वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-49, verse-25

न नप्तारं स्वकं न्याय्यं शप्तुमेवं प्रजापते ।
न मिथ्यावचनश्च त्वं स्वप्स्यत्येष न संशयः ।
कालस्तु क्रियतामस्य शयने जागरे तथा ॥२५॥

25. na naptāraṃ svakaṃ nyāyyaṃ śaptumevaṃ prajāpate ,
na mithyāvacanaśca tvaṃ svapsyatyeṣa na saṃśayaḥ ,
kālastu kriyatāmasya śayane jāgare tathā.

25. na naptāram svakam nyāyyam śaptum
evam prajāpate na mithyāvacanaḥ ca
tvam svapsyati eṣaḥ na saṃśayaḥ kālaḥ
tu kriyatām asya śayane jāgare tathā

25. prajāpate evam svakam naptāram śaptum
na nyāyyam ca tvam na mithyāvacanaḥ
eṣaḥ svapsyati na saṃśayaḥ tu
asya śayane tathā jāgare kālaḥ kriyatām

25. O Lord of Creation (Prajāpati), it is not proper to curse one's own grandson in this manner. And your words are never false; he will indeed sleep, there is no doubt about that. However, let a fixed duration be arranged for his sleeping and waking periods.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नप्तारम् (naptāram) - grandson

• स्वकम् (svakam) - own (one's own)

• न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper (proper, just, rightful)

• शप्तुम् (śaptum) - to curse

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner)

• प्रजापते (prajāpate) - O Lord of Creation (Prajāpati) (O Lord of Creation, O Prajāpati)

• न (na) - never (not, no)

• मिथ्यावचनः (mithyāvacanaḥ) - one whose words are false (one whose words are false, liar)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्वम् (tvam) - your (referring to Brahmā's words) (you)

• स्वप्स्यति (svapsyati) - will sleep

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (Kumbhakarna) (this one, he)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - duration, time (time, period)

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

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be arranged (let it be done, may it be done)

• अस्य (asya) - his (Kumbhakarna's) (of him, his)

• शयने (śayane) - for his sleeping (in sleep, for sleeping)

• जागरे (jāgare) - and waking (in waking, for waking)

• तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, similarly, also)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

नप्तारम् (naptāram) - grandson

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naptṛ

naptṛ - grandson, descendant

Note: Object of 'śaptum'.

स्वकम् (svakam) - own (one's own)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, personal, property

Note: Qualifies 'naptāram'.

न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper (proper, just, rightful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - proper, just, right, lawful

Gerundive

from root nī with suffix -yya

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'naptāram'.

शप्तुम् (śaptum) - to curse

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of śap

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śap

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose or intention.

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'śaptum'.

प्रजापते (prajāpate) - O Lord of Creation (Prajāpati) (O Lord of Creation, O Prajāpati)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - Lord of creation, creator, Brahmā

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Brahmā himself.

न (na) - never (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

मिथ्यावचनः (mithyāvacanaḥ) - one whose words are false (one whose words are false, liar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyāvacana

mithyāvacana - false-spoken, one whose words are false

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mithyā+vacana)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue
  indeclinable
• vacana – speaking, word, statement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्वम् (tvam) - your (referring to Brahmā's words) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

2nd person pronoun

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

स्वप्स्यति (svapsyati) - will sleep

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of svap

Future 3rd singular active

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'eṣaḥ'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (Kumbhakarna) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Kumbhakarna.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Note: Part of "na saṃśayaḥ" meaning "without doubt".

कालः (kālaḥ) - duration, time (time, period)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Subject of 'kriyatām'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be arranged (let it be done, may it be done)

(verb)

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

Present 3rd singular passive imperative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - his (Kumbhakarna's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Possessive.

शयने (śayane) - for his sleeping (in sleep, for sleeping)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - sleeping, bed, couch

from root śī

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Denotes purpose or context.

जागरे (jāgare) - and waking (in waking, for waking)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāgara

jāgara - waking, vigil

from root jāgṛ

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Denotes purpose or context, parallel to 'śayane'.

तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, similarly, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śayane' and 'jāgare'.