वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-51, verse-4

प्रथमं वै महाराज कृत्यमेतदचिन्तितम् ।
केवलं वीर्यदर्पेण नानुबन्धो विचारितः ॥४॥

4. prathamaṃ vai mahārāja kṛtyametadacintitam ,
kevalaṃ vīryadarpeṇa nānubandho vicāritaḥ.

4. prathamam vai mahārāja kṛtyam etat acintitam
kevalam vīryadarpeṇa na anubandhaḥ vicāritaḥ

4. mahārāja etat kṛtyam prathamam vai acintitam
kevalam vīryadarpeṇa anubandhaḥ na vicāritaḥ

4. O great king, this act was indeed not thought through from the start. Its consequences were not deliberated upon, purely due to pride in valor.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially, at first

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily, just

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O great ruler

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - deed, action, task, something to be done

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• अचिन्तितम् (acintitam) - not thought about, unconceived, ill-conceived

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• वीर्यदर्पेण (vīryadarpeṇa) - by pride of valor, by valorous arrogance

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुबन्धः (anubandhaḥ) - consequence, result, outcome, connection

• विचारितः (vicāritaḥ) - considered, deliberated, thought over

Words meanings and morphology

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially, at first

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, initial

From prath- (to spread, to be famous) + tama (superlative suffix)

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily, just

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O great ruler

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of mahā (great) and rāja (king)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahant, used as a prefix in compounds
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From raj- (to rule)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - deed, action, task, something to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, proper to be done, deed, action, task

gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -tya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun stem

Note: Refers to 'kṛtyam'.

अचिन्तितम् (acintitam) - not thought about, unconceived, ill-conceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acintita

acintita - not thought of, unthought of, not deliberated

past passive participle

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: A- (negation) + cintita (thought). From root cint (to think) + kta (past participle suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cintita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• cintita – thought, considered
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root cint (to think) + kta (suffix)
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'kṛtyam'.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, mere, pure, only

Note: Used adverbially.

वीर्यदर्पेण (vīryadarpeṇa) - by pride of valor, by valorous arrogance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vīryadarpa

vīryadarpa - pride of valor, arrogance of might

Compound of vīrya (valor, might) and darpa (pride, arrogance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrya+darpa)

• vīrya – valor, heroism, might, power
  noun (neuter)
  From vīra (hero) + ya (suffix)
• darpa – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
  From dṛp (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates 'vicāritaḥ'.

अनुबन्धः (anubandhaḥ) - consequence, result, outcome, connection

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubandha

anubandha - connection, sequence, consequence, result

Anu- (after) + bandh (to bind)

Prefix: anu

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

विचारितः (vicāritaḥ) - considered, deliberated, thought over

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicārita

vicārita - considered, thought over, deliberated

past passive participle

Vi- (prefix) + cārita (caused to think/considered). From root cint (to think) in causative sense or related to car (to move)

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'anubandhaḥ'.