वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-13, verse-36

न हन्तव्यो गुरुर्ज्येष्ठो ममायमिति मन्यते ।
तस्य त्विदानीं श्रुत्वा मे वाक्यमेषा कृता मतिः ॥३६॥

36. na hantavyo gururjyeṣṭho mamāyamiti manyate ,
tasya tvidānīṃ śrutvā me vākyameṣā kṛtā matiḥ.

36. na hantavyaḥ guruḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ mama ayam iti manyate
tasya tu idānīm śrutvā me vākyam eṣā kṛtā matiḥ

36. (saḥ) ayam mama jyeṣṭhaḥ guruḥ na hantavyaḥ iti manyate.
tu idānīm tasya vākyam śrutvā,
eṣā matiḥ me kṛtā.

36. "He (Vibhīṣaṇa) believes: 'This elder, respected one (guru) of mine should not be harmed.' But now, having heard his words, this decision has been made by me (Rāvaṇa)."

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - should be killed, ought to be harmed

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa believes Rāvaṇa, his elder brother, is a (guru) (revered one, elder, teacher (guru))

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, senior

• मम (mama) - of mine (Vibhīṣaṇa's) (my, of mine)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (Rāvaṇa) (this)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• मन्यते (manyate) - he (Vibhīṣaṇa) thinks (he thinks, he believes, he considers)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Vibhīṣaṇa's) (his, of him)

• तु (tu) - but, however

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मे (me) - by me (Rāvaṇa) (by me, my (genitive))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - his (Vibhīṣaṇa's) words (word, speech, message)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, decided

• मतिः (matiḥ) - this decision (thought, intention, decision)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `hantavyaḥ`.

हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - should be killed, ought to be harmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantavya

hantavya - to be killed, to be struck, to be harmed

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)

Derived from root `han` (to strike, kill) with suffix `-tavya`.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicative gerundive, meaning 'fit to be killed' or 'should be killed'.

गुरुः (guruḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa believes Rāvaṇa, his elder brother, is a (guru) (revered one, elder, teacher (guru))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, important, revered, teacher, spiritual guide, elder

Note: Part of the quoted statement.

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, senior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, chief, best

Superlative form of `vṛddha` (old).

Note: Modifies `guruḥ`.

मम (mama) - of mine (Vibhīṣaṇa's) (my, of mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Within the quote, refers to Vibhīṣaṇa.

अयम् (ayam) - this one (Rāvaṇa) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - he (Vibhīṣaṇa) thinks (he thinks, he believes, he considers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present Middle

Third person singular form of root `man` (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - his (Vibhīṣaṇa's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine genitive singular.

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrasting idea.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Formed from root `śru` (to hear) with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - by me (Rāvaṇa) (by me, my (genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Enclitic form of the first person singular pronoun.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - his (Vibhīṣaṇa's) words (word, speech, message)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, message

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, decided

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, decided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `matiḥ`.

मतिः (matiḥ) - this decision (thought, intention, decision)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intention, opinion, decision

Derived from root `man` (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.