वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-6, verse-18

अस्मिन्नेवंगते कार्ये विरुद्धे वानरैः सह ।
हितं पुरे च सैन्ये च सर्वं संमन्त्र्यतां मम ॥१८॥

18. asminnevaṃgate kārye viruddhe vānaraiḥ saha ,
hitaṃ pure ca sainye ca sarvaṃ saṃmantryatāṃ mama.

18. asmin evaṃgate kārye viruddhe vānaraiḥ saha
hitam pure ca sainye ca sarvam saṃmantryatām mama

18. evaṃgate asmin kārye vānaraiḥ saha viruddhe sati
mama pure ca sainye ca sarvam hitam saṃmantryatām

18. Since this situation has arisen, with the task being thus, and with the monkeys in opposition, let all beneficial measures for my city and army be deliberated upon.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• एवंगते (evaṁgate) - having come to such a state, being thus

• कार्ये (kārye) - in this situation/task (in the matter, in the task, in the business)

• विरुद्धे (viruddhe) - opposed, hostile, in conflict

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial measures (beneficial, welfare, good)

• पुरे (pure) - in the city

• च (ca) - and, also

• सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the military

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• संमन्त्र्यताम् (saṁmantryatām) - let it be deliberated, let it be consulted

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with kārye.

एवंगते (evaṁgate) - having come to such a state, being thus

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of evaṃgata

evaṁgata - having gone thus, being in such a state

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva / Tatpuruṣa (evam+gata)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, passed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

कार्ये (kārye) - in this situation/task (in the matter, in the task, in the business)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, affair, task

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with -ya suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विरुद्धे (viruddhe) - opposed, hostile, in conflict

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of viruddha

viruddha - opposed, contrary, hostile, obstructed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of vi-rudh (to obstruct, oppose).

Prefix: vi

Root: rudh (class 7)

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

Note: Used with saha.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial measures (beneficial, welfare, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, advantage

Past Passive Participle

PPP of dhā (to place) with prefix hi- (irregular past participle of root dhā).

Root: dhā (class 3)

पुरे (pure) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the military

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, military force

Derived from senā (army).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with hitam.

संमन्त्र्यताम् (saṁmantryatām) - let it be deliberated, let it be consulted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of sam-mantr

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Ātmanepada, passive form.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

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