वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-38, verse-3

यत् किलैतदयुक्तार्थं मारीच मयि कथ्यते ।
वाक्यं निष्फलमत्यर्थं बीजमुप्तमिवोषरे ॥३॥

3. yat kilaitadayuktārthaṃ mārīca mayi kathyate ,
vākyaṃ niṣphalamatyarthaṃ bījamuptamivoṣare.

3. yat kila etat ayuktārtham mārīca mayi kathyate
vākyam niṣphalam atyartham bījam uptam iva ūṣare

3. mārīca yat etat ayuktārtham vākyam mayi kathyate
atyartham niṣphalam ūṣare uptam bījam iva

3. O Maricha, this meaningless counsel that is being given to me is utterly fruitless, like a seed sown in barren soil.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अयुक्तार्थम् (ayuktārtham) - meaningless (counsel from Maricha to Ravana) (meaningless, illogical)

• मारीच (mārīca) - O Maricha (addressed by Ravana) (O Maricha)

• मयि (mayi) - to me, in me

• कथ्यते (kathyate) - is being told, is spoken

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - this counsel (from Maricha) (speech, statement, counsel)

• निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - fruitless, useless

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, extremely

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• उप्तम् (uptam) - sown, planted

• इव (iva) - like, as

• ऊषरे (ūṣare) - in barren soil, in an infertile ground

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अयुक्तार्थम् (ayuktārtham) - meaningless (counsel from Maricha to Ravana) (meaningless, illogical)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ayuktārtha

ayuktārtha - having inappropriate meaning, meaningless, illogical

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+yukta+artha)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• yukta – joined, proper, suitable
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)

मारीच (mārīca) - O Maricha (addressed by Ravana) (O Maricha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - name of a rākṣasa, son of Marīci

मयि (mayi) - to me, in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कथ्यते (kathyate) - is being told, is spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath

root is often considered 'kath' in the 10th class, or a causative of other roots

Root: kath (class 10)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - this counsel (from Maricha) (speech, statement, counsel)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

निष्फलम् (niṣphalam) - fruitless, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣphala

niṣphala - fruitless, unproductive, useless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+phala)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, extremely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – beyond, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, element

उप्तम् (uptam) - sown, planted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upta

upta - sown, planted

Past Passive Participle

Root: vap (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

ऊषरे (ūṣare) - in barren soil, in an infertile ground

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ūṣara

ūṣara - barren soil, saline ground, desert