वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-104, verse-9

मदधीनं तु यत्तन्मे हृदयं त्वयि वर्तते ।
पराधीनेषु गात्रेषु किं करिष्याम्यनीश्वरा ॥९॥

9. madadhīnaṃ tu yattanme hṛdayaṃ tvayi vartate ,
parādhīneṣu gātreṣu kiṃ kariṣyāmyanīśvarā.

9. madadhīnam tu yat tat me hṛdayam tvayi vartate
parādhīneṣu gātreṣu kim kariṣyāmi anīśvarā

9. tu yat tat madadhīnam me hṛdayam tvayi vartate.
parādhīneṣu gātreṣu (satsu) anīśvarā aham kim kariṣyāmi?

9. But my heart, which is under my control, remains devoted to you. What can I, being powerless, do concerning my limbs which are under the control of others (or circumstances)?

Words meanings summery:

• मदधीनम् (madadhīnam) - dependent on me, under my control

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मे (me) - my, to me

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

• वर्तते (vartate) - remains, exists, abides, dwells

• पराधीनेषु (parādhīneṣu) - in those dependent on others, in those controlled by others

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - in the limbs, in the body parts

• किम् (kim) - what, how

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will do

• अनीश्वरा (anīśvarā) - powerless, helpless, not a master

Words meanings and morphology

मदधीनम् (madadhīnam) - dependent on me, under my control

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madadhīna

madadhīna - dependent on me, under my control

Compound of mat (my) and adhīna (dependent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+adhīna)

• asmad – I, we
  pronoun
  First person pronoun, ablative singular form 'mat', used here as possessive.
• adhīna – dependent, subject to, under control
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of adhi + īna (from root i, to go)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: It qualifies 'hṛdayam'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Relative pronoun

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Corresponds to 'yat'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, dative/genitive singular form.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, core

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core, essence

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun, locative singular form.

वर्तते (vartate) - remains, exists, abides, dwells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पराधीनेषु (parādhīneṣu) - in those dependent on others, in those controlled by others

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of parādhīna

parādhīna - dependent on others, subject to another's will, not independent

Compound of para (other) and adhīna (dependent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+adhīna)

• para – other, another, alien, supreme
  pronoun (masculine)
• adhīna – dependent, subject to, under control
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of adhi + īna (from root i, to go)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'gātreṣu'.

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - in the limbs, in the body parts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

किम् (kim) - what, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Used interrogatively.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनीश्वरा (anīśvarā) - powerless, helpless, not a master

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anīśvara

anīśvara - powerless, helpless, without a lord or master, not omnipotent

Negative compound (na) with īśvara (lord, master, powerful)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham'.