वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-10

न च मां स पिता तेभ्यो दत्तवान् राक्षसेश्वर ।
कारणं तद्वदिष्यामि निशामय महाभुज ॥१०॥

10. na ca māṃ sa pitā tebhyo dattavān rākṣaseśvara ,
kāraṇaṃ tadvadiṣyāmi niśāmaya mahābhuja.

10. na ca mām saḥ pitā tebhyaḥ dattavān rākṣaseśvara
kāraṇam tat vadiṣyāmi niśāmaya mahābhuja

10. rākṣaseśvara mahābhuja,
saḥ pitā ca tebhyaḥ mām na dattavān.
tat kāraṇam vadiṣyāmi; niśāmaya.

10. And that father did not give me to them, O lord of rākṣasas. I will tell you that reason; listen, O mighty-armed one.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - Not (gave). (not, no)

• च (ca) - And, connecting ideas. (and, also)

• माम् (mām) - Me (Vedavatī), the object of not being given. (me)

• सः (saḥ) - That father (Kuśadhvaja). (that, he)

• पिता (pitā) - The father (Kuśadhvaja). (father)

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - To the gods, gandharvas, etc. (to them, for them)

• दत्तवान् (dattavān) - The father did not give me. (gave, has given)

• राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - Vocative, addressing Rāvaṇa. (O lord of rākṣasas)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - The reason for not giving me. (reason, cause, motive)

• तत् (tat) - That (reason). (that)

• वदिष्यामि (vadiṣyāmi) - I will tell (the reason). (I will tell, I will speak)

• निशामय (niśāmaya) - Listen (to what I will tell). (listen, hear)

• महाभुज (mahābhuja) - Vocative, addressing Rāvaṇa. (O mighty-armed one)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - Not (gave). (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - And, connecting ideas. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - Me (Vedavatī), the object of not being given. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सः (saḥ) - That father (Kuśadhvaja). (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Acts as an adjective for pitā.

पिता (pitā) - The father (Kuśadhvaja). (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Subject of dattavān.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - To the gods, gandharvas, etc. (to them, for them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Indirect object of dattavān.

दत्तवान् (dattavān) - The father did not give me. (gave, has given)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dattavat

dā - to give

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

From root dā with suffix ktavatu.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions as the main verb.

राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - Vocative, addressing Rāvaṇa. (O lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - The reason for not giving me. (reason, cause, motive)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of vadiṣyāmi.

तत् (tat) - That (reason). (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वदिष्यामि (vadiṣyāmi) - I will tell (the reason). (I will tell, I will speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vad

Future Active

From root vad (to speak), future tense.

Root: vad (class 1)

निशामय (niśāmaya) - Listen (to what I will tell). (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Causative Imperative Active

From root śam with prefix ni, causative stem śāmaya. Imperative second person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 4)

महाभुज (mahābhuja) - Vocative, addressing Rāvaṇa. (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja

mahābhuja - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
  Stem mahat, mahā in compound.
• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to bend).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)