वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-17

नैतदेको भवानेव करिष्यति विपर्ययम् ।
सुरैराचरितं पूर्वं कुरुष्वैतद्वचो मम ॥१७॥

17. naitadeko bhavāneva kariṣyati viparyayam ,
surairācaritaṃ pūrvaṃ kuruṣvaitadvaco mama.

17. na etat ekaḥ bhavān eva kariṣyati viparyayam
suraiḥ ācaritam pūrvam kuruṣva etat vacaḥ mama

17. ekaḥ bhavān eva etat viparyayam na kariṣyati
suraiḥ pūrvam ācaritam etat mama vacaḥ kuruṣva

17. You alone will not be able to accomplish this reversal. Rather, carry out this command of mine, which was previously performed by the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - you alone (one, alone, single)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will accomplish (will do, will make, will perform)

• विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - reversal, opposite, inversion, change

• सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods, by the devas

• आचरितम् (ācaritam) - performed, practiced, done

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - carry out (do, perform (imperative middle voice))

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Note: Refers to 'viparyayam'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - you alone (one, alone, single)

(numeral)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite address), your honor

From root bhū (to be) + suffix -at

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kariṣyati'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will accomplish (will do, will make, will perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'bhavān' (respectful 2nd person is treated as 3rd person for verb forms).

विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - reversal, opposite, inversion, change

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - reversal, inversion, contrary, mistake, change

From vi + pari + root i (to go)

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kariṣyati'.

सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods, by the devas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity, divine being

Note: Agent of 'ācaritam'.

आचरितम् (ācaritam) - performed, practiced, done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ācarita

ācarita - performed, practiced, done, behaved

past passive participle

From prefix ā + root car (to move, perform) + suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'ācaritam'.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - carry out (do, perform (imperative middle voice))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Note: Refers to 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - command (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying, command

From root vac (to speak) + suffix -as

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kuruṣva'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Possessive, 'my command'.