वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-61, verse-12

सर्वथा तु न गन्तव्यमीदृशः क्व गमिष्यसि ।
देशकालौ प्रतीक्षस्व पक्षौ त्वं प्रतिपत्स्यसे ॥१२॥

12. sarvathā tu na gantavyamīdṛśaḥ kva gamiṣyasi ,
deśakālau pratīkṣasva pakṣau tvaṃ pratipatsyase.

12. sarvathā tu na gantavyam īdṛśaḥ kva gamiṣyasi
deśakālau pratīkṣasva pakṣau tvam pratipatṣyase

12. tu tvam īdṛśaḥ sarvathā na gantavyam.
kva gamiṣyasi? deśakālau pratīkṣasva,
tvam pakṣau pratipatṣyase.

12. Indeed, you should by no means go in such a condition. Where will you go in this state? Await the opportune place and time; then you will acquire the necessary means.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - by all means, in every way, certainly

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• न (na) - not, no

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - should go (to be gone, should be gone, passable)

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - in this condition, in such a state (such, of this kind, like this)

• क्व (kva) - where? whither?

• गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go

• देशकालौ (deśakālau) - opportune place and time (place and time)

• प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - await, wait for

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the necessary means (of support) (two wings, two sides, two parties, two means of support)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रतिपत्ष्यसे (pratipatṣyase) - you will obtain, you will get, you will acquire

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - by all means, in every way, certainly

(indeclinable)

formed with the suffix -thā from sarva

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - should go (to be gone, should be gone, passable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, fit to be gone, passable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Derived from root 'gam' with suffix '-tavya'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally here, 'it is not to be gone'

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - in this condition, in such a state (such, of this kind, like this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Qualifies an implied subject, 'you (being) such a one'

क्व (kva) - where? whither?

(indeclinable)

गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Tense

From root 'gam', s-future formation

Root: gam (class 1)

देशकालौ (deśakālau) - opportune place and time (place and time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of deśakāla

deśakāla - place and time

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)

• deśa – place, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣasva'

प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - await, wait for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratīkṣ

Imperative Mood (Ātmanepada)

Root 'īkṣ' with prefix 'prati'. 2nd person singular, Ātmanepada imperative

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the necessary means (of support) (two wings, two sides, two parties, two means of support)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, faction, means of support, half of a lunar month

Note: Object of 'pratipatṣyase'

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'pratipatṣyase'

प्रतिपत्ष्यसे (pratipatṣyase) - you will obtain, you will get, you will acquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pratipad

Future Tense (Ātmanepada)

Root 'pad' with prefix 'prati'. 2nd person singular, Ātmanepada future

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)