वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-16

ब्रवीषि यत्तु मां शक्र संयुगे योत्स्यसीति ह ।
नैवाहं प्रतियोत्स्ये तं रावणं राक्षसाधिपम् ॥१६॥

16. bravīṣi yattu māṃ śakra saṃyuge yotsyasīti ha ,
naivāhaṃ pratiyotsye taṃ rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam.

16. bravīṣi yat tu mām śakra saṃyuge yotsyasi iti ha
na eva aham pratiyotsye tam rāvaṇam rākṣasādhipam

16. śakra,
yat tu mām saṃyuge yotsyasi iti ha bravīṣi,
(tat) na eva aham tam rāvaṇam rākṣasādhipam pratiyotsye.

16. O Śakra, what you say to me, "you will indeed fight in battle," is not true. I will certainly not fight against that Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you speak

• यत् (yat) - Used as a conjunction "what (you say)" (what, which, that)

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

• माम् (mām) - me

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

• योत्स्यसि (yotsyasi) - you will fight

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks reported speech)

• ह (ha) - An emphatic particle (indeed, certainly)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - An emphatic particle; combined with `na` it forms `naiva` meaning "certainly not". (only, indeed, just)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रतियोत्स्ये (pratiyotsye) - I will fight against

• तम् (tam) - Refers to Rāvaṇa. (that)

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

• राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - In apposition to Rāvaṇa. (the king of rākṣasas)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present Tense

2nd person singular, present active, parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - Used as a conjunction "what (you say)" (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (an epithet of Indra), powerful

Root: śak (class 5)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat

Derived from yuj with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

योत्स्यसि (yotsyasi) - you will fight

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

Future Tense

2nd person singular, future active, parasmaipada

Root: yudh (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks reported speech)

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - An emphatic particle (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - An emphatic particle; combined with `na` it forms `naiva` meaning "certainly not". (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Combined with `na` it forms `naiva` meaning "certainly not".

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रतियोत्स्ये (pratiyotsye) - I will fight against

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pratiyudh

Future Tense

1st person singular, future middle (ātmanepada), with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

तम् (tam) - Refers to Rāvaṇa. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the Rākṣasa king)

Root: ru (class 2)

राक्षसाधिपम् (rākṣasādhipam) - In apposition to Rāvaṇa. (the king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas, king of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

Note: In apposition to Rāvaṇa.