वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-31, verse-8

अतोनिमित्तं त्रस्तो ऽहं रामेण तु महात्मना ।
यन्ममोपकृतं शक्यं प्रतिकर्तुं न तन्मया ॥८॥

8. atonimittaṃ trasto'haṃ rāmeṇa tu mahātmanā ,
yanmamopakṛtaṃ śakyaṃ pratikartuṃ na tanmayā.

8. ataḥ nimittam trastaḥ aham rāmeṇa tu mahātmanā
yat mama upakṛtam śakyam pratikartum na tat mayā

8. ataḥ nimittam aham trastaḥ tu mahātmanā rāmeṇa
yat mama upakṛtam tat mayā pratikartum na śakyam

8. For this reason, I am afraid, particularly concerning the great-souled Rāma (mahātman). What has been done as a favor for me by him, it is not possible for me to repay that.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - for this reason, therefore, hence

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, on account of, motive

• त्रस्तः (trastaḥ) - afraid, terrified, frightened

• अहम् (aham) - I

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

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

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

• यत् (yat) - what, which (neuter)

• मम (mama) - by me, for me (genitive or dative sense)

• उपकृतम् (upakṛtam) - favor, benefit, service done

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

• प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to repay, to return a favor

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - for this reason, therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, on account of, motive

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sign, omen

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'as a reason' or 'on account of'.

त्रस्तः (trastaḥ) - afraid, terrified, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trasta

trasta - afraid, terrified, startled, trembling

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'tras' (to tremble, to be afraid) with the suffix -ta.

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

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

(indeclinable)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great person (mahātman)

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose soul is great'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Adjective for Rāma.

यत् (yat) - what, which (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

मम (mama) - by me, for me (genitive or dative sense)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

उपकृतम् (upakṛtam) - favor, benefit, service done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upakṛta

upakṛta - helped, benefited, favored; a benefit, a service

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'upa' (prefix) + root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix -ta. Can function as a noun.

Compound type : pra-ādi (upa+kṛta)

• upa – near, towards, for
  indeclinable
  verbal prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here functioning as a noun 'that which has been done as a favor'.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

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

Gerundive

Derived from root 'śak' (to be able) with the suffix -ya (kṛtya, gerundive).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat'.

प्रतिकर्तुम् (pratikartum) - to repay, to return a favor

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of 'prati' (prefix) + root 'kṛ' (to do/make).

Compound type : pra-ādi (prati+kartum)

• prati – against, in return, towards
  indeclinable
  verbal prefix
• kartum – to do, to make, to perform
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  Infinitive of root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)