वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-14

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मम नाम त्वया वीर गतस्य यमसादनम् ।
प्रेतकार्याणि कार्याणि विपरीते हि वर्तसे ॥१४॥

14. mama nāma tvayā vīra gatasya yamasādanam ,
pretakāryāṇi kāryāṇi viparīte hi vartase.

14. mama nāma tvayā vīra gatasya yamasādanam
pretakāryāṇi kāryāṇi viparīte hi vartase

14. O hero, it is by you that the funeral rites should have been performed for me, had I gone to Yama's abode. Instead, you are acting in the reverse manner.

Words meanings summery:

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मम (mama) - (for me, Rāvaṇa) (my, of me, for me)

नाम (nāma) - (often used as an intensifier or expletive, here expressing lament/irony) (indeed, by name, as it were)

त्वया (tvayā) - (by you, Indrajit) (by you)

वीर (vīra) - (addressed to Indrajit) (hero, warrior, brave man)

गतस्य (gatasya) - of me, who has gone (to Yama's abode) (of one who has gone, departed, reached)

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - the realm of death (Yama's abode, the dwelling of the god of death)

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - rites for the dead, funeral ceremonies

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - (funeral rites) should be performed (are to be done, should be performed, duties)

विपरीते (viparīte) - (you are acting) in the opposite manner (of what is proper) (in the reverse, in the opposite, contrary)

हि (hi) - (emphasizing the contrast) (indeed, for, because, certainly)

वर्तसे (vartase) - you are, you exist, you act, you behave

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - (for me, Rāvaṇa) (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

नाम (nāma) - (often used as an intensifier or expletive, here expressing lament/irony) (indeed, by name, as it were)

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - (by you, Indrajit) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

वीर (vīra) - (addressed to Indrajit) (hero, warrior, brave man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior, strong

गतस्य (gatasya) - of me, who has gone (to Yama's abode) (of one who has gone, departed, reached)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, past

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies "mama" implicitly or refers to the hypothetical situation of the speaker's death.

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - the realm of death (Yama's abode, the dwelling of the god of death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - Yama's abode, the netherworld

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+sādana)

yama – Yama (god of death), twin, restraint
proper noun (masculine)
sādana – seat, abode, dwelling, causing to sit
noun (neuter)
from root sad (to sit) with causative
Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Directional accusative.

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - rites for the dead, funeral ceremonies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - rites for the dead, funeral ceremonies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

preta – departed spirit, ghost, dead person
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from pra-i (to go forth)
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
kārya – action, work, duty, what is to be done
noun (neuter)
gerundive/future passive participle
from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kāryāṇi'.

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - (funeral rites) should be performed (are to be done, should be performed, duties)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective.

विपरीते (viparīte) - (you are acting) in the opposite manner (of what is proper) (in the reverse, in the opposite, contrary)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of viparīta