वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-50, verse-17

भ्रातुरर्थे महाबाहो कुरु कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।
मयैवं नोक्तपूर्वो हि कश्चिद्भ्रातः परंतप ।
त्वय्यस्ति मम च स्नेहः परा संभावना च मे ॥१७॥

17. bhrāturarthe mahābāho kuru karma suduṣkaram ,
mayaivaṃ noktapūrvo hi kaścidbhrātaḥ paraṃtapa ,
tvayyasti mama ca snehaḥ parā saṃbhāvanā ca me.

17. bhrātuḥ arthe mahābāho kuru karma
suduṣkaram mayā evam na uktapūrvaḥ hi
kaścit bhrātā paraṃtapa tvayi asti
mama ca snehaḥ parā saṃbhāvanā ca me

17. mahābāho paraṃtapa bhrātuḥ arthe
suduṣkaram karma kuru mayā evam hi
kaścit bhrātā na uktapūrvaḥ ca mama
snehaḥ parā saṃbhāvanā ca me tvayi asti

17. O mighty-armed one, perform this exceedingly difficult deed (karma) for your brother's sake. O scorcher of foes, I have never before spoken thus to any brother. And indeed, I have great affection for you and hold you in supreme regard.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of a brother; for a brother

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; for the purpose of

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• कुरु (kuru) - do!; make!; perform!

• कर्म (karma) - action; deed; work (karma)

• सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult to perform; exceedingly difficult

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एवम् (evam) - thus; in this manner

• न (na) - not; no

• उक्तपूर्वः (uktapūrvaḥ) - previously spoken; formerly said

• हि (hi) - indeed; for; because

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; anyone; a certain

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O scorcher of foes; O tormentor of enemies

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; with you

• अस्ति (asti) - is; exists

• मम (mama) - my; of me

• च (ca) - and; also

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection; love; oil

• परा (parā) - supreme; highest; excellent

• संभावना (saṁbhāvanā) - high regard; esteem; honor; possibility

• च (ca) - and; also

• मे (me) - my; to me

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of a brother; for a brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

कुरु (kuru) - do!; make!; perform!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - action; deed; work (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual

सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult to perform; exceedingly difficult

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suduṣkara

suduṣkara - very difficult, exceedingly difficult to do

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एवम् (evam) - thus; in this manner

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

उक्तपूर्वः (uktapūrvaḥ) - previously spoken; formerly said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktapūrva

uktapūrva - formerly spoken, said before

Compound of Past Passive Participle and pūrva

ukta (PPP of vac 'to speak') + pūrva (former)

Root: vac (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed; for; because

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; anyone; a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (indefinite pronoun)

Combination of interrogative ka + indefinite particle cit

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O scorcher of foes; O tormentor of enemies

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - scorcher of enemies, tormentor of foes

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; with you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्ति (asti) - is; exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - my; of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection; love; oil

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness; oil, unctuousness

परा (parā) - supreme; highest; excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, next, supreme, highest, excellent

संभावना (saṁbhāvanā) - high regard; esteem; honor; possibility

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃbhāvanā

saṁbhāvanā - possibility, probability, high regard, honor, respect

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my; to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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