वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-27, verse-8

वरप्रदानाद्बलवान्न खल्वन्येन हेतुना ।
तच्च सत्यं हि कर्तव्यं वाक्यं देव प्रजापतेः ॥८॥

8. varapradānādbalavānna khalvanyena hetunā ,
tacca satyaṃ hi kartavyaṃ vākyaṃ deva prajāpateḥ.

8. varapradānāt balavān na khalu anyena hetunā tat
ca satyam hi kartavyam vākyam deva prajāpateḥ

8. balavān varapradānāt na khalu anyena hetunā ca
deva tat prajāpateḥ vākyam hi satyam kartavyam

8. “He is powerful due to a granted boon, certainly not by any other means. And that promise of Prajāpati (Brahma), O god, must indeed be upheld as truth.”

Words meanings summery:

• वरप्रदानात् (varapradānāt) - due to a granted boon (from the granting of a boon, due to a boon)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

• अन्येन (anyena) - by any other (by another, by other)

• हेतुना (hetunā) - by means/reason (by reason, by cause, by means)

• तत् (tat) - that (promise) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true/truth (true, real, truth)

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

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be fulfilled/upheld (ought to be done, must be done, duty)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - promise (word, speech, sentence, statement, promise)

• देव (deva) - O god

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (Brahma) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

वरप्रदानात् (varapradānāt) - due to a granted boon (from the granting of a boon, due to a boon)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of varapradāna

varapradāna - granting of a boon, bestowing of a wish

Compound of vara (boon, wish) and pradāna (giving, granting).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+pradāna)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
• pradāna – giving, granting, bestowing
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, valiant

Possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa (implied subject).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अन्येन (anyena) - by any other (by another, by other)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Qualifies `hetunā`.

हेतुना (hetunā) - by means/reason (by reason, by cause, by means)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, means

Note: Indicates means or reason.

तत् (tat) - that (promise) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `vākyam`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सत्यम् (satyam) - true/truth (true, real, truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truthful, truth, reality

Note: Qualifies `vākyam`.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be fulfilled/upheld (ought to be done, must be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, to be made, duty, obligation

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective, means "is to be made/done".

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - promise (word, speech, sentence, statement, promise)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement, utterance, promise

Note: Subject of the clause, referring to Prajāpati's words.

देव (deva) - O god

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Note: Referring to Viṣṇu.

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (Brahma) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a name for Brahma

Compound of prajā (offspring, creatures) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, creatures, subjects, progeny
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, "Prajāpati's word".