वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-54, verse-22

शृणु मैथिलि मद्वाक्यं मासान्द्वादश भामिनि ।
कालेनानेन नाभ्येषि यदि मां चारुहासिनि ।
ततस्त्वां प्रातराशार्थं सूदाश्छेत्स्यन्ति लेशशः ॥२२॥

22. śṛṇu maithili madvākyaṃ māsāndvādaśa bhāmini ,
kālenānena nābhyeṣi yadi māṃ cāruhāsini ,
tatastvāṃ prātarāśārthaṃ sūdāśchetsyanti leśaśaḥ.

22. śṛṇu Maithili mat-vākyam māsān dvādaśa
bhāmini kālena anena na abhy-eṣi
yadi mām cāruhāsini tataḥ tvām
prātarāśārtham sūdāḥ chetsyanti leśaśaḥ

22. Maithili bhāmini cāruhāsini śṛṇu
mat-vākyam māsān dvādaśa yadi anena
kālena mām na abhy-eṣi tataḥ tvām
sūdāḥ prātarāśārtham leśaśaḥ chetsyanti

22. Listen, O Maithili (Sītā), O passionate lady! I grant you a period of twelve months. If, by this time, O lady of beautiful smiles, you do not come to me, then the cooks will cut you into pieces for breakfast.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मैथिलि (maithili) - Sītā, daughter of the king of Mithilā (O Maithili (Sītā))

• मत्-वाक्यम् (mat-vākyam) - my word, my speech

• मासान् (māsān) - a period of months (months)

• द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

• भामिनि (bhāmini) - O defiant, passionate woman (referring to Sītā) (O passionate woman, O beautiful woman, O angry woman)

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, within time

• अनेन (anena) - by this, with this

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्य्-एषि (abhy-eṣi) - you submit to me, you agree to my will (you come towards, you approach)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• माम् (mām) - to me

• चारुहासिनि (cāruhāsini) - O lady of beautiful smiles

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• प्रातराशार्थम् (prātarāśārtham) - for breakfast

• सूदाः (sūdāḥ) - cooks

• छेत्स्यन्ति (chetsyanti) - they will cut

• लेशशः (leśaśaḥ) - into pieces, in small portions

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

imperative active

Imperative 2nd person singular of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मैथिलि (maithili) - Sītā, daughter of the king of Mithilā (O Maithili (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of Maithilī

Maithilī - A princess of Mithilā, Sītā

मत्-वाक्यम् (mat-vākyam) - my word, my speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mat-vākya

mat-vākya - my word, my speech

Compound type : tatpurusha (mat+vākya)

• mat – my, mine (from pronoun 'mad')
  pronoun
  From pronominal stem 'mad'
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  From √vac + ya suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)

मासान् (māsān) - a period of months (months)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Indicates duration.

द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (dva+daśa)

• dva – two
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

Note: Refers to 'māsān'.

भामिनि (bhāmini) - O defiant, passionate woman (referring to Sītā) (O passionate woman, O beautiful woman, O angry woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - a beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman

From 'bhāma' (passion, anger) + ini suffix

कालेन (kālena) - by time, within time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, proper time, season

अनेन (anena) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'kālena'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'abhy-eṣi'.

अभ्य्-एषि (abhy-eṣi) - you submit to me, you agree to my will (you come towards, you approach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhy-eṣ

present active

Present 2nd person singular of √i with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of the verb 'abhy-eṣi'.

चारुहासिनि (cāruhāsini) - O lady of beautiful smiles

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of cāruhāsinī

cāruhāsinī - a woman with a beautiful smile

From 'cāru' (beautiful) + 'hāsinī' (smiling)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cāru+hāsinī)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, pleasing
  adjective (neuter)
• hāsinī – smiling, laughing (fem.)
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  Feminine of 'hāsin', from √has + ṇini
  Root: has (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of the verb 'chetsyanti'.

प्रातराशार्थम् (prātarāśārtham) - for breakfast

(indeclinable)

From prātarāśa + artha (suffix indicating purpose)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prātarāśa+artha)

• prātarāśa – breakfast, morning meal
  noun (masculine)
  From prātar (in the morning) + āśa (eating)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सूदाः (sūdāḥ) - cooks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūda

sūda - cook, chef

Note: Subject of 'chetsyanti'.

छेत्स्यन्ति (chetsyanti) - they will cut

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of chid

future active

Future 3rd person plural of √chid

Root: chid (class 7)

लेशशः (leśaśaḥ) - into pieces, in small portions

(indeclinable)

From leśa (a small piece) + śas suffix (denoting 'by pieces')