वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-17

संप्रत्येतावतीं शक्तिं गमने तर्कयाम्यहम् ।
नैतावता च संसिद्धिः कार्यस्यास्य भविष्यति ॥१७॥

17. saṃpratyetāvatīṃ śaktiṃ gamane tarkayāmyaham ,
naitāvatā ca saṃsiddhiḥ kāryasyāsya bhaviṣyati.

17. samprati etāvatīm śaktim gamane tarkayāmi aham |
na etāvatā ca saṃsiddhiḥ kāryasya asya bhaviṣyati

17. Currently, I estimate my ability (śakti) for traveling to be only this much. And with just this much, the completion of this particular task will not be possible.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्प्रति (samprati) - now, at present, currently

• एतावतीम् (etāvatīm) - this much (feminine)

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power, ability, capacity

• गमने (gamane) - in going, in movement, in traveling

• तर्कयामि (tarkayāmi) - I estimate, I consider, I think

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not, no

• एतावता (etāvatā) - with this much, by this much

• च (ca) - and, also

• संसिद्धिः (saṁsiddhiḥ) - complete success, perfection, accomplishment, completion

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the work, of the duty

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

Words meanings and morphology

सम्प्रति (samprati) - now, at present, currently

(indeclinable)

एतावतीम् (etāvatīm) - this much (feminine)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so far

Note: Agrees with 'śaktim'.

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power, ability, capacity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, ability, capacity, energy, faculty, divine feminine power

Derived from root śak- 'to be able'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of 'tarkayāmi'.

गमने (gamane) - in going, in movement, in traveling

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, moving, journey, movement, travel

verbal noun

Derived from root gam- with suffix -ana

Root: gam (class 1)

तर्कयामि (tarkayāmi) - I estimate, I consider, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tark

Present active 1st singular of a causative verb from root tark-

Root: tark (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'tarkayāmi'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतावता (etāvatā) - with this much, by this much

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so far

Note: Indicates the means by which success would or would not be achieved.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संसिद्धिः (saṁsiddhiḥ) - complete success, perfection, accomplishment, completion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsiddhi

saṁsiddhi - complete success, perfection, accomplishment, completion

Prefix: sam

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the work, of the duty

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, business, task

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ- 'to do' with suffix -ya (gerundive)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'saṃsiddhiḥ'.

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'kāryasya'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future active 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

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