वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-36

सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि तुल्यो भ्रात्राधिको ऽपि वा ।
भविष्याम्यचिरान्मातः संतापं त्यज हृद्गतम् ॥३६॥

36. satyaṃ te pratijānāmi tulyo bhrātrādhiko'pi vā ,
bhaviṣyāmyacirānmātaḥ saṃtāpaṃ tyaja hṛdgatam.

36. satyam te pratijānāmi tulyaḥ bhrātrā adhikaḥ api
vā bhaviṣyāmi acirāt mātaḥ saṃtāpam tyaja hṛdgatam

36. mātaḥ te satyam pratijānāmi acirāt bhrātrā tulyaḥ
adhikaḥ api vā bhaviṣyāmi hṛdgatam saṃtāpam tyaja

36. O mother, I truly promise you that I shall soon become equal to my brother, or even superior to him. Abandon the sorrow held within your heart.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truly, indeed (as an adverb) (truth, truly, indeed)

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

• प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I promise, I vow

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal (to my brother) (equal, similar)

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - to my brother (used with `tulya`) (by the brother, with the brother)

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior (to my brother) (superior, greater, exceeding)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• वा (vā) - or

• भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I shall become

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon, without delay, quickly

• मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother

• संतापम् (saṁtāpam) - sorrow (grief, sorrow, affliction)

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, cast off (abandon, forsake, give up)

• हृद्गतम् (hṛdgatam) - held within the heart (residing in the heart, heart-felt, inner)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truly, indeed (as an adverb) (truth, truly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

from `sat` (being) + `ya` suffix

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially here.

ते (te) - to you (mother) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of `yuṣmad`.

प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I promise, I vow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratijñā

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: 1st person singular present active form of `prati-jñā`.

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal (to my brother) (equal, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, like

Gerundive

from root `tul` (to weigh, compare) + `ya` suffix

Root: tul (class 10)

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - to my brother (used with `tulya`) (by the brother, with the brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ṛ-ending noun.

Note: Takes instrumental case when used with `tulya`.

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior (to my brother) (superior, greater, exceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - superior, greater, abundant, additional

from `adhi` + suffix `ka`

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I shall become

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: 1st person singular future active.

अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon, without delay, quickly

(indeclinable)

from `a` (not) + `cira` (long time)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cira)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time
  noun (neuter)

मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

ṛ-ending noun.

संतापम् (saṁtāpam) - sorrow (grief, sorrow, affliction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃtāpa

saṁtāpa - affliction, sorrow, heat, distress

from `sam` + root `tap` (to heat, suffer) + `a` suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of `tyaja`.

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, cast off (abandon, forsake, give up)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: 2nd person singular imperative active.

हृद्गतम् (hṛdgatam) - held within the heart (residing in the heart, heart-felt, inner)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hṛdgata

hṛdgata - gone to the heart, residing in the heart, inner, heartfelt

from `hṛd` (heart) + `gata` (gone)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛd+gata)

• hṛd – heart, breast, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root noun.
• gata – gone, reached, attained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)