वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-11, verse-18

निवेद्यमाने दोषः स्याद्दोषः स्यादनिवेदने ।
कथं नु खलु कर्तव्यं विषमं प्रतिभाति मे ॥१८॥

18. nivedyamāne doṣaḥ syāddoṣaḥ syādanivedane ,
kathaṃ nu khalu kartavyaṃ viṣamaṃ pratibhāti me.

18. nivedyamāne doṣaḥ syāt doṣaḥ syāt anivedane
kathaṃ nu khalu kartavyaṃ viṣamam pratibhāti me

18. A fault would arise if I report it, and a fault would arise if I do not report it. How indeed should this be done? The situation seems perplexing to me.

Words meanings summery:

• निवेद्यमाने (nivedyamāne) - upon reporting it (when being reported; when being informed; upon reporting)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - a fault, a problem (fault, defect, error, sin, harm)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, should be)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - a fault, a problem (fault, defect, error, sin, harm)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, should be)

• अनिवेदने (anivedane) - if not reported (in not reporting; in not informing)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

• खलु (khalu) - truly (indeed, certainly, surely, truly, oh!)

• कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṁ) - ought to be done (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

• विषमम् (viṣamam) - perplexing (uneven, difficult, perplexing, contradictory, bad)

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears (appears, seems, shines forth)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

निवेद्यमाने (nivedyamāne) - upon reporting it (when being reported; when being informed; upon reporting)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of nivedyamāna

nivedyamāna - being reported, being informed, to be reported

Present Passive Participle

From ni-vid (to know, to inform) in passive voice, present tense. Derived from the causative stem 'nivedaya'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the act of informing.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - a fault, a problem (fault, defect, error, sin, harm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, sin, harm

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Potential mood verb, expressing possibility or hypothetical situation.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - a fault, a problem (fault, defect, error, sin, harm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, sin, harm

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Potential mood verb, expressing possibility or hypothetical situation.

अनिवेदने (anivedane) - if not reported (in not reporting; in not informing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anivedana

anivedana - not reporting, not informing

Formed by a- (negative prefix) + nivedana (reporting/informing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nivedana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nivedana – reporting, informing, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundial noun
  Derived from causative of ni-vid.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Expresses condition.

कथं (kathaṁ) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - truly (indeed, certainly, surely, truly, oh!)

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṁ) - ought to be done (to be done, ought to be done, duty)

(gerundive)

Note: Can function as a noun (duty) or an adjective (to be done). Here, it's used as a noun in a passive sense.

विषमम् (viṣamam) - perplexing (uneven, difficult, perplexing, contradictory, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, perplexing, contradictory, bad, dangerous

From vi- (denoting separation/opposition) + sama (even, equal).

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (e.g., 'this situation').

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears (appears, seems, shines forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

From the first-person pronoun.

Note: Could also be genitive, but dative fits better with 'appears to me'.