive adjective formed from bhakti (devotion) with suffix -mat.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies aham.

इति (iti) - indicating a reason ("considering that") (thus, as, so (introducing or concluding a quote/reason))

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with vākyam.

तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, at least (emphatic) (so much, so many, then, at least, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Correlative to yāvat.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - that statement/word (which I might say) (statement, word, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

From √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of kṣantum.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of arhasi.

क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to pardon

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From √kṣam (to be patient, to forgive) with suffix -tum.

Root: kṣam (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (forgive) (you should, you ought, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Tense

P. P. verb (parasmaipada).

Root: arh (class 1)

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