वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-27

प्रतिज्ञा च मया दत्ता तदा वानरसंनिधौ ।
प्रतिज्ञा च कथं शक्या मद्विधेनानवेक्षितुम् ॥२७॥

27. pratijñā ca mayā dattā tadā vānarasaṃnidhau ,
pratijñā ca kathaṃ śakyā madvidhenānavekṣitum.

27. pratijñā ca mayā dattā tadā vānarasaṃnidhau
pratijñā ca kathaṃ śakyā madvidhena anavekṣitum

27. mayā ca tadā vānarasaṃnidhau pratijñā dattā ca
madvidhena pratijñā kathaṃ anavekṣitum śakyā

27. A vow was given by me then, in the presence of the monkeys. And how can a vow be disregarded by someone like me?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, agreement

• च (ca) - and, also

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दत्ता (dattā) - given, granted

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वानरसंनिधौ (vānarasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of monkeys

• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, agreement

• च (ca) - and, also

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• शक्या (śakyā) - possible, able (to be done)

• मद्विधेन (madvidhena) - by one like me, by someone of my kind

• अनवेक्षितुम् (anavekṣitum) - to be disregarded, to be ignored, not to look at

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, agreement

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, agreement, declaration

From prati- + jñā (to know, recognize)

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

दत्ता (dattā) - given, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, offered, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agreement with pratijñā

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derivative of pronominal base tad

वानरसंनिधौ (vānarasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of monkeys

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vānarasaṃnidhi

vānarasaṁnidhi - proximity/presence of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+saṃnidhi)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnidhi – proximity, presence, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + ni- + dhā (to place)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, agreement

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, agreement, declaration

From prati- + jñā (to know, recognize)

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Derivative of pronominal base kim

शक्या (śakyā) - possible, able (to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable, able to be done

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agreement with pratijñā

मद्विधेन (madvidhena) - by one like me, by someone of my kind

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of madvidha

madvidha - one like me, similar to me

Formed from asmad (mad) + vidha (kind, sort)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+vidha)

• asmad – I, my
  pronoun
  First person pronoun
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the speaker

अनवेक्षितुम् (anavekṣitum) - to be disregarded, to be ignored, not to look at

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From an- + ava- + īkṣ (to see, look)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+avekṣitum)

• na – not
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• avekṣitum – to look at, to consider, to wait for
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  From ava- + īkṣ
  Prefix: ava
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions with śakyā, 'how is it possible to disregard...'