वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-45, verse-7

अथाहं कृतबुद्धिस्तु सुव्यक्तं निहतो गुरुः ।
शिलापर्वतसंकाशा बिलद्वारि मया कृता ।
अशक्नुवन्निष्क्रमितुं महिषो विनशेदिति ॥७॥

7. athāhaṃ kṛtabuddhistu suvyaktaṃ nihato guruḥ ,
śilāparvatasaṃkāśā biladvāri mayā kṛtā ,
aśaknuvanniṣkramituṃ mahiṣo vinaśediti.

7. atha aham kṛtabuddhiḥ tu suvyaktam
nihataḥ guruḥ śilāparvatasaṃkāśā
biladvāri mayā kṛtā aśaknuvan
niṣkramitum mahiṣaḥ vinaśet iti

7. atha aham tu kṛtabuddhiḥ guruḥ
suvyaktam nihataḥ mayā biladvāri
śilāparvatasaṃkāśā kṛtā mahiṣaḥ
niṣkramitum aśaknuvan vinaśet iti

7. Then I became convinced, 'My elder (guru) must certainly have been killed.' I placed a stone, large as a mountain, at the cave entrance, thinking, 'The buffalo, being unable to exit, will perish.'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कृतबुद्धिः (kṛtabuddhiḥ) - having a made-up mind, resolved, convinced

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - very clearly, certainly

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - elder brother (guru) (elder, teacher, heavy)

• शिलापर्वतसंकाशा (śilāparvatasaṁkāśā) - resembling a stone mountain

• बिलद्वारि (biladvāri) - at the cave entrance

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, placed

• अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being unable

• निष्क्रमितुम् (niṣkramitum) - to come out, to exit

• महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - the buffalo

• विनशेत् (vinaśet) - may perish, would perish

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding statement as a quotation or thought (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

कृतबुद्धिः (kṛtabuddhiḥ) - having a made-up mind, resolved, convinced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtabuddhi

kṛtabuddhi - having determined, resolved, convinced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+buddhi)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √kṛ
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)
• buddhi – intellect, mind, perception, decision
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - very clearly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

PPP of vi-√añj with su

Prefixes: su+vi

Root: √añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of ni-√han

Prefix: ni

Root: √han (class 2)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - elder brother (guru) (elder, teacher, heavy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, respectable

शिलापर्वतसंकाशा (śilāparvatasaṁkāśā) - resembling a stone mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilāparvatasaṃkāśa

śilāparvatasaṁkāśa - resembling a mountain of stone

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada-bahuvrīhi (śilā+parvata+saṃkāśa)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √kāś (class 1)

Note: Describes an implicit feminine noun, e.g., 'śilā' (rock) that was placed.

बिलद्वारि (biladvāri) - at the cave entrance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of biladvāra

biladvāra - cave entrance, mouth of a burrow

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bila+dvāra)

• bila – cave, hole, burrow
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, entrance, gate
  noun (neuter)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √kṛ

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being unable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśaknuvat

aśaknuvat - not being able, incapable

Present Active Participle

PAP of √śak with negation 'a'

Root: √śak (class 5)

निष्क्रमितुम् (niṣkramitum) - to come out, to exit

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of niṣ-√kram

Prefix: nis

Root: √kram (class 1)

महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - the buffalo

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, great, powerful

विनशेत् (vinaśet) - may perish, would perish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vi-√naś

Prefix: vi

Root: √naś (class 4)

इति (iti) - marks the preceding statement as a quotation or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)