वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-26

क चिद्बलस्य भक्तं च वेतनं च यथोचितम् ।
संप्राप्तकालं दातव्यं ददासि न विलम्बसे ॥२६॥

26. ka cidbalasya bhaktaṃ ca vetanaṃ ca yathocitam ,
saṃprāptakālaṃ dātavyaṃ dadāsi na vilambase.

26. kaccit balasya bhaktam ca vetanam ca yathocitam
samprāptakālam dātavyam dadāsi na vilambase

26. kaccit balasya yathocitam samprāptakālam
bhaktam ca vetanam ca dadāsi na vilambase

26. Do you, without delay, provide the army with its appropriate food and wages when they become due?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that, perhaps

• बलस्य (balasya) - of the army (of the army, of strength, of power)

• भक्तम् (bhaktam) - food, provision, sustenance

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, salary, pay

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यथोचितम् (yathocitam) - as appropriate, duly, suitably

• सम्प्राप्तकालम् (samprāptakālam) - whose time has arrived, due in time, timely

• दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - to be given, due, fit to be granted

• ददासि (dadāsi) - you give, you grant

• न (na) - not, no

• विलम्बसे (vilambase) - you delay, you procrastinate

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that, perhaps

(indeclinable)

बलस्य (balasya) - of the army (of the army, of strength, of power)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, military

भक्तम् (bhaktam) - food, provision, sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakta

bhakta - food, provision, meal, a loyal devotee

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, salary, pay

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vetana

vetana - wages, salary, pay, hire

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यथोचितम् (yathocitam) - as appropriate, duly, suitably

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of yathā (as) and ucita (appropriate)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+ucita)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• ucita – appropriate, proper, suitable
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vac (to speak) or uc (to be pleased) + -ita
  Root: vac (class 2)

सम्प्राप्तकालम् (samprāptakālam) - whose time has arrived, due in time, timely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samprāptakāla

samprāptakāla - whose time has arrived, due in time, timely

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samprāpta+kāla)

• samprāpta – arrived, obtained, acquired
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root āp with upasargas sam- and pra-
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, period, proper season
  noun (masculine)

दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - to be given, due, fit to be granted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dātavya

dātavya - to be given, due, fit to be granted

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root dā with suffix -tavya

Root: dā (class 3)

ददासि (dadāsi) - you give, you grant

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विलम्बसे (vilambase) - you delay, you procrastinate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vilamb

Prefix: vi

Root: lamb (class 1)

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