वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-64, verse-21

कामं शतसहस्रं वा न ह्येष विधिरुच्यते ।
योजनानां भवाञ् शक्तो गन्तुं प्रतिनिवर्तितुम् ॥२१॥

21. kāmaṃ śatasahasraṃ vā na hyeṣa vidhirucyate ,
yojanānāṃ bhavāñ śakto gantuṃ pratinivartitum.

21. kāmam śatasahasram vā na hi eṣaḥ vidhiḥ ucyate
yojanānām bhavān śaktaḥ gantum pratinivartitum

21. kāmam śatasahasram vā hi eṣaḥ vidhiḥ na ucyate
bhavān yojanānām gantum pratinivartitum śaktaḥ

21. Indeed, you are capable of (traveling) even a hundred thousand (yojanas). For this principle (of uncertainty about returning) is certainly not stated (for you). You, Sir, are capable of going and returning (over a distance of many) yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, even (indeed, certainly, willingly, even)

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand (yojanas) (a hundred thousand)

• वा (vā) - or (even more, or just emphasis) (or, and)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - for (introduces a reason) (for, because, indeed, surely)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (principle/statement of uncertainty) (this)

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - principle (of uncertainty) (rule, method, injunction, principle)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is stated (for you) (is said, is declared, is stated)

• योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of many yojanas (distance) (of yojanas)

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (respectful)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - fully capable (capable, able, strong)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go

• प्रतिनिवर्तितुम् (pratinivartitum) - to return, to come back

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, even (indeed, certainly, willingly, even)

(indeclinable)

शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand (yojanas) (a hundred thousand)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand

compound of śata (hundred) and sahasra (thousand)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+sahasra)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Implied object of 'gantum' (to go).

वा (vā) - or (even more, or just emphasis) (or, and)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for (introduces a reason) (for, because, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (principle/statement of uncertainty) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to Angada's earlier statement of uncertainty.

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - principle (of uncertainty) (rule, method, injunction, principle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, fate, destiny

उच्यते (ucyate) - is stated (for you) (is said, is declared, is stated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of many yojanas (distance) (of yojanas)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (approx. 8-16 km), union, yoking

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, Sir

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - fully capable (capable, able, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, strong, powerful

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रतिनिवर्तितुम् (pratinivartitum) - to return, to come back

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root vṛt with prefixes prati and ni

Prefixes: prati+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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