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

किं तु वक्ष्याम्यहं देवि त्वयैवोक्तमिदं वचः ।
क्षत्रियैर्धार्यते चापो नार्तशब्दो भवेदिति ॥३॥

3. kiṃ tu vakṣyāmyahaṃ devi tvayaivoktamidaṃ vacaḥ ,
kṣatriyairdhāryate cāpo nārtaśabdo bhavediti.

3. kim tu vakṣyāmi aham devi tvayā eva uktam idam vacaḥ
kṣatriyaiḥ dhāryate ca cāpaḥ na ārtaśabdaḥ bhavet iti

3. devi aham kim tu idam vacaḥ tvayā eva uktam vakṣyāmi
iti kṣatriyaiḥ cāpaḥ ca dhāryate ārtaśabdaḥ na bhavet

3. But, O goddess, I will repeat this very statement that you yourself made: 'Bows (cāpa) are wielded by kshatriyas so that no cry of distress should ever be heard.'

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

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

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, statement

• क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by kshatriyas, by warriors

• धार्यते (dhāryate) - is held, is borne, should be wielded

• च (ca) - and

• चापः (cāpaḥ) - bow, weapon

• न (na) - not

• आर्तशब्दः (ārtaśabdaḥ) - The sound of suffering or pain from those who are attacked. (cry of distress, cry of the afflicted)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

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

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak

(verb)

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

Future Tense, 1st Person Singular

From root vac (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (singular/plural)

एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by kshatriyas, by warriors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior class, kshatriya

Note: Agent in passive construction.

धार्यते (dhāryate) - is held, is borne, should be wielded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √dhṛ

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Passive voice, from root dhṛ (class 1, ubhayapadi)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Implies 'should be wielded' in prescriptive context.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चापः (cāpaḥ) - bow, weapon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

Note: Used here to denote the bow as a weapon wielded by kṣatriyas.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आर्तशब्दः (ārtaśabdaḥ) - The sound of suffering or pain from those who are attacked. (cry of distress, cry of the afflicted)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārtaśabda

ārtaśabda - cry of distress, sound of pain

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārta+śabda)

• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √ṛ 'to go, to move' or 'to suffer'
  Root: ṛ
• śabda – sound, word, cry
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sound made by someone in distress.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √bhū

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root bhū (class 1, parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates a desirable outcome or injunction.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation.

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