वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-16, verse-6

निवर्तस्व सह स्त्रीभिः कथं भूयो ऽनुगच्छसि ।
सौहृदं दर्शितं तारे मयि भक्तिः कृता त्वया ॥६॥

6. nivartasva saha strībhiḥ kathaṃ bhūyo'nugacchasi ,
sauhṛdaṃ darśitaṃ tāre mayi bhaktiḥ kṛtā tvayā.

6. nivartasva saha strībhiḥ katham bhūyaḥ anugacchasi
sauhṛdam darśitam tāre mayi bhaktiḥ kṛtā tvayā

6. strībhiḥ saha nivartasva katham bhūyaḥ anugacchasi
tāre sauhṛdam darśitam mayi tvayā bhaktiḥ kṛtā

6. Go back with the women. Why do you continue to follow? O Tārā, you have shown your friendship and offered me your devotion (bhakti).

Words meanings summery:

• निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back, return, retreat

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by/with women

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• अनुगच्छसि (anugacchasi) - you follow, you go after

• सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship, affection, benevolence

• दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, displayed, seen

• तारे (tāre) - O Tārā

• मयि (mayi) - towards me (in me, on me, to me)

• भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, attachment, loyalty, service

• कृता (kṛtā) - offered, rendered (done, made, performed)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back, return, retreat

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt

Imperative, Middle voice

From 'ni' (down) + root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist).

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied tvam (you).

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Preposition. Governs instrumental.

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by/with women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Governed by saha.

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of bahu (much, many).

Note: Modifies anugacchasi.

अनुगच्छसि (anugacchasi) - you follow, you go after

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anugam

Present tense, Active voice

From 'anu' (after) + root 'gam' (to go).

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied tvam (you).

सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship, affection, benevolence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, kindness, affection, good-heartedness

From suhṛd (friend) + aṇ (abstract noun suffix).

दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, displayed, seen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśita

darśita - shown, displayed, made visible, taught

Past Passive Participle

From causal of root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Verb in passive construction.

तारे (tāre) - O Tārā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - star; Tārā (name of Vāli's wife)

मयि (mayi) - towards me (in me, on me, to me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Indicates the recipient or object of the bhakti.

भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, attachment, loyalty, service

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, attachment, loyalty, worship, service

action noun

From root 'bhaj' (to divide, partake, worship) + 'ktin' suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

कृता (kṛtā) - offered, rendered (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, completed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb in passive construction.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of kṛtā.