वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-57, verse-28

यस्मात्त्वं भोजनं राजन्ममैतद्दातुमिच्छसि ।
तस्माद्भोजनमेतत्ते भविष्यति न संशयः ॥२८॥

28. yasmāttvaṃ bhojanaṃ rājanmamaitaddātumicchasi ,
tasmādbhojanametatte bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ.

28. yasmāt tvam bhojanam rājan mama etat dātum icchasi
tasmāt bhojanam etat te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

28. rājan,
yasmāt tvam mama etat bhojanam dātum icchasi,
tasmāt etat bhojanam te bhaviṣyati,
saṃśayaḥ na

28. O King, since you desire to offer this food (which contains human flesh) to me, therefore, your food will also be of this same kind. There is no doubt about it.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of this reason (the king's action) (since, because, from which)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you, the king (you)

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - the meal (with human flesh) intended for Vasiṣṭha (food, meal)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Kalmāṣapāda (O King!)

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

• एतत् (etat) - this food (with human flesh) (this)

• दातुम् (dātum) - to offer (the food to Vasiṣṭha) (to give, to grant)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you, the king, desire to give (this food) (you wish, you desire)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a consequence (of your action) (therefore, from that)

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - your food, the food you will eat (food, meal)

• एतत् (etat) - this (same) kind of food (this)

• ते (te) - your (food) (to you, your)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - your food will be of this (human flesh) kind (will be, will become)

• न (na) - there is no doubt (not, no)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - without a doubt, it is certain (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of this reason (the king's action) (since, because, from which)

(indeclinable)

Note: used as a causal conjunction

त्वम् (tvam) - you, the king (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - the meal (with human flesh) intended for Vasiṣṭha (food, meal)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating

nominal derivative

from root √bhuj + ana suffix

Root: bhuj (class 7)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Kalmāṣapāda (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मम (mama) - to me, Vasiṣṭha (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: dative case indicating the recipient

एतत् (etat) - this food (with human flesh) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

दातुम् (dātum) - to offer (the food to Vasiṣṭha) (to give, to grant)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root √dā + tum suffix

Root: dā (class 3)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you, the king, desire to give (this food) (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

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

present active 2nd person singular

from root √iṣ (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a consequence (of your action) (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: used as a consequential conjunction

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - your food, the food you will eat (food, meal)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating

nominal derivative

from root √bhuj + ana suffix

Root: bhuj (class 7)

एतत् (etat) - this (same) kind of food (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

ते (te) - your (food) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: dative case indicating possession or for whom

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - your food will be of this (human flesh) kind (will be, will become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

future active 3rd person singular

from root √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - there is no doubt (not, no)

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - without a doubt, it is certain (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

from sam-√śī

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)