वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-26

त्वं हि पाणिप्रदानेन वयस्यो सो ऽग्निसाक्षिकः ।
कृतः प्राणैर्बहुमतः सत्येनापि शपाम्यहम् ॥२६॥

26. tvaṃ hi pāṇipradānena vayasyo so'gnisākṣikaḥ ,
kṛtaḥ prāṇairbahumataḥ satyenāpi śapāmyaham.

26. tvam hi pāṇipradānena vayasyaḥ saḥ agnisākṣikaḥ
kṛtaḥ prāṇaiḥ bahumataḥ satyena api śapāmi aham

26. hi tvam pāṇipradānena agnisākṣikaḥ saḥ vayasyaḥ kṛtaḥ prāṇaiḥ bahumataḥ (asi).
aham satyena api śapāmi.

26. Indeed, by extending your hand (in friendship), you became my friend, with fire as our witness. You are held in great esteem, dearer than my own life; I swear this even by truth.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• पाणिप्रदानेन (pāṇipradānena) - by the giving of the hand, by extending the hand

• वयस्यः (vayasyaḥ) - friend, companion

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to 'you') (he, that)

• अग्निसाक्षिकः (agnisākṣikaḥ) - having fire as witness, witnessed by fire

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, become

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by my very life (by lives, by breaths, by vital airs)

• बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much valued

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth

• अपि (api) - even, also

• शपामि (śapāmi) - I swear, I vow

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

पाणिप्रदानेन (pāṇipradānena) - by the giving of the hand, by extending the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāṇipradāna

pāṇipradāna - the giving of the hand, hand-giving

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+pradāna)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• pradāna – giving, offering, donation
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from pra- + dā (to give)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

वयस्यः (vayasyaḥ) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vayasya

vayasya - friend, companion, contemporary

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to 'you') (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'you' (tvam).

अग्निसाक्षिकः (agnisākṣikaḥ) - having fire as witness, witnessed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agnisākṣika

agnisākṣika - having fire as witness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+sākṣin)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• sākṣin – witness
  noun (masculine)
  from sa- + akṣan (eye)

Note: Qualifies 'vayasyaḥ'.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (you).

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by my very life (by lives, by breaths, by vital airs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

from pra- + an (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agent or means for 'bahumataḥ'.

बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much valued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumata

bahumata - highly esteemed, much valued, respected

Past Passive Participle

from bahu (much) + mata (thought, considered from man- to think)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+mata)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• mata – thought, considered, esteemed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root man (to think, believe)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (you).

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality

Note: Means by which the oath is sworn.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

शपामि (śapāmi) - I swear, I vow

(verb)

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

Root: śap (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'śapāmi'.