वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-57, verse-12

किंनिमित्तं तु केनापि भ्रातुरालम्ब्य मे स्वरम् ।
विस्वरं व्याहृतं वाक्यं लक्ष्मण त्राहि मामिति ।
न भवत्या व्यथा कार्या कुनारीजनसेविता ॥१२॥

12. kiṃnimittaṃ tu kenāpi bhrāturālambya me svaram ,
visvaraṃ vyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇa trāhi māmiti ,
na bhavatyā vyathā kāryā kunārījanasevitā.

12. kimnimittam tu kena api bhrātuḥ
ālambya me svaram visvaram vyāhṛtam
vākyam lakṣmaṇa trāhi mām iti na
bhavatyā vyathā kāryā kunārījanasevitā

12. tu kena api me bhrātuḥ svaram ālambya kimnimittam visvaram lakṣmaṇa mām trāhi iti vākyam vyāhṛtam? bhavatyā kunārījanasevitā vyathā na kāryā.

12. But for what reason would anyone, imitating my brother's voice, utter such a discordant statement as 'O Lakṣmaṇa, protect me!'? You (Sītā) should not give in to such anxiety, which is characteristic of wicked women.

Words meanings summery:

• किम्निमित्तम् (kimnimittam) - for what reason, why

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• केन (kena) - by anyone (with api) (by whom, by what)

• अपि (api) - combined with kena meaning 'anyone' (even, also, too)

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my (Lakṣmaṇa's) brother (Rāma) (of a brother)

• आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having imitated (the voice) (having grasped, having taken hold of, having imitated)

• मे (me) - my (speaker's - Lakṣmaṇa's) (my, of me)

• स्वरम् (svaram) - voice, sound, tone

• विस्वरम् (visvaram) - discordant, out of tune, ill-sounding

• व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - uttered, spoken, pronounced

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• त्राहि (trāhi) - protect!, save!

• माम् (mām) - me

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech

• न (na) - not, no

• भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you, Sītā (by you (formal, feminine))

• व्यथा (vyathā) - distress, pain, anxiety, trouble

• कार्या (kāryā) - should not be exhibited / felt (to be done, to be made, ought to be done)

• कुनारीजनसेविता (kunārījanasevitā) - practiced by wicked women; characteristic of wicked women

Words meanings and morphology

किम्निमित्तम् (kimnimittam) - for what reason, why

(indeclinable)

Compound. kim (what) + nimitta (cause, reason). Used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+nimitta)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
  Interrogative pronoun.
• nimitta – cause, reason, sign, omen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

केन (kena) - by anyone (with api) (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Agent of vyāhṛtam.

अपि (api) - combined with kena meaning 'anyone' (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my (Lakṣmaṇa's) brother (Rāma) (of a brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Noun with ṛ stem.

Note: Possessive, referring to Rāma's voice.

आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having imitated (the voice) (having grasped, having taken hold of, having imitated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root labh (to seize, obtain) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

मे (me) - my (speaker's - Lakṣmaṇa's) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa (the speaker).

स्वरम् (svaram) - voice, sound, tone

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svara

svara - voice, sound, tone, accent

Root: svṛ

Note: Refers to Rāma's voice.

विस्वरम् (visvaram) - discordant, out of tune, ill-sounding

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visvara

visvara - discordant, out of tune, ill-sounding, hoarse

Compound of vi- (bad, without) and svara (voice, sound).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vi+svara)

• vi – apart, astray, absence, bad
  indeclinable
  Prefix expressing separation, negation, or intensity.
• svara – voice, sound, tone, accent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ

व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - uttered, spoken, pronounced

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāhṛta

vyāhṛta - uttered, spoken, pronounced, said

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to carry) with prefixes vi- and ā-.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

From vac (to speak).

Root: vac

Note: Refers to the direct speech.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

Note: The person being addressed in the direct speech.

त्राहि (trāhi) - protect!, save!

(verb)

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

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Root trā, 2nd class, Parasmaipada.

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Used in direct speech.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Direct object of trāhi.

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

An indeclinable particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

A negative particle.

भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you, Sītā (by you (formal, feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavatī

bhavatī - you (feminine, respectful); madam

Feminine form of bhavat.

Note: Agent of kāryā.

व्यथा (vyathā) - distress, pain, anxiety, trouble

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyathā

vyathā - distress, pain, anxiety, trouble, agitation

From root vyath (to tremble, be distressed).

Root: vyath (class 1)

कार्या (kāryā) - should not be exhibited / felt (to be done, to be made, ought to be done)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, work, duty

Gerundive (Nijanta)

From root kṛ (to do, make). Formed with suffix ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate for vyathā.

कुनारीजनसेविता (kunārījanasevitā) - practiced by wicked women; characteristic of wicked women

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kunārījanasevita

kunārījanasevita - served by bad women, characteristic of wicked women

Bahuvrīhi compound. ku- (bad) + nārījana (womenfolk) + sevita (practiced by/resorted to).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ku+nārījana+sevita)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible
  indeclinable
  Prefix denoting badness or deterioration.
• nārījana – womenfolk, a crowd of women
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nārī (woman) and jana (people, folk).
• sevita – served, frequented, practiced by, resorted to
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sev (to serve, frequent, practice).
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vyathā.