वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-28

श्रुत्वा त्वेतन्महाराज क्षान्तमेव हतो न सः ।
यस्मादवश्यं दातव्या कन्या भर्त्रे हि दातृभिः ।
अस्मिन्नेवाभिसंप्राप्तं लोके विदितमस्तु ते ॥२८॥

28. śrutvā tvetanmahārāja kṣāntameva hato na saḥ ,
yasmādavaśyaṃ dātavyā kanyā bhartre hi dātṛbhiḥ ,
asminnevābhisaṃprāptaṃ loke viditamastu te.

28. śrutvā tu etat mahārāja kṣāntam eva
hataḥ na saḥ yasmāt avaśyam dātavyā
kanyā bhartre hi dātṛbhiḥ asmin
eva abhisaṃprāptam loke viditam astu te

28. mahārāja tu etat śrutvā saḥ na hataḥ
eva kṣāntam yasmāt hi dātṛbhiḥ
kanyā bhartre avaśyam dātavyā asmin
eva loke abhisaṃprāptam te viditam astu

28. O great king, though this was heard, he was not killed; rather, it was simply tolerated. For indeed, givers must necessarily give a daughter to her husband. Let this be known to you as an established fact in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• एतत् (etat) - this

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• क्षान्तम् (kṣāntam) - endured, forgiven, tolerated

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

• न (na) - not, no

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, since, from which

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, inevitably

• दातव्या (dātavyā) - ought to be given, should be given

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, girl, maiden

• भर्त्रे (bhartre) - to the husband, for the husband

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• दातृभिः (dātṛbhiḥ) - by the givers, by the parents

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• अभिसंप्राप्तम् (abhisaṁprāptam) - attained, reached, obtained

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• ते (te) - to you, by you

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from the root 'śru' (to hear) with the suffix 'tvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

क्षान्तम् (kṣāntam) - endured, forgiven, tolerated

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kṣānta

kṣānta - endured, forgiven, patient

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'kṣam' (to be patient, endure).

Root: kṣam (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, since, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, inevitably

(indeclinable)

दातव्या (dātavyā) - ought to be given, should be given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dātavya

dātavya - to be given, proper to be given

Gerundive

Formed from the root 'dā' (to give) with the suffix 'tavya'.

Root: dā (class 3)

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, girl, maiden

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl

भर्त्रे (bhartre) - to the husband, for the husband

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

दातृभिः (dātṛbhiḥ) - by the givers, by the parents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, parent

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'loke'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

अभिसंप्राप्तम् (abhisaṁprāptam) - attained, reached, obtained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of abhisaṃprāpta

abhisaṁprāpta - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefixes 'abhi', 'sam', and 'pra'.

Prefixes: abhi+sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, manifest

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, by you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you