वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-49, verse-14

ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा मामाह पुरुषर्षभः ।
सूत न क्व चिदेवं ते वक्तव्यं जनसंनिधौ ॥१४॥

14. ṛṣestu vacanaṃ śrutvā māmāha puruṣarṣabhaḥ ,
sūta na kva cidevaṃ te vaktavyaṃ janasaṃnidhau.

14. ṛṣeḥ tu vacanam śrutvā mām āha puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ
sūta na kva cit evam te vaktavyam jana-saṃnidhau

14. ṛṣeḥ tu vacanam śrutvā puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ mām āha
sūta te evam na kva cit vaktavyam jana-saṃnidhau

14. Having heard the words of the sage (ṛṣi), the best among men (puruṣa-ṛṣabha) said to me, 'O charioteer (sūta), this should never be spoken by you in the presence of people.'

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• माम् (mām) - me

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• पुरुष-ऋषभः (puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ) - the best among men

• सूत (sūta) - O charioteer, O bard

• न (na) - not, no

• क्व (kva) - where, anywhere

• चित् (cit) - even, any (indefinite particle)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• ते (te) - by you (singular)

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - to be spoken, should be said

• जन-संनिधौ (jana-saṁnidhau) - in the presence of people, in a public assembly

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, speech

from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

indeclinable participle (absolutive/gerund)

from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: object of āha

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect of √ah/√brū

Root: ah / brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ

पुरुष-ऋषभः (puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ) - the best among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa-ṛṣabha

puruṣa-ṛṣabha - chief of men, best among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of āha.

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer, O bard

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator

Note: Addressed to the speaker.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्व (kva) - where, anywhere

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb

चित् (cit) - even, any (indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you (singular)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: In context with a gerundive (vaktavyam), te implies the agent 'by you'.

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - to be spoken, should be said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, speakable

gerundive (future passive participle)

from √vac with tavya suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly referring to evam or the act of speaking.

जन-संनिधौ (jana-saṁnidhau) - in the presence of people, in a public assembly

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana-saṃnidhi

jana-saṁnidhi - presence of people, public assembly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+saṃnidhi)

• jana – man, people, person, creature
  noun (masculine)
  from √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃnidhi – presence, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-dhā with sam
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)