वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-14

प्रदानेन तु सीतायाः श्रेयो व्यवसितं मया ।
अप्रदाने पुनर्युद्धं दृष्टमेतत्तथैव नः ॥१४॥

14. pradānena tu sītāyāḥ śreyo vyavasitaṃ mayā ,
apradāne punaryuddhaṃ dṛṣṭametattathaiva naḥ.

14. pradānena tu sītāyāḥ śreyas vyavasitaṃ mayā |
apradāne punar yuddhaṃ dṛṣṭam etat tathā eva naḥ

14. tu sītāyāḥ pradānena mayā śreyas vyavasitam
punar apradāne etat yuddhaṃ tathā eva naḥ dṛṣṭam

14. However, I have resolved that welfare (śreyas) lies in giving Sītā back. On the other hand, if she is not given back, then war is what we have seen as the inevitable outcome.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रदानेन (pradānena) - by giving back (Sītā) (by giving, by bestowal)

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, yet)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• श्रेयस् (śreyas) - welfare (the advantageous path) (welfare, good, prosperity)

• व्यवसितं (vyavasitaṁ) - resolved (as a course of action) (resolved, determined, undertaken, settled)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अप्रदाने (apradāne) - in the event of not giving her back (in the not-giving, in the non-bestowal)

• पुनर् (punar) - but if, on the other hand (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

• युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war (war, battle, fight)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen (as the outcome) (seen, observed, perceived)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to war) (this, that)

• तथा (tathā) - thus (as an inevitable outcome) (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (just, only, indeed)

• नः (naḥ) - by us

Words meanings and morphology

प्रदानेन (pradānena) - by giving back (Sītā) (by giving, by bestowal)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, bestowal, surrender, gift

From root dā (to give) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun, Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife)

श्रेयस् (śreyas) - welfare (the advantageous path) (welfare, good, prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, the better, the best

Note: Subject of the clause.

व्यवसितं (vyavasitaṁ) - resolved (as a course of action) (resolved, determined, undertaken, settled)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyavasita

vyavasita - resolved, determined, undertaken, settled, decided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root so/sā (to bind, to end) with prefixes vi-ava.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `śreyas`.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of 'vyavasitam'.

अप्रदाने (apradāne) - in the event of not giving her back (in the not-giving, in the non-bestowal)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of apradāna

apradāna - non-giving, not giving back

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'pradāna' (giving).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pradāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pradāna – giving, bestowal
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates a condition or circumstance.

पुनर् (punar) - but if, on the other hand (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war (war, battle, fight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭam'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen (as the outcome) (seen, observed, perceived)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yuddhaṃ` and `etat`.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to war) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: In apposition to `yuddhaṃ`.

तथा (tathā) - thus (as an inevitable outcome) (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of 'dṛṣṭam'.