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

किं करिष्यामि भद्रं वः किं वा युक्तमनन्तरम् ।
उच्यतां नः समर्थं यत् कृतं च सुकृतं भवेत् ॥४॥

4. kiṃ kariṣyāmi bhadraṃ vaḥ kiṃ vā yuktamanantaram ,
ucyatāṃ naḥ samarthaṃ yat kṛtaṃ ca sukṛtaṃ bhavet.

4. kim kariṣyāmi bhadram vaḥ kim vā yuktam anantaram
ucyatām naḥ samartham yat kṛtam ca sukṛtam bhavet

4. bhadram vaḥ kim kariṣyāmi vā kim yuktam anantaram
naḥ yat samartham ca sukṛtam bhavet ucyatām

4. What should I do? May good fortune be with you. What would be the appropriate next step? Please tell us what is suitable, and what action would be considered meritorious.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, which, why

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will make, I will perform

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness, good

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, your

• किम् (kim) - what, which, why

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, suitable, joined, engaged

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - next, immediately after, without interval

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said, let it be spoken, let it be told

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• समर्थम् (samartham) - suitable, appropriate, capable, powerful

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - well-done, meritorious action, good deed

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it may be, it would be, let it be

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, which, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun, can also be accusative.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I will make, I will perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness, good

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, excellent

Note: Often used as a blessing or expression of good wishes.

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form, also serves as genitive or accusative plural.

किम् (kim) - what, which, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun, can also be accusative.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, suitable, joined, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, engaged, proper, fit, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yuj` (to join, to yoke)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - next, immediately after, without interval

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nañ) (na+antara)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts adverbially here, meaning 'next'.

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said, let it be spoken, let it be told

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Enclitic form, also serves as genitive or accusative plural.

समर्थम् (samartham) - suitable, appropriate, capable, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, suitable, appropriate, meaningful

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - well-done, meritorious action, good deed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, good deed, virtuous act, meritorious action

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it may be, it would be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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