वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-12

नाहमस्मिन्प्रभुः कार्ये वानरेश न लक्ष्मणः ।
त्वमस्य हेतुः कार्यस्य प्रभुश्च प्लवगेश्वर ॥१२॥

12. nāhamasminprabhuḥ kārye vānareśa na lakṣmaṇaḥ ,
tvamasya hetuḥ kāryasya prabhuśca plavageśvara.

12. na aham asmin prabhuḥ kārye vāṇareśa na lakṣmaṇaḥ
tvam asya hetuḥ kāryasya prabhuḥ ca plavageśvara

12. vāṇareśa,
aham asmin kārye prabhuḥ na asmi,
lakṣmaṇaḥ na (asmi).
plavageśvara,
tvam asya kāryasya hetuḥ ca prabhuḥ (asi).

12. O Lord of monkeys (vāṇareśa), I am not the master of this task, nor is Lakṣmaṇa. You are the cause of this undertaking and its master, O Lord of monkeys (plavageśvara).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - in charge, capable (master, lord, owner, capable)

• कार्ये (kārye) - in the task, in the matter, in the affair

• वाणरेश (vāṇareśa) - O Lord of monkeys

• न (na) - not, no

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive, instrument

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the affair

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - in charge, capable (master, lord, owner, capable)

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्लवगेश्वर (plavageśvara) - O Lord of jumpers (monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kārye.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - in charge, capable (master, lord, owner, capable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, owner, king, powerful, capable

Derived from √bhū (to be, become) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्ये (kārye) - in the task, in the matter, in the affair

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be performed, task, action, duty, business

Gerundive (N. of Agency)

From root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वाणरेश (vāṇareśa) - O Lord of monkeys

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vāṇareśa

vāṇareśa - Lord of monkeys

Tatpuruṣa compound: vāṇara (monkey) + īśa (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāṇara+īśa)

• vāṇara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Name of Rāma's younger brother.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Second person singular pronoun.

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kāryasya.

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, origin, means, instrument

Root: hi (class 3)

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the affair

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be performed, task, action, duty, business

Gerundive (N. of Agency)

From root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - in charge, capable (master, lord, owner, capable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, owner, king, powerful, capable

Derived from √bhū (to be, become) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्लवगेश्वर (plavageśvara) - O Lord of jumpers (monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavageśvara

plavageśvara - Lord of jumpers, Lord of monkeys

Tatpuruṣa compound: plavaga (jumper, monkey) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plavaga+īśvara)

• plavaga – jumper, monkey
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √plu (to float, swim, jump) with suffix ga.
  Root: plu (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, potent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √īś (to rule, be master).
  Root: īś (class 2)

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