वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-84, verse-12

नियुक्तः स्त्रीनियुक्तेन पित्रा यो ऽसौ महायशाः ।
वनवासी भवेतीह समाः किल चतुर्दश ॥१२॥

12. niyuktaḥ strīniyuktena pitrā yo'sau mahāyaśāḥ ,
vanavāsī bhavetīha samāḥ kila caturdaśa.

12. niyuktaḥ strīniyuktena pitrā yaḥ asau mahāyaśāḥ
vanavāsī bhavet iti iha samāḥ kila caturdaśa

12. yaḥ asau mahāyaśāḥ strīniyuktena pitrā iha
caturdaśa samāḥ vanavāsī bhavet iti niyuktaḥ kila

12. He (Rama), the highly renowned one, who was ordered by his father (Dasharatha), who himself was influenced by a woman (Kaikeyi), to become a forest dweller here for fourteen years.

Words meanings summery:

• नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - (referring to Rāma being ordered) (appointed, ordered, engaged)

• स्त्रीनियुक्तेन (strīniyuktena) - (by Dasharatha, who was influenced by Kaikeyī) (by him who was influenced by a woman)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - (by Dasharatha) (by father)

• यः (yaḥ) - (referring to Rāma) (who)

• असौ (asau) - (referring to Rāma) (that one, he)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - (referring to Rāma) (highly renowned, very famous)

• वनवासी (vanavāsī) - forest dweller, one who lives in the forest

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may he be, should be, let him be

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

Words meanings and morphology

नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - (referring to Rāma being ordered) (appointed, ordered, engaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, enjoined, commissioned, engaged

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

स्त्रीनियुक्तेन (strīniyuktena) - (by Dasharatha, who was influenced by Kaikeyī) (by him who was influenced by a woman)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of strīniyukta

strīniyukta - commissioned by a woman, influenced by a wife

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpuruṣa (strī+niyukta)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• niyukta – appointed, enjoined, commissioned, influenced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yuj (class 7)

पित्रा (pitrā) - (by Dasharatha) (by father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

यः (yaḥ) - (referring to Rāma) (who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

असौ (asau) - (referring to Rāma) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - (referring to Rāma) (highly renowned, very famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - having great glory or fame

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular of a noun ending in -as.

वनवासी (vanavāsī) - forest dweller, one who lives in the forest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanavāsin

vanavāsin - a forest-dweller, hermit

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsin)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, resident; dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -in
  Root: vas (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may he be, should be, let him be

(verb)

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

Optative Active 3rd Singular

From root bhū, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year; a season

Note: Used as an accusative of duration.

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said

(indeclinable)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (catur+daśa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

Note: Qualifies 'samāḥ' (years).