वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-33, verse-18

न च संकुचितः पन्था येन वाली हतो गतः ।
समये तिष्ठ सुग्रीव मा वालिपथमन्वगाः ॥१८॥

18. na ca saṃkucitaḥ panthā yena vālī hato gataḥ ,
samaye tiṣṭha sugrīva mā vālipathamanvagāḥ.

18. na ca saṃkucitaḥ panthā yena vālī hataḥ gataḥ
samaye tiṣṭha sugrīva mā vālipatham anvagāḥ

18. he sugrīva samaye tiṣṭha ca vālipatham mā anvagāḥ
yena hataḥ vālī gataḥ panthā na saṃkucitaḥ

18. The path by which Valin departed, having been slain, is not restricted. O Sugriva, abide by your promise, and do not follow the path of Valin.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• संकुचितः (saṁkucitaḥ) - restricted, narrowed, closed

• पन्था (panthā) - path, way, road

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• वाली (vālī) - Valin

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

• समये (samaye) - at the appointed time, in due season, on the agreement/promise, in a convention

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, remain, abide, stay

• सुग्रीव (sugrīva) - Sugriva

• मा (mā) - do not

• वालिपथम् (vālipatham) - the path of Valin, Valin's path

• अन्वगाः (anvagāḥ) - you followed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for negation.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

संकुचितः (saṁkucitaḥ) - restricted, narrowed, closed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkucita

saṁkucita - restricted, narrowed, shrunk, closed, contracted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix sam- + root kuc (to contract, to shrink) + suffix -ta

Prefix: sam

Root: kuc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with panthā.

पन्था (panthā) - path, way, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road, course

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to the 'path'.

वाली (vālī) - Valin

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Valin (the elder brother of Sugriva, slain by Rama)

Note: Subject of gataḥ.

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, injured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, to kill) + suffix -ta

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with vālī.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived, reached, passed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) + suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vālī.

समये (samaye) - at the appointed time, in due season, on the agreement/promise, in a convention

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, compact, convention, time, occasion, appointed time, proper season

From prefix sam- + root i (to go)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'abide by your promise/agreement'.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, remain, abide, stay

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Present Active Imperative

From root sthā (to stand), 1st class verb. 2nd person singular, Active voice, Imperative Mood.

Root: sthā (class 1)

सुग्रीव (sugrīva) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (monkey king, an ally of Rama)

Note: Direct address.

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

वालिपथम् (vālipatham) - the path of Valin, Valin's path

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vālipatha

vālipatha - the path of Valin; Valin's fate/way of life

Compound: Valin's (vālin) path (patha).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vālin+patha)

• vālin – Valin
  proper noun (masculine)
• patha – path, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of anvagāḥ.

अन्वगाः (anvagāḥ) - you followed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of anugam

Aorist Imperfect

From prefix anu- + root gam (to go), 1st class verb. 2nd person singular, Active voice, Aorist tense (used with mā for prohibition).

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often translated as 'do not follow' when preceded by 'mā'.