वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-22, verse-34

वरः खलु मया दत्तस्तस्य त्रिदशपुंगव ।
तत्त्वया नानृतं कार्यं यन्मया व्याहृतं वचः ॥३४॥

34. varaḥ khalu mayā dattastasya tridaśapuṃgava ,
tattvayā nānṛtaṃ kāryaṃ yanmayā vyāhṛtaṃ vacaḥ.

34. varaḥ khalu mayā dattaḥ tasya tridaśapuṅgava tat
tvayā na anṛtam kāryam yat mayā vyāhṛtam vacaḥ

34. tridaśapuṅgava khalu varaḥ mayā tasya dattaḥ tat
tvayā yat mayā vyāhṛtam vacaḥ anṛtam na kāryam

34. "Indeed, a boon has been granted by me to him, O best among the gods (tridaśapuṅgava). Therefore, that word which was spoken by me should not be rendered false by you."

Words meanings summery:

• वरः (varaḥ) - a boon, a blessing, a wish

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

• तस्य (tasya) - To Rāvaṇa (to him, of him)

• त्रिदशपुङ्गव (tridaśapuṅgava) - Addressing Yama, meaning 'excellent among the thirty gods' (O chief of gods, O best among the gods)

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• न (na) - not

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - Not false, not to be made untrue (referring to the word/boon) (untrue, false)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - Should not be rendered (made) false (should be done, should be made)

• यत् (yat) - which

• मया (mayā) - by me

• व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken, declared

• वचः (vacaḥ) - The word (boon) spoken by Brahmā (word, speech)

Words meanings and morphology

वरः (varaḥ) - a boon, a blessing, a wish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

तस्य (tasya) - To Rāvaṇa (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as dative ('to him') in this context

त्रिदशपुङ्गव (tridaśapuṅgava) - Addressing Yama, meaning 'excellent among the thirty gods' (O chief of gods, O best among the gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tridaśapuṅgava

tridaśapuṅgava - chief of gods, excellent among gods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tridaśa+puṅgava)

• tridaśa – god, deity (lit. 'thirty-')
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, eminent, best
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - therefore, so

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - Not false, not to be made untrue (referring to the word/boon) (untrue, false)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false, discord, falsehood

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  prefix
• ṛta – truth, right, cosmic order
  noun (neuter)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - Should not be rendered (made) false (should be done, should be made)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Gerundive

Formed with suffix '-ya' from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāhṛta

vyāhṛta - spoken, uttered, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ā-'

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वचः (vacaḥ) - The word (boon) spoken by Brahmā (word, speech)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

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