वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-14

अथाब्रवीद्दशग्रीवं नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
क्व खल्विदानीं मार्गेण त्वयानेन गमिष्यते ॥१४॥

14. athābravīddaśagrīvaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
kva khalvidānīṃ mārgeṇa tvayānena gamiṣyate.

14. atha abravīt daśagrīvam nāradaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ |
kva khalu idānīm mārgeṇa tvayā anena gamiṣyate

14. atha bhagavān ṛṣiḥ nāradaḥ daśagrīvam abravīt
idānīm tvayā anena mārgeṇa khalu kva gamiṣyate?

14. Then, the revered sage Nārada spoke to Daśagrīva: "Where indeed will you go now by this path?"

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa), the ten-necked one)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (Nārada (a divine sage))

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered (revered, divine, glorious, fortunate)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

• क्व (kva) - where? (where?, to what place?, in what place?)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly, (expresses emphasis or interrogation))

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at present, at this time)

• मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by path (by way, by road, by path)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अनेन (anena) - by this (path) (by this, with this)

• गमिष्यते (gamiṣyate) - will you go (lit. 'will be gone by you') (it will be gone, one will go (passive future))

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

from √brū, reduplicated class 2, parasmaipada. Form with 'a' augment indicating past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - to Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa) (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa), the ten-necked one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - having ten necks (epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (Nārada (a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

From nara (man) + da (giving), or derived from √nṛ (to lead, guide)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered (revered, divine, glorious, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, revered, fortunate, glorious, possessed of auspicious qualities

From bhaga (fortune, excellence) + -vat suffix

Note: Adjective for ṛṣi.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - inspired seer, sage, poet, Vedic singer

From √ṛṣ (to go, to move, to see)

Root: ṛṣ (class 6)

Note: In apposition to Nārada.

क्व (kva) - where? (where?, to what place?, in what place?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly, (expresses emphasis or interrogation))

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at present, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from idam (this) + -dānīm suffix

मार्गेण (mārgeṇa) - by path (by way, by road, by path)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - road, path, way, track, search

From √mṛg (to seek) or √mṛj (to cleanse)

Root: mṛg (class 10)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (pronoun, 2nd person)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

अनेन (anena) - by this (path) (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective for `mārgeṇa`.

गमिष्यते (gamiṣyate) - will you go (lit. 'will be gone by you') (it will be gone, one will go (passive future))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ) of gam

future tense, 3rd person singular, passive/ātmanepada

from √gam, s-future, ātmanepada ending for passive voice.

Root: gam (class 1)