वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-39

न मया शासनं तस्य त्यक्तुं न्याय्यमरिंदम ।
तत्त्वयापि सदा मान्यं स वै बन्धुः स नः पिता ॥३९॥

39. na mayā śāsanaṃ tasya tyaktuṃ nyāyyamariṃdama ,
tattvayāpi sadā mānyaṃ sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā.

39. na mayā śāsanam tasya tyaktum nyāyyam arimdam tat
tvayā api sadā mānyam sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā

39. arimdam,
mayā tasya śāsanam tyaktum na nyāyyam.
tat tvayā api sadā mānyam.
sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā.

39. O vanquisher of foes, it is not proper for me to abandon his command. Therefore, it should always be honored by you as well; for he is truly a relative, he is our father.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - command, instruction, order

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up

• न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper, right, just, lawful

• अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - O vanquisher of foes, O conqueror of enemies

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• मान्यम् (mānyam) - to be honored, respectable

• स (sa) - he

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative, kinsman

• स (sa) - he

• नः (naḥ) - our, of us

• पिता (pitā) - father

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction (`tyaktuṃ nyāyyam` implying an agent).

शासनम् (śāsanam) - command, instruction, order

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, order, rule, teaching, government

From root śās

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of the gerundive 'nyāyyam', object of the infinitive 'tyaktum'.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the father, qualifying 'śāsanam'.

त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of tyaj

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Governs 'śāsanam'.

न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper, right, just, lawful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - proper, right, just, lawful, equitable

Gerundive

From nyāya

Note: Predicative adjective for 'śāsanam'.

अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - O vanquisher of foes, O conqueror of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arindama

arindama - vanquisher of foes, subduer of enemies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, self-control
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Rama.

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, therefore, then

Note: Refers to the command. Functions adverbially here as 'therefore'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction (`mānyam`).

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that it's for 'you too'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'mānyam'.

मान्यम् (mānyam) - to be honored, respectable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānya

mānya - to be honored, respectable, venerable, estimable

Gerundive

Gerundive (karmaṇi) from root man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat' (referring to 'śāsanam').

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the father.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative, kinsman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection

Note: Predicate for 'sa'.

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the father.

नः (naḥ) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive form.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Predicate for 'sa'.

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