वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-66, verse-17

ब्राह्मणो वासि भद्रं ते क्षत्रियो वासि दुर्जयः ।
वैश्यो वा यदि वा शूद्रः सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥१७॥

17. brāhmaṇo vāsi bhadraṃ te kṣatriyo vāsi durjayaḥ ,
vaiśyo vā yadi vā śūdraḥ satyametadbravīhi me.

17. brāhmaṇaḥ vā asi bhadram te kṣatriyaḥ vā asi durjayaḥ
vaiśyaḥ vā yadi vā śūdraḥ satyam etat bravīhi me

17. bhadram te brāhmaṇaḥ vā asi vā durjayaḥ kṣatriyaḥ
asi vā vaiśyaḥ yadi vā śūdraḥ etat satyam me bravīhi

17. Are you a brāhmaṇa, or an unconquerable kṣatriya? Or are you a vaiśya, or if you are a śūdra? May good fortune be to you. Tell me this truth.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

• वा (vā) - or

• असि (asi) - you are

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (as an exclamation, "May good fortune be to you") (good, fortunate, welfare)

• ते (te) - to you (dative of advantage) (to you, your)

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (a Kṣatriya, a warrior)

• वा (vā) - or

• असि (asi) - you are

• दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - unconquerable (unconquerable, difficult to subdue)

• वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya (a Vaiśya, a merchant or farmer)

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• वा (vā) - or

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (a Śūdra, a laborer)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, real)

• एतत् (etat) - this (truth) (this, that)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

• मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Derived from `brahman`.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present tense

2nd person singular present active of root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (as an exclamation, "May good fortune be to you") (good, fortunate, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, excellent, welfare

ते (te) - to you (dative of advantage) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, enclitic form.

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (a Kṣatriya, a warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - Kṣatriya, member of the warrior/ruling class

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present tense

2nd person singular present active of root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - unconquerable (unconquerable, difficult to subdue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durjaya

durjaya - difficult to conquer, invincible, unconquerable

gerundive/future passive participle

Compound: `dur` (difficult, bad) + `jaya` (conquest).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (dur+jaya)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `ji` (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaḥ'.

वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya (a Vaiśya, a merchant or farmer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - Vaiśya, member of the merchant/agricultural class

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (a Śūdra, a laborer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - Śūdra, member of the laboring class

सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, real)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true

एतत् (etat) - this (truth) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'satyam'.

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of brū

imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of root `brū`, class 2.

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun, enclitic form.