वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-49, verse-16

सर्वथा नास्त्यवक्तव्यं मया सौम्य तवाग्रतः ।
यदि ते श्रवणे श्रद्धा श्रूयतां रघुनन्दन ॥१६॥

16. sarvathā nāstyavaktavyaṃ mayā saumya tavāgrataḥ ,
yadi te śravaṇe śraddhā śrūyatāṃ raghunandana.

16. sarvathā na asti avaktavyam mayā saumya tava agrataḥ
yadi te śravaṇe śraddhā śrūyatām raghunandana

16. saumya raghunandana sarvathā mayā tava agrataḥ avaktavyam na asti.
yadi te śravaṇe śraddhā (asti),
śrūyatām.

16. O gentle one (saumya), O joy of the Raghus (raghunandana), there is absolutely nothing that should not be spoken by me in your presence. If you have faith (śraddhā) in hearing, then listen!

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, absolutely

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अवक्तव्यम् (avaktavyam) - not to be spoken, unspoken

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, in presence of

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ते (te) - for you, to you

• श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in hearing, for listening

• श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith, trust, reverence (śraddhā)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let the story be heard, i.e., please listen. (let it be heard, listen!)

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - an epithet for Rama (O joy of the Raghus, O descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, absolutely

(indeclinable)

adverb formed from sarva

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense, 3rd person singular

from √as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate verb for avaktavyam.

अवक्तव्यम् (avaktavyam) - not to be spoken, unspoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaktavya

avaktavya - not to be spoken, unspeakable

gerundive (future passive participle)

negative prefix 'a' + 'vaktavya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vaktavya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vaktavya – to be spoken, to be said
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive (future passive participle)
  from √vac with tavya suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of asti.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Agent of avaktavyam.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, pleasant

derived from soma (moon)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive for agrataḥ.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, in presence of

(indeclinable)

adverb formed from 'agra' (front) + 'tas' suffix

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

conditional particle

ते (te) - for you, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: For you (te) there is faith (śraddhā) in hearing (śravaṇe).

श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in hearing, for listening

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa

śravaṇa - hearing, listening, act of hearing

from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Locative of purpose or context.

श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith, trust, reverence (śraddhā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śraddhā

śraddhā - faith, trust, confidence, belief, reverence (śraddhā)

from śrad + √dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of implied asti.

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let the story be heard, i.e., please listen. (let it be heard, listen!)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative mood, 3rd person singular, passive voice

from √śru, passive form

Root: śru (class 5)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - an epithet for Rama (O joy of the Raghus, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - joy of Raghu, descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, joy
  noun (masculine)
  from √nand
  Root: nand (class 1)