वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-26, verse-21

विज्ञाय ह्यात्मनो वीर्यं तथ्यं भवितुमर्हसि ।
एतत् सदृशमुक्तं ते श्रुतस्याभिजनस्य च ॥२१॥

21. vijñāya hyātmano vīryaṃ tathyaṃ bhavitumarhasi ,
etat sadṛśamuktaṃ te śrutasyābhijanasya ca.

21. vijñāya hi ātmanaḥ vīryam tathyam bhavitum arhasi
etat sadṛśam uktam te śrutasya abhijanasyaca

21. hi,
ātmanaḥ vīryam विज्ञाय,
तथ्यम् भवितुम् अर्हसि ते एतत् श्रुतस्य अभिजनस्य च सदृशम् उक्तम् ।

21. Indeed, having recognized your own valor, you ought to be true to it. This statement, spoken by you, is appropriate for both your vast knowledge and your noble lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having recognized (having known, having understood, having ascertained)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own self (of oneself, of the self (ātman))

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor (valor, strength, power, heroism)

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth (truth, reality, fact, real, true, fitting)

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be (true to it) (to be, to become, to exist)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are capable (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the statement) (this (neuter))

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - appropriate (similar, fitting, appropriate)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken (spoken, said, uttered)

• ते (te) - by you (by you, to you, of you)

• श्रुतस्य (śrutasya) - of your vast knowledge (of knowledge, of learning, of what has been heard)

• अभिजनस्यच (abhijanasyaca) - of your noble lineage (of noble birth, of noble family/lineage)

Words meanings and morphology

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having recognized (having known, having understood, having ascertained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root jñā with prefix vi; suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

particle

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own self (of oneself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)

Note: Denotes possession for "vīryam", "your own valor".

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor (valor, strength, power, heroism)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, heroism, power, energy

Note: Object of vijñāya.

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth (truth, reality, fact, real, true, fitting)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, actual, proper, suitable; truth, reality

from tat (that) + -ya

Note: Predicative for the subject of bhavitum (implied "you").

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be (true to it) (to be, to become, to exist)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of bhavitum

Infinitive

from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with arhasi.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are capable (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

(verb)

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

Root arh, 1st class, Parasmaipada.

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied "you" (Rāma).

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the statement) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (near the speaker)

Note: Subject of "uktam".

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - appropriate (similar, fitting, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, resembling, fitting, appropriate

sa- + dṛś

Note: Qualifies "etat".

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken (spoken, said, uttered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective.

ते (te) - by you (by you, to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Agent of "uktam".

श्रुतस्य (śrutasya) - of your vast knowledge (of knowledge, of learning, of what has been heard)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (as in tradition), knowledge, learning

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Denotes relation (appropriate to...).

अभिजनस्यच (abhijanasyaca) - of your noble lineage (of noble birth, of noble family/lineage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhijana

abhijana - noble birth, good family, lineage, ancestry

from abhi + jan (to be born)

Prefix: abhi

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Denotes relation (appropriate to...).

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