वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-3

इदं त्विदानीं संपश्य केनोपायेन मन्थरे ।
भरतः प्राप्नुयाद् राज्यं न तु रामः कथं चन ॥३॥

3. idaṃ tvidānīṃ saṃpaśya kenopāyena manthare ,
bharataḥ prāpnuyād rājyaṃ na tu rāmaḥ kathaṃ cana.

3. idam tu idānīm saṃpaśya kena upāyena manthare
bharataḥ prāpnuyāt rājyam na tu rāmaḥ katham cana

3. manthare tu idānīm idam kena upāyena bharataḥ
rājyam prāpnuyāt rāmaḥ tu na katham cana saṃpaśya

3. But now, O Manthara, consider this: by what means Bharata may obtain the kingdom, and Rama should not, by any means.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this matter

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

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• संपश्य (saṁpaśya) - look at, consider, perceive

• केन (kena) - by what, by which

• उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by method, by stratagem

• मन्थरे (manthare) - O Manthara

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, might obtain

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

• न (na) - not, no

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

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• चन (cana) - even, also (when combined with interrogatives: not at all)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this matter

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the upcoming consideration.

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

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

संपश्य (saṁpaśya) - look at, consider, perceive

(verb)

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

Root dṛś (to see), with prefix sam, conjugated as paśya in present stem, 2nd person singular imperative.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

केन (kena) - by what, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by method, by stratagem

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - approach, means, method, stratagem, expedient

Root i (to go) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

मन्थरे (manthare) - O Manthara

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mantharā

mantharā - a proper name (Manthara, Kaikeyi's hunchbacked maid)

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - a proper name (Bharata, brother of Rama)

प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain, might obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp

Root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra. Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, government

From rājan (king) + -ya suffix.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasing, charming; a proper name (Rama, son of Dasharatha)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with 'cana' to express 'by no means'.

चन (cana) - even, also (when combined with interrogatives: not at all)

(indeclinable)

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