वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-8, verse-29

स्त्रीचापलादेतदुदाहृतं मे धर्मं च वक्तुं तव कः समर्थः ।
विचार्य बुद्ध्या तु सहानुजेन यद् रोचते तत् कुरु माचिरेण ॥२९॥

29. strīcāpalādetadudāhṛtaṃ me dharmaṃ ca vaktuṃ tava kaḥ samarthaḥ ,
vicārya buddhyā tu sahānujena yad rocate tat kuru mācireṇa.

29. strīcāpalāt etat udāhṛtam me
dharmam ca vaktum tava kaḥ samarthaḥ
vicārya buddhyā tu saha
anujena yat roćate tat kuru mācireṇa

29. me strīcāpalāt etat udāhṛtam
dharmam ca vaktum tava kaḥ samarthaḥ
tu buddhyā saha anujena
vicārya yat roćate tat mācireṇa kuru

29. This was spoken by me out of feminine fickleness; for who is capable of explaining the natural law (dharma) to you? But, having deliberated with your younger brother using your intellect, do without delay whatever seems right to you.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीचापलात् (strīcāpalāt) - from feminine fickleness, due to a woman's capriciousness

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (matter)

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - spoken, said, expressed

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to explain

• तव (tava) - your, to you

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able, competent

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having deliberated, having considered

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence, by intellect

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• अनुजेन (anujena) - by the younger brother, with the younger brother

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• रोćअते (roćate) - is pleasing, shines, appears good

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, make

• माचिरेण (mācireṇa) - without delay, quickly

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीचापलात् (strīcāpalāt) - from feminine fickleness, due to a woman's capriciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of strīcāpala

strīcāpala - feminine fickleness, woman's capriciousness, instability of women

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+cāpala)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• cāpala – fickleness, unsteadiness, caprice, instability
  noun (neuter)

एतत् (etat) - this, this (matter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - spoken, said, expressed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - spoken, said, uttered, exemplified

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here used in agentive sense for passive construction, typically meaning 'by me'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, moral law

Root: dhṛ

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to explain

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: vac (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able, competent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, fit, suitable, powerful

Derived from 'artha' with prefix 'sam'

विचार्य (vicārya) - having deliberated, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence, by intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, reason, perception

Root: budh

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

अनुजेन (anujena) - by the younger brother, with the younger brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anuja

anuja - younger brother, born after

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+jan)

• anu – after, along, following
  prefix
• jan – to be born, to produce
  root
  Derived nominal form 'ja'
  Root: jan (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

रोćअते (roćate) - is pleasing, shines, appears good

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruć

Root: ruć (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, therefore

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, make

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

माचिरेण (mācireṇa) - without delay, quickly

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'mā' (prohibitive particle) and 'cireṇa' (instrumental of 'cira' - long time)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (mā+cireṇa)

• mā – not, don't (prohibitive particle)
  indeclinable
• cira – long time
  noun (neuter)