वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-93, verse-9

निवर्तय रथं शीघ्रं यावन्नापैति मे रिपुः ।
यदि वाप्युषितो ऽसि त्वं स्मर्यन्ते यदि वा गुणाः ॥९॥

9. nivartaya rathaṃ śīghraṃ yāvannāpaiti me ripuḥ ,
yadi vāpyuṣito'si tvaṃ smaryante yadi vā guṇāḥ.

9. nivartaya rathaṃ śīghraṃ yāvat na apaiti me ripuḥ
yadi vā api uṣitaḥ asi tvaṃ smaryante yadi vā guṇāḥ

9. tvaṃ rathaṃ śīghraṃ nivartaya,
yāvat me ripuḥ na apaiti.
yadi vā api uṣitaḥ asi,
yadi vā guṇāḥ smaryante.

9. Turn the chariot back quickly, before my enemy retreats! Or if you have truly remained (loyal), and my good qualities are still remembered (by you).

Words meanings summery:

• निवर्तय (nivartaya) - turn the chariot back (to the battlefield), cause to return (turn back, cause to return, withdraw)

• रथं (rathaṁ) - chariot (chariot, car)

• शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

• यावत् (yāvat) - before, lest (as long as, until, as far as, before, lest)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अपैति (apaiti) - retreats, flees (goes away, retreats, departs, flees)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me, for me)

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

• यदि (yadi) - if, perhaps (if, in case)

• वा (vā) - or, perhaps (or, either)

• अपि (api) - truly, indeed (also, even, too, moreover)

• उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - remained (loyal/present) (stayed, dwelt, passed (time), endured)

• असि (asi) - you are

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

• स्मर्यन्ते (smaryante) - are remembered (are remembered, are thought of)

• यदि (yadi) - if, perhaps (if, in case)

• वा (vā) - or, perhaps (or, either)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - good qualities, virtues (of Ravana) (qualities, virtues, merits, attributes)

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तय (nivartaya) - turn the chariot back (to the battlefield), cause to return (turn back, cause to return, withdraw)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nivartaya

Causative Imperative Active

From root `vṛt` (1st class, `vartate`), causative `vartayati`, with prefix `ni-`. Second person singular imperative.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रथं (rathaṁ) - chariot (chariot, car)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: rath (class 1)

शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)

(indeclinable)

Also used as an adverb (neuter accusative singular).

Note: Used adverbially.

यावत् (yāvat) - before, lest (as long as, until, as far as, before, lest)

(indeclinable)

Correlative pronoun, used as a conjunction. In negative clauses, it can mean 'before' or 'lest'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अपैति (apaiti) - retreats, flees (goes away, retreats, departs, flees)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apaiti

Present Active Indicative

From root `i` (2nd class, `eti`), with prefix `apa-`. Third person singular.

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

मे (me) - my (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun.

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, rival

u-stem noun.

यदि (yadi) - if, perhaps (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वा (vā) - or, perhaps (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - truly, indeed (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle. Can emphasize or imply 'indeed'.

Note: Strengthens the preceding word or idea.

उषितः (uṣitaḥ) - remained (loyal/present) (stayed, dwelt, passed (time), endured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣita

uṣita - stayed, dwelt, passed (time), spent

Past Passive Participle

From root `vas` (1st class, to dwell, stay). Irregular formation.

Root: vas (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

From root `as` (2nd class). Second person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

स्मर्यन्ते (smaryante) - are remembered (are remembered, are thought of)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of smaryate

Present Passive Indicative

From root `smṛ` (1st class, `smarati`), passive form. Third person plural.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, perhaps (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वा (vā) - or, perhaps (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - good qualities, virtues (of Ravana) (qualities, virtues, merits, attributes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, attribute, thread

a-stem noun.