वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-22

विभीषणस्य शूरस्य यथार्थं क्रियतां वचः ।
अलं कालात्ययं कृत्वा समुद्रो ऽयं नियुज्यताम् ॥२२॥

22. vibhīṣaṇasya śūrasya yathārthaṃ kriyatāṃ vacaḥ ,
alaṃ kālātyayaṃ kṛtvā samudro'yaṃ niyujyatām.

22. Vibhīṣaṇasya śūrasya yathārtham kriyatām vacaḥ
alam kālātyayam kṛtvā samudraḥ ayam niyujyatām

22. śūrasya Vibhīṣaṇasya yathārtham vacaḥ kriyatām
alam kālātyayam kṛtvā ayam samudraḥ niyujyatām

22. Let the sensible advice of the valiant Vibhīṣaṇa be followed. There has been enough delay; let this ocean be put to use.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhīṣaṇa

• शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the valiant, of the brave, of the heroic

• यथार्थम् (yathārtham) - sensible (advice) (proper, correct, suitable, appropriate, sensible, true)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

• वचः (vacaḥ) - advice (word, speech, advice)

• अलम् (alam) - enough (of this) (enough, sufficient, no more, in vain)

• कालात्ययम् (kālātyayam) - delay (delay, waste of time, transgression of time)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• नियुज्यताम् (niyujyatām) - let him/it be employed, let him/it be engaged, let him/it be put to use

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Vibhīṣaṇa

Vibhīṣaṇa - name of Rāvaṇa's brother, an ally of Rāma

शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the valiant, of the brave, of the heroic

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - valiant, brave, heroic; (as a noun) a hero, a warrior

यथार्थम् (yathārtham) - sensible (advice) (proper, correct, suitable, appropriate, sensible, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathārtha

yathārtha - true, real, proper, suitable, appropriate; corresponding to reality

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+artha)

• yathā – as, like, in which manner
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, aim, wealth
  noun (masculine)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative 3rd singular passive

Root kṛ (class 8, u-class). Passive form: kriyate. Imperative: kriyatām.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वचः (vacaḥ) - advice (word, speech, advice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying, advice

अलम् (alam) - enough (of this) (enough, sufficient, no more, in vain)

(indeclinable)

कालात्ययम् (kālātyayam) - delay (delay, waste of time, transgression of time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālātyaya

kālātyaya - passing of time, lapse of time, delay, transgression of proper time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+atyaya)

• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
• atyaya – passing, lapse, transgression, delay, end
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root kṛ, used to indicate an action completed before the main verb.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, here

Note: Refers to 'samudraḥ'

नियुज्यताम् (niyujyatām) - let him/it be employed, let him/it be engaged, let him/it be put to use

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of yuj

Imperative 3rd singular passive

Root yuj (class 7, ni-class), with prefix ni-. Passive form: niyujyate. Imperative: niyujyatām.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

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