वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-51, verse-25

यदि खल्वस्ति मे स्नेहो भ्रातृत्वं वावगच्छसि ।
यदि वा कार्यमेतत्ते हृदि कार्यतमं मतम् ॥२५॥

25. yadi khalvasti me sneho bhrātṛtvaṃ vāvagacchasi ,
yadi vā kāryametatte hṛdi kāryatamaṃ matam.

25. yadi khalu asti me snehaḥ bhrātṛtvam vā avagacchasi
yadi vā kāryam etat te hṛdi kāryatamam matam

25. yadi khalu me snehaḥ asti,
vā bhrātṛtvam avagacchasi,
yadi vā etat kāryam te hṛdi kāryatamam matam

25. If indeed you feel affection (sneha) for me, or you perceive our brotherhood, or if this task is considered by you as most important in your heart.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection, love, tenderness

• भ्रातृत्वम् (bhrātṛtvam) - brotherhood

• वा (vā) - or

• अवगच्छसि (avagacchasi) - you understand, you perceive, you comprehend

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, task, duty, to be done

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - by you, to you, your

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• कार्यतमम् (kāryatamam) - most important task, most to be done

• मतम् (matam) - thought, considered, opinion, belief

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional conjunction.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative, 3rd person singular

Root as (to be), Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Ethical dative or genitive of 'I'.

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection, love, tenderness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, attachment, oil, fat

Root: snih (class 4)

भ्रातृत्वम् (bhrātṛtvam) - brotherhood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhrātṛtva

bhrātṛtva - brotherhood, state of being a brother

Derived from bhrātṛ (brother) with suffix -tva (abstract noun).

Note: Object of 'avagacchasi'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अवगच्छसि (avagacchasi) - you understand, you perceive, you comprehend

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of avagach

Present Indicative, 2nd person singular

Root gam (to go) with prefix ava-, in the sense of 'to go down to, to comprehend'.

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional conjunction.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, task, duty, to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, action, duty, to be done, proper to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a substantive here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (near the speaker)

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

ते (te) - by you, to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Often used as dative/genitive singular of 'tvam'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

कार्यतमम् (kāryatamam) - most important task, most to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāryatama

kāryatama - most important, most to be done, most urgent

Superlative of kārya (to be done) using the suffix -tama.

Note: Modifies 'kāryam'.

मतम् (matam) - thought, considered, opinion, belief

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, agreed upon, opinion, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

Root man (to think) with suffix -ta.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective for 'kāryam'.