वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-52, verse-5

महच्च कार्यमस्माभिः कर्तव्यं धर्मचारिणि ।
तच्चापि न कृतं कार्यमस्माभिरिह वासिभिः ॥५॥

5. mahacca kāryamasmābhiḥ kartavyaṃ dharmacāriṇi ,
taccāpi na kṛtaṃ kāryamasmābhiriha vāsibhiḥ.

5. mahat ca kāryam asmābhiḥ kartavyam dharmacāriṇi
tat ca api na kṛtam kāryam asmābhiḥ iha vāsibhiḥ

5. dharmacāriṇi asmābhiḥ mahat ca kāryam kartavyam.
ca api tat kāryam iha vāsibhiḥ asmābhiḥ na kṛtam

5. O virtuous one (dharmacāriṇi), a great task was to be accomplished by us. And that task has also not been done by us who are dwelling here.

Words meanings summery:

• महत् (mahat) - important (great, large, important)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (the search for Sītā) (task, duty, work, something to be done)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (the Vānaras) (by us)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - ought to be done (referring to the task) (to be done, ought to be done, feasible)

• धर्मचारिणि (dharmacāriṇi) - O virtuous one (addressed to the female ascetic) (O virtuous one, O follower of (dharma), O one who acts righteously)

• तत् (tat) - that (task) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done (done, made, performed)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (the search for Sītā) (task, duty, work, something to be done)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (the Vānaras) (by us)

• इह (iha) - here (in this cavern) (here, in this world)

• वासिभिः (vāsibhiḥ) - by us, who are dwelling (here) (by residents, by dwellers, by those who reside)

Words meanings and morphology

महत् (mahat) - important (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, powerful

Note: Agrees with 'kāryam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (the search for Sītā) (task, duty, work, something to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

From root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (the Vānaras) (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - ought to be done (referring to the task) (to be done, ought to be done, feasible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, duty, to be performed

Gerundive

From root kṛ with suffix -tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kāryam'.

धर्मचारिणि (dharmacāriṇi) - O virtuous one (addressed to the female ascetic) (O virtuous one, O follower of (dharma), O one who acts righteously)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - observing (dharma), righteous, virtuous, devout

From (dharma) + cārin (doer/practicer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, constitution, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• cārin – moving, going, practicing, performing, following
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root car
  Suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Addressing the ascetic.

तत् (tat) - that (task) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (the search for Sītā) (task, duty, work, something to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

From root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (the Vānaras) (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

इह (iha) - here (in this cavern) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

वासिभिः (vāsibhiḥ) - by us, who are dwelling (here) (by residents, by dwellers, by those who reside)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāsin

vāsin - dwelling, residing, an inhabitant

Agent noun/Adjective

From root vas (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'asmābhiḥ'.