वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-79, verse-10

तं निवर्तयितुं यामि काकुत्स्थं वनवासिनम् ।
बुद्धिरन्या न ते कार्या गुह सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥१०॥

10. taṃ nivartayituṃ yāmi kākutsthaṃ vanavāsinam ,
buddhiranyā na te kāryā guha satyaṃ bravīmi te.

10. tam nivartayitum yāmi kākutstham vanavāsinam
buddhiḥ anyā na te kāryā guha satyam bravīmi te

10. aham tam kākutstham vanavāsinam nivartayitum yāmi
guha te satyam bravīmi anyā buddhiḥ te na kāryā

10. I go to bring back that descendant of Kakutstha, the forest-dweller. Guha, I tell you the truth: you should not entertain any other thought (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• निवर्तयितुम् (nivartayitum) - to bring back, to cause to return

• यामि (yāmi) - I go

• काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - descendant of Kakutstha (Rama)

• वनवासिनम् (vanavāsinam) - forest-dweller

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, intention, thought (buddhi)

• अन्या (anyā) - other, different

• न (na) - not

• ते (te) - by you, for you, your

• कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, to be made, should be done/made

• गुह (guha) - O Guha (vocative)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निवर्तयितुम् (nivartayitum) - to bring back, to cause to return

(indeclinable)

infinitive (causative)

From prefix ni + root vṛt (causative stem) + tumun suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यामि (yāmi) - I go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

काकुत्स्थम् (kākutstham) - descendant of Kakutstha (Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha, Rama (a royal lineage)

वनवासिनम् (vanavāsinam) - forest-dweller

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanavāsin

vanavāsin - one who dwells in the forest, forest-dweller

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsin)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dwelling, residing, dweller
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root vas- 'to dwell' + ṇini suffix (agentive)
  Root: vas (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, intention, thought (buddhi)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, intention, decision, perception

अन्या (anyā) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, to be made, should be done/made

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, purpose

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root kṛ + ṇyat suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.

गुह (guha) - O Guha (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (a proper name, chief of the Niṣādas)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, truth, reality

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

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