वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-42

सत्यवाग्भव राजेन्द्र मामवेक्षस्व याचतीम् ।
त्वया ह्युक्तं महाबाहो न भेतव्यमिति स्वयम् ॥४२॥

42. satyavāgbhava rājendra māmavekṣasva yācatīm ,
tvayā hyuktaṃ mahābāho na bhetavyamiti svayam.

42. satyavāk bhava rājendra mām avekṣasva yācatīm
tvayā hi uktam mahābāho na bhetavyam iti svayam

42. rājendra satyavāk bhava yācatīm mām avekṣasva hi,
mahābāho,
tvayā svayam na bhetavyam iti uktam

42. O king of kings, be true to your word! Look upon me, who is imploring you. For you yourself, O mighty-armed one, declared, 'You have nothing to fear.'

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful in speech, speaking truth

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Rāvaṇa, the king of kings (O king of kings, O supreme ruler)

• माम् (mām) - Kumbhīnasi (me)

• अवेक्षस्व (avekṣasva) - look upon, consider, behold

• याचतीम् (yācatīm) - imploring, begging, asking

• त्वया (tvayā) - by Rāvaṇa (by you)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rāvaṇa, mighty-armed one (O mighty-armed one)

• न (na) - not, no

• भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - you should not fear (that which should be feared, to be feared)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating a quote

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by yourself, personally, on one's own

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful in speech, speaking truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavāc

satyavāc - truthful in speech

Compound: satya-vāc

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vāc)

• satya – truth, true, real
  adjective (neuter)
• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate to 'tvam' (understood).

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of bhū

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Formed from root bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāvaṇa.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Rāvaṇa, the king of kings (O king of kings, O supreme ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, supreme ruler

Compound: rāja-indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, best, god Indra
  noun (masculine)

माम् (mām) - Kumbhīnasi (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'avekṣasva'.

अवेक्षस्व (avekṣasva) - look upon, consider, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of avekṣ

Imperative, Middle Voice, 2nd person singular

Formed from ava-īkṣ (to see, look)

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāvaṇa.

याचतीम् (yācatīm) - imploring, begging, asking

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yācat

yācat - begging, imploring, asking

Present Active Participle

Formed from root yāc (to beg, ask) with suffix -śatr̥

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by Rāvaṇa (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of 'uktam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vac (to speak) as an irregular participle

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Rāvaṇa, mighty-armed one (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound: mahā-bāhu

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - you should not fear (that which should be feared, to be feared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhetavya

bhetavya - to be feared, should be feared

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Formed from root bhī (to fear) with suffix -tavya

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Used impersonally, 'it should not be feared'.

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the quote.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by yourself, personally, on one's own

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tvayā'.