वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-54, verse-20

उत्तरं च न वक्तव्यं शूर वाक्यान्तरे मम ।
बालेन पूर्वजस्याज्ञा कर्तव्या नात्र संशयः ॥२०॥

20. uttaraṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ śūra vākyāntare mama ,
bālena pūrvajasyājñā kartavyā nātra saṃśayaḥ.

20. uttaram ca na vaktavyam śūra vākya-antare mama |
bālena pūrvajasya ājñā kartavyā na atra saṃśayaḥ

20. śūra,
mama vākyāntare uttaram ca na vaktavyam bālena pūrvajasya ājñā kartavyā atra saṃśayaḥ na

20. O hero, no retort should be uttered to me while I am speaking. The command of an elder must certainly be carried out by a younger one; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply, retort (reply, answer, later, north)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• शूर (śūra) - O hero (hero, brave, warrior)

• वाक्य-अन्तरे (vākya-antare) - while I am speaking (literally: in between sentences) (amidst words, in between sentences)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, of me, to me)

• बालेन (bālena) - by the younger one (by the child, by the young one, by the ignorant)

• पूर्वजस्य (pūrvajasya) - of the elder (of the elder, of the ancestor)

• आज्ञा (ājñā) - command (command, order, permission)

• कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - must be carried out (to be done, should be done)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अत्र (atra) - about this (here, in this matter)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply, retort (reply, answer, later, north)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - later, subsequent, northern, superior, answer, reply

Prefix: ut

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Adjective used as a noun.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, speakable

Gerundive

Root vac (to speak) + tavya (suffix for gerundive)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Implies 'it should be spoken (by someone)'.

शूर (śūra) - O hero (hero, brave, warrior)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave man

वाक्य-अन्तरे (vākya-antare) - while I am speaking (literally: in between sentences) (amidst words, in between sentences)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vākyāntara

vākyāntara - interval between sentences, another sentence

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+antara)

• vākya – speech, sentence, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• antara – interval, inside, between, other
  noun (neuter)

मम (mama) - to me (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also function as dative in some contexts; here it's an indirect object.

बालेन (bālena) - by the younger one (by the child, by the young one, by the ignorant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, ignorant person, young animal

Note: Refers to the person of younger age or status.

पूर्वजस्य (pūrvajasya) - of the elder (of the elder, of the ancestor)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - elder brother, ancestor, forefather

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – former, prior, eastern
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to an elder brother or a senior person.

आज्ञा (ājñā) - command (command, order, permission)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, permission, authority

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - must be carried out (to be done, should be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive

Root kṛ (to do) + tavya (suffix for gerundive)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agreement with ājñā.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Nullifies the following word/phrase.

अत्र (atra) - about this (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)