वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-37

मया तु सर्वं यत् सत्यं तद्धि तस्मै निवेदितम् ।
काममोहाभिभूतात्मा नाश्रौषीत्तद्वचो मम ॥३७॥

37. mayā tu sarvaṃ yat satyaṃ taddhi tasmai niveditam ,
kāmamohābhibhūtātmā nāśrauṣīttadvaco mama.

37. mayā tu sarvam yat satyam tat hi tasmai niveditam
kāmamohābhibhūtātmā na aśrauṣīt tat vacaḥ mama

37. mayā tu yat sarvam satyam tat hi tasmai niveditam
kāmamohābhibhūtātmā mama tat vacaḥ na aśrauṣīt

37. I indeed communicated to him all that was true. However, his mind, overcome by desire (kāma) and delusion (moha), did not listen to my words.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

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

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, true

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kubera's son (to him, for him)

• निवेदितम् (niveditam) - told, reported, communicated, presented

• काममोहाभिभूतात्मा (kāmamohābhibhūtātmā) - whose self/mind is overcome by desire and delusion

• न (na) - not

• अश्रौषीत् (aśrauṣīt) - he heard, he listened

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

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

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Also nominative singular neuter. Here accusative as object of 'niveditam'.

यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'satyam'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, true

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'the truth'.

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative to 'yat'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kubera's son (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the person being addressed (Kubera's son).

निवेदितम् (niveditam) - told, reported, communicated, presented

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nivedita

nivedita - told, reported, communicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'vid' with prefix 'ni', meaning 'to inform, to tell'

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'satyam'.

काममोहाभिभूतात्मा (kāmamohābhibhūtātmā) - whose self/mind is overcome by desire and delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmamohābhibhūtātman

kāmamohābhibhūtātman - one whose self is overcome by desire (kāma) and delusion (moha)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+moha+abhibhūta+ātman)

• kāma – desire, lust, love; (kāma)
  noun (masculine)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment; (moha)
  noun (masculine)
• abhibhūta – overcome, defeated, overwhelmed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'bhū' with 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind; (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the person whose words were not heard.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'aśrauṣīt'.

अश्रौषीत् (aśrauṣīt) - he heard, he listened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of śru

Aorist

Aorist 3rd person singular active

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Object of 'aśrauṣīt'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.