वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-60, verse-11

किं नु लक्ष्मण वक्ष्यामि समेत्य जनकं वचः ।
मातरं चैव वैदेह्या विना तामहमप्रियम् ॥११॥

11. kiṃ nu lakṣmaṇa vakṣyāmi sametya janakaṃ vacaḥ ,
mātaraṃ caiva vaidehyā vinā tāmahamapriyam.

11. kim nu lakṣmaṇa vakṣyāmi sametya janakaṃ vacaḥ
mātaraṃ ca eva vaidehyā vinā tām aham apriyam

11. lakṣmaṇa kim nu aham tām vinā sametya janakaṃ
ca eva vaidehyāḥ mātaram apriyam vacaḥ vakṣyāmi

11. O Lakṣmaṇa, what unwelcome news (vacaḥ) shall I, without her (Sītā), tell Janaka and Vaidehī's mother upon meeting them?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

• नु (nu) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, now, then)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - shall I tell (I shall say, I shall tell)

• समेत्य (sametya) - upon meeting (having met, after meeting)

• जनकं (janakaṁ) - Janaka

• वचः (vacaḥ) - news, words (word, speech, saying, news)

• मातरं (mātaraṁ) - mother

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - of Vaidehī (Sītā)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine))

• अहम् (aham) - I (Rāma) (I)

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unwelcome (unpleasant, unwelcome, disagreeable)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun, referring to 'vacaḥ'.

नु (nu) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, now, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative or emphatic particle.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun)

Note: Addressed by Rāma.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - shall I tell (I shall say, I shall tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense, 1st person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāma's future action.

समेत्य (sametya) - upon meeting (having met, after meeting)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From sam- + √i (to go) + lyap suffix (after upasarga)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates prior action.

जनकं (janakaṁ) - Janaka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (proper noun), father

Note: Object of vakṣyāmi (indirect object).

वचः (vacaḥ) - news, words (word, speech, saying, news)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, statement

From √vac (to speak) + as suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of vakṣyāmi.

मातरं (mātaraṁ) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Object of vakṣyāmi (indirect object), parallel to Janaka.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Janaka and mother.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - of Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Vaidehī (Sītā, daughter of Videha)

Feminine derivative from Videha

Note: Possessive, modifies mātaram.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs 'tām'.

ताम् (tām) - her (Sītā) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of vinā, refers to Sītā.

अहम् (aham) - I (Rāma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of vakṣyāmi.

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unwelcome (unpleasant, unwelcome, disagreeable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, unwelcome, enemy

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, non, un
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.