वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-67, verse-28

किं तु यावन्न यात्यस्तं सविता श्रान्तवाहनः ।
तावन्मामवटे क्षिप्त्वा दह राम यथाविधि ॥२८॥

28. kiṃ tu yāvanna yātyastaṃ savitā śrāntavāhanaḥ ,
tāvanmāmavaṭe kṣiptvā daha rāma yathāvidhi.

28. kim tu yāvat na yāti astam savitā śrāntavāhanaḥ
tāvat mām avaṭe kṣiptvā daha rāma yathāvidhi

28. rāma kim tu śrāntavāhanaḥ savitā yāvat astam na
yāti tāvat mām avaṭe kṣiptvā yathāvidhi daha

28. But, O Rama, before the sun, whose steeds are weary, sets, cast me into a pit and cremate me according to the prescribed ritual.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - but, however (what?, but, however)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, before (as long as, as far as, until)

• न (na) - not, no

• याति (yāti) - sets (as in the sun setting) (goes, reaches)

• अस्तम् (astam) - to setting (of the sun) (to setting, to disappearance, westward)

• सविता (savitā) - the sun (the sun, the stimulator)

• श्रान्तवाहनः (śrāntavāhanaḥ) - whose steeds are weary (describing the sun's chariot horses) (whose vehicle is weary, whose horses are tired, whose steeds are weary)

• तावत् (tāvat) - until then (so long, until then, then)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अवटे (avaṭe) - in a pit (in a pit, in a hole)

• क्षिप्त्वा (kṣiptvā) - after throwing (me into the pit) (having thrown, after throwing)

• दह (daha) - cremate (burn, cremate)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed ritual (according to rule, properly, ritually)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - but, however (what?, but, however)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, before (as long as, as far as, until)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - sets (as in the sun setting) (goes, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Present tense

Root: yā (class 2)

अस्तम् (astam) - to setting (of the sun) (to setting, to disappearance, westward)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun), disappearance, western mountain

सविता (savitā) - the sun (the sun, the stimulator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savitṛ

savitṛ - the sun, generator, stimulator

Root: sū (class 2)

श्रान्तवाहनः (śrāntavāhanaḥ) - whose steeds are weary (describing the sun's chariot horses) (whose vehicle is weary, whose horses are tired, whose steeds are weary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrāntavāhana

śrāntavāhana - having weary vehicles/steeds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrānta+vāhana)

• śrānta – weary, tired, exhausted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śram (to be weary) + kta suffix.
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vāhana – vehicle, conveyance, horse, steed
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vah (to carry, to convey).
  Root: vah (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - until then (so long, until then, then)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अवटे (avaṭe) - in a pit (in a pit, in a hole)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avaṭa

avaṭa - pit, hole, cavity

क्षिप्त्वा (kṣiptvā) - after throwing (me into the pit) (having thrown, after throwing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṣip (to throw) + tvā suffix.

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

दह (daha) - cremate (burn, cremate)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, Parasmaipada, Imperative mood

Root: dah (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, dark

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed ritual (according to rule, properly, ritually)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, precept, ritual, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)