वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-37, verse-5

एवं भवतु गच्छामः स्थेयं त्वच्छासने मया ।
तमेवमुक्त्वा सुग्रीवो लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्ष्मणम् ॥५॥

5. evaṃ bhavatu gacchāmaḥ stheyaṃ tvacchāsane mayā ,
tamevamuktvā sugrīvo lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣmaṇam.

5. evam bhavatu gacchāmaḥ stheyam tvat śāsane mayā
tam evam uktvā sugrīvaḥ lakṣmaṇam śubhalakṣmaṇam

5. (sugrīvaḥ uvāca) "evaṃ bhavatu,
gacchāmaḥ.
mayā tvat śāsane stheyam.
" tam śubhalakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmaṇam evam uktvā sugrīvaḥ (tūṣṇīṃ babhūva)

5. "So be it; let us go. I must remain under your command." Having spoken thus to that Lakṣmaṇa, who bore auspicious marks, Sugrīva (concluded).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - so (be it) (thus, so, in this manner)

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (let it be, may it happen)

• गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go (let us go, we should go)

• स्थेयम् (stheyam) - must remain (to be stayed, should be stood, must be abided by)

• त्वत् (tvat) - your (command) (from you, your)

• शासने (śāsane) - under command (in the command, in the rule, in the instruction)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तम् (tam) - to that (Lakṣmaṇa) (him, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

• शुभलक्ष्मणम् (śubhalakṣmaṇam) - who bore auspicious marks (Lakṣmaṇa) (having auspicious marks, fortunate)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - so (be it) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (let it be, may it happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative (Loṭ)

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, Imperative Mood.

Root: bhū (class 1)

गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go (let us go, we should go)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative (Loṭ)

Parasmaipada, 1st person plural, Imperative Mood.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Plural subject (implied 'we').

स्थेयम् (stheyam) - must remain (to be stayed, should be stood, must be abided by)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stheya

stheya - to be stood, to be stayed, to be remained, proper to be stood

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root sthā (to stand, remain) with eya suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implied subject 'it' (my staying).

त्वत् (tvat) - your (command) (from you, your)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

Ablative singular form of yuṣmad. Used in compound tvat-śāsane.

Note: Used as the first part of a Tatpuruṣa compound tvacchāsane.

शासने (śāsane) - under command (in the command, in the rule, in the instruction)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance, administration

From root śās (to command, rule).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Forms a compound tvacchāsane with tvat.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Instrumental singular form of asmad.

Note: The agent of the potential passive participle stheyam.

तम् (tam) - to that (Lakṣmaṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Accusative singular masculine form.

Note: Object of uktvā.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from vac root (irregular past participle ukta) with -tvā suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (lit. 'beautiful-necked'), king of the monkeys

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+grīvā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of implied action (e.g., remained silent, turned away).

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma), having auspicious marks

Note: Object of uktvā.

शुभलक्ष्मणम् (śubhalakṣmaṇam) - who bore auspicious marks (Lakṣmaṇa) (having auspicious marks, fortunate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śubhalakṣmaṇa

śubhalakṣmaṇa - having auspicious marks, endowed with good signs

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+lakṣman)

• śubha – auspicious, fortunate, beautiful, good
  adjective (masculine)
• lakṣman – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇam.