वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-26

प्राप्तकालं तु ते मन्ये राजानं वीतसाध्वसा ।
रामाभिषेकसंकल्पान्निगृह्य विनिवर्तय ॥२६॥

26. prāptakālaṃ tu te manye rājānaṃ vītasādhvasā ,
rāmābhiṣekasaṃkalpānnigṛhya vinivartaya.

26. prāptakālam tu te manye rājānam vītasādhvasā
| rāmābhiṣekasaṅkalpāt nigṛhya vinivartaya

26. vītasādhvasā te prāptakālam tu manye rājānam
rāmābhiṣekasaṅkalpāt nigṛhya vinivartaya

26. O fearless one, I consider your counsel opportune. Restrain the king from his resolve concerning Rama's coronation and make him abandon it.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - opportune (referring to counsel) (timely, opportune, having obtained the time)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the timeliness (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• ते (te) - of you (referring to Manthara) (to you, for you, of you)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Dasharatha) (the king)

• वीतसाध्वसा (vītasādhvasā) - fearless one (addressing Manthara) (fearless, one who has overcome fear)

• रामाभिषेकसङ्कल्पात् (rāmābhiṣekasaṅkalpāt) - from the king's resolve to crown Rama (from the resolve/intention of Rama's consecration/coronation)

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained (having restrained, having held back, having checked)

• विनिवर्तय (vinivartaya) - make him abandon (his resolve) (cause to turn back, make desist, make abandon)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - opportune (referring to counsel) (timely, opportune, having obtained the time)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - timely, opportune, one whose time has come

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached, gained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `āp` with prefix `pra-`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or modifying an implied 'counsel' (vacana).

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the timeliness (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - of you (referring to Manthara) (to you, for you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Here, likely genitive: 'your' (counsel/actions).

मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, middle voice, 1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Dasharatha) (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Object of nigṛhya (implied with vinivartaya).

वीतसाध्वसा (vītasādhvasā) - fearless one (addressing Manthara) (fearless, one who has overcome fear)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vītasādhvasa

vītasādhvasa - fearless, devoid of fear

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+sādhvasa)

• vīta – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `ī` (to go) with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)
• sādhvasa – fear, terror
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine form of vītasādhvasa.

रामाभिषेकसङ्कल्पात् (rāmābhiṣekasaṅkalpāt) - from the king's resolve to crown Rama (from the resolve/intention of Rama's consecration/coronation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāmābhiṣekasaṅkalpa

rāmābhiṣekasaṅkalpa - resolve for Rama's consecration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+abhiṣeka+saṅkalpa)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhiṣeka – consecration, anointing, coronation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `sic` with prefix `abhi-`.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sic (class 6)
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, determination (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `kḷp` with prefix `sam-`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source from which the king is to be restrained.

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained (having restrained, having held back, having checked)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `grah` with prefix `ni-`.

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Action performed before vinivartaya.

विनिवर्तय (vinivartaya) - make him abandon (his resolve) (cause to turn back, make desist, make abandon)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nivartaya

Causal imperative, 2nd person singular

Derived from root `vṛt` with prefixes `vi-` and `ni-`. Causal stem `nivartaya`.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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