वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-84, verse-16

न चैतदिष्टं माता मे यदवोचन्मदन्तरे ।
नाहमेतेन तुष्टश्च न तद्वचनमाददे ॥१६॥

16. na caitadiṣṭaṃ mātā me yadavocanmadantare ,
nāhametena tuṣṭaśca na tadvacanamādade.

16. na ca etat iṣṭam mātā me yat avocan mat antare
na aham etena tuṣṭaḥ ca na tat vacanam ādadhe

16. me mātā yat mat antare avocan ca,
etat na iṣṭam.
aham etena ca na tuṣṭaḥ,
tat vacanam na ādadhe.

16. And this (action) that my mother spoke concerning me is not desired by me. I am not pleased by it, nor do I accept her words.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the mother's suggestion for Bharata to rule) (this)

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired (desired, wished, worshipped, sacrificed)

• माता (mātā) - my mother (Kaikeyī) (mother)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

• यत् (yat) - what, that (referring to her words/actions) (which, that)

• अवोचन् (avocan) - she spoke, she said (she said)

• मत् (mat) - me

• अन्तरे (antare) - concerning, regarding (within, between, in the middle of, concerning)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतेन (etena) - by this (by my mother's words/actions) (by this)

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied (pleased, satisfied, contented)

• च (ca) - and, nor (and, also)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• तत् (tat) - those (that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, statement (word, speech, saying)

• आदधे (ādadhe) - I accept (I take, I receive, I accept)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the mother's suggestion for Bharata to rule) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Subject of implied 'is' (asti).

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired (desired, wished, worshipped, sacrificed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, liked, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yaj (to sacrifice, worship, desire) with suffix kta.

Root: yaj (class 1)

माता (mātā) - my mother (Kaikeyī) (mother)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Subject of avocan.

मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, 'my mother'.

यत् (yat) - what, that (referring to her words/actions) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अवोचन् (avocan) - she spoke, she said (she said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Imperfect tense, active voice

From root vac, augmented by a for imperfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

मत् (mat) - me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Forms part of the compound madantare.

अन्तरे (antare) - concerning, regarding (within, between, in the middle of, concerning)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, within, concerning

Note: In compound mat antare (madantare).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of implied 'am'.

एतेन (etena) - by this (by my mother's words/actions) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Indicates the means or cause of dissatisfaction.

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied (pleased, satisfied, contented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, contented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied) with suffix kta.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - those (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to vacanam.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, statement (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of ādadhe.

आदधे (ādadhe) - I accept (I take, I receive, I accept)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-dhā

Present tense, middle voice

From root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)