वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-27, verse-12

यदि तावत् समुद्रे तु सेतुर्बद्धो यदृच्छया ।
रामेण विस्मयः को ऽत्र येन ते भयमागतम् ॥१२॥

12. yadi tāvat samudre tu seturbaddho yadṛcchayā ,
rāmeṇa vismayaḥ ko'tra yena te bhayamāgatam.

12. yadi tāvat samudre tu setuḥ baddhaḥ yadṛcchayā
rāmeṇa vismayaḥ kaḥ atra yena te bhayam āgatam

12. yadi tāvat setuḥ rāmeṇa samudre baddhaḥ yadṛcchayā
atra kaḥ vismayaḥ yena te bhayam āgatam

12. If indeed a bridge has been built in the ocean by Rāma (Rāma), what is so astonishing here that fear has come upon you?

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तावत् (tāvat) - indeed (implying 'for now' or 'up to this extent') (so much, so far, now, for the time being)

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the sea)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• सेतुः (setuḥ) - a bridge (bridge, dam, bond)

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - has been built (bound, tied, built, fixed)

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, spontaneously (implying 'without significant effort' in a dismissive tone) (by one's own will, spontaneously, accidentally, by chance)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment, marvel (wonder, astonishment, surprise)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what (masculine nominative singular))

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this place, in this matter)

• येन (yena) - by which (reason) (by which, because of which)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you (dative/genitive singular of 'you'))

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - has come, has arisen (come, arrived, happened)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - indeed (implying 'for now' or 'up to this extent') (so much, so far, now, for the time being)

(indeclinable)

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the sea)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

सेतुः (setuḥ) - a bridge (bridge, dam, bond)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of setu

setu - bridge, causeway, dam, embankment

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - has been built (bound, tied, built, fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, built, constructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bandh (to bind, tie)

Root: bandh (class 9)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, spontaneously (implying 'without significant effort' in a dismissive tone) (by one's own will, spontaneously, accidentally, by chance)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - free will, spontaneity, chance, accident

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment, marvel (wonder, astonishment, surprise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, amazement

कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by which (reason) (by which, because of which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you (dative/genitive singular of 'you'))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the dative/genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, apprehension

आगतम् (āgatam) - has come, has arisen (come, arrived, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)