वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-61, verse-3

पुराणे सुमहत् कार्यं भविष्यं हि मया श्रुतम् ।
दृष्टं मे तपसा चैव श्रुत्वा च विदितं मम ॥३॥

3. purāṇe sumahat kāryaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ hi mayā śrutam ,
dṛṣṭaṃ me tapasā caiva śrutvā ca viditaṃ mama.

3. purāṇe sumahat kāryam bhaviṣyam hi mayā śrutam
dṛṣṭam me tapasā ca eva śrutvā ca viditam mama

3. hi purāṇe mayā sumahat bhaviṣyam kāryam śrutam
tapasā ca eva me dṛṣṭam ca śrutvā mama viditam

3. Indeed, a very great future task has been heard by me in the ancient texts (Purāṇas). It has been seen by me through (my) asceticism (tapas), and having heard it, it has become fully known to me.

Words meanings summery:

• पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the ancient texts, in the Purāṇa

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense, excellent

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - a deed, an action, a task, what is to be done

• भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - future, that which will be

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me, my

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual practice

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• च (ca) - and, also

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood, ascertained

• मम (mama) - to me, my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the ancient texts, in the Purāṇa

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; an ancient text, epic history

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense, excellent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, excellent, magnificent

Compound of 'su' (good, very) + 'mahat' (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, easily
  indeclinable
  Used as a prefix/upasarga
• mahat – great, large, important, noble
  adjective
  Root 'mah' (to be great), present participle stem
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'kāryam' and 'bhaviṣyam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - a deed, an action, a task, what is to be done

(noun)

neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - a deed, an action, a task, what is to be done, duty

Gerundive

Gerundive (passive future participle) of root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Grammatically a gerundive used as a noun.

भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - future, that which will be

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhaviṣya

bhaviṣya - future, that which will be, destined

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive

Future passive participle of root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'kāryam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Particle

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known by tradition

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicate here.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, apparent

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate here.

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here used as instrumental 'by me' (agent) for passive 'dṛṣṭam'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual practice

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which the seeing occurred.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Precedes 'viditam' as a sequential action.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood, ascertained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, ascertained, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate here.

मम (mama) - to me, my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here functions as 'to me' or 'for me' with 'viditam'.