वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-17

संश्रुत्य च न शक्ष्यामि जीवमानः प्रतिश्रवम् ।
मुनीनामन्यथा कर्तुं सत्यमिष्टं हि मे सदा ॥१७॥

17. saṃśrutya ca na śakṣyāmi jīvamānaḥ pratiśravam ,
munīnāmanyathā kartuṃ satyamiṣṭaṃ hi me sadā.

17. saṃśrutya ca na śakṣyāmi jīvamānaḥ pratiśravam
munīnām anyathā kartum satyam iṣṭam hi me sadā

17. ca saṃśrutya jīvamānaḥ munīnām pratiśravam
anyathā kartum na śakṣyāmi hi satyam me sadā iṣṭam

17. And having made a promise, I shall not be able to break that promise to the sages as long as I live. Indeed, truth is always dear to me.

Words meanings summery:

• संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having promised, having agreed, after promising

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - I shall be able, I will be capable

• जीवमानः (jīvamānaḥ) - while living, being alive

• प्रतिश्रवम् (pratiśravam) - a promise, an agreement

• मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the sages, of the ascetics

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, honesty, a promise

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - dear, desired, beloved

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - to me, my

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having promised, having agreed, after promising

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root √śru (to hear) with prefix sam- and suffix -tya.

Prefix: sam

Root: √śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - I shall be able, I will be capable

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √śak

Root: √śak (class 5)

जीवमानः (jīvamānaḥ) - while living, being alive

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvamāna

jīvamāna - living, alive, existing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √jīv (to live) with the suffix -māna.

Root: √jīv (class 1)

प्रतिश्रवम् (pratiśravam) - a promise, an agreement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratiśrava

pratiśrava - promise, agreement, assent

Derived from √śru (to hear) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: √śru (class 5)

मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the sages, of the ascetics

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, recluse, silent one

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √kṛ (to do).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, honesty, a promise

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, integrity, fidelity to a promise

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - dear, desired, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √iṣ (to wish, to desire) with the suffix -ta.

Root: √iṣ (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

Note: Can also be genitive singular.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

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