वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-21

अन्येभ्यो ऽपि त्वया रक्ष्या प्राप्नुयां धर्षणं यदि ।
धर्मतश्च स्नुषा ते ऽहं तत्त्वमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥२१॥

21. anyebhyo'pi tvayā rakṣyā prāpnuyāṃ dharṣaṇaṃ yadi ,
dharmataśca snuṣā te'haṃ tattvametadbravīmi te.

21. anyebhyaḥ api tvayā rakṣyā prāpnuyām dharṣaṇam yadi
dharmataḥ ca snuṣā te aham tattvam etat bravīmi te

21. yadi dharṣaṇam prāpnuyām,
tvayā anyebhyaḥ api rakṣyā.
ca dharmataḥ aham te snuṣā.
te etat tattvam bravīmi.

21. You must protect me even from others, should I suffer molestation. Moreover, by natural law (dharma), I am your daughter-in-law. I tell you this truth.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्येभ्यः (anyebhyaḥ) - from others (from others, to others)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected, should be protected

• प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - should I suffer (may I obtain, should I suffer)

• धर्षणम् (dharṣaṇam) - molestation, violation, assault

• यदि (yadi) - if

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by natural law (dharma) (by natural law, according to natural law, by (dharma))

• च (ca) - moreover (and, also)

• स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth (truth, reality, essence)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell, I speak, I say

• ते (te) - to you

Words meanings and morphology

अन्येभ्यः (anyebhyaḥ) - from others (from others, to others)

(pronoun)

Ablative, plural of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Can be dative or ablative. Here, ablative meaning 'from' is more fitting.

अपि (api) - even (also, even)

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected, should be protected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded; guardian

Gerundive

from root rakṣ (to protect) + ya suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with the implied subject (the speaker, Rambha).

प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - should I suffer (may I obtain, should I suffer)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

धर्षणम् (dharṣaṇam) - molestation, violation, assault

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharṣaṇa

dharṣaṇa - molestation, violation, assault; defying, challenging

from root dhṛṣ (to be bold, to violate)

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by natural law (dharma) (by natural law, according to natural law, by (dharma))

(indeclinable)

from root dhṛ (to uphold, support) + manin suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Formed with the ablative suffix -tas from dharma.

च (ca) - moreover (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of yuşmad. Used as possessive 'your'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth (truth, reality, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle; the true nature

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with tattvam.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell, I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of yuşmad.