वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-8

यदि नामात्र शक्यं स्यात् साम्ना दानेन वानघ ।
तरसा वा महाबाहो प्रत्यानेतुं कृतं भवेत् ॥८॥

8. yadi nāmātra śakyaṃ syāt sāmnā dānena vānagha ,
tarasā vā mahābāho pratyānetuṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet.

8. yadi na atra śakyam syāt sāmnā dānena vā anagha
tarasā vā mahābāho prati-ānetum kṛtam bhavet

8. anagha mahābāho yadi atra sāmnā vā dānena vā
prati-ānetum na śakyam syāt (tarhi) tarasā kṛtam bhavet

8. O sinless one! O mighty-armed one! If it is not possible to recover it here by conciliation or by gifts (dāna), then it should be accomplished by force.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• न (na) - not

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mildness

• दानेन (dānena) - by giving, by gifts

• वा (vā) - or

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one!

• तरसा (tarasā) - by force, swiftly

• वा (vā) - or

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one!

• प्रति-आनेतुम् (prati-ānetum) - to bring back, to recover

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, accomplished

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it might be, it should be

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from śak (to be able) + ya (suffix)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Often used impersonally with infinitive to express possibility.

स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root: as (class 2)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mildness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, mildness, gentle approach, a chant

Note: One of the four traditional means of statecraft (sāman, dāna, bheda, daṇḍa).

दानेन (dānena) - by giving, by gifts

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity

from dā (to give) + lyuṭ (suffix)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: One of the four traditional means of statecraft (sāman, dāna, bheda, daṇḍa).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

a (not) + nagha (sin)

Note: Negative compound, 'without fault/sin'.

तरसा (tarasā) - by force, swiftly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, speed, impetuosity

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one!

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose arms are great'.

प्रति-आनेतुम् (prati-ānetum) - to bring back, to recover

(infinitive)

Note: Infinitive of the verb prati-ā-ṇī.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from kṛ (to do, make) + kta (past participle suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used as a predicate in passive constructions.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it might be, it should be

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

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