वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-5

अनपत्यो ऽस्मि धर्मात्मञ् शान्ताभर्ता मम क्रतुम् ।
आहरेत त्वयाज्ञप्तः संतानार्थं कुलस्य च ॥५॥

5. anapatyo'smi dharmātmañ śāntābhartā mama kratum ,
āhareta tvayājñaptaḥ saṃtānārthaṃ kulasya ca.

5. anapatyaḥ asmi dharmātman śāntābhartā mama kratum
āhareta tvayā ājñaptaḥ saṃtānārtham kulasya ca

5. “O righteous soul (dharmātman), I am childless. May Śāntā's husband, when commanded by you, perform my ritual (yajña) for the sake of offspring and my lineage.”

Words meanings summery:

• अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - childless (childless, without progeny)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - O righteous soul (addressed to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (O righteous soul, O virtuous one)

• शान्ताभर्ता (śāntābhartā) - Śāntā's husband (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (Śāntā's husband, the husband of Śāntā)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• क्रतुम् (kratum) - ritual (yajña) (sacrifice, ritual, deed, purpose)

• आहरेत (āhareta) - may he perform (may he perform, may he bring about, may he offer)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (referring to Lomapāda, Śāntā's foster-father) (by you)

• आज्ञप्तः (ājñaptaḥ) - when commanded (commanded, ordered, instructed)

• संतानार्थम् (saṁtānārtham) - for the sake of offspring (for the sake of progeny, for offspring)

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the lineage (of the family, of the lineage, of the race)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - childless (childless, without progeny)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anapatya

anapatya - childless, without progeny

Negative compound: a (not) + apatya (offspring)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+apatya)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• apatya – offspring, child, progeny
  noun (neuter)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present Tense, First Person, Singular

From root as

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - O righteous soul (addressed to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (O righteous soul, O virtuous one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, whose nature is dharma (natural law)

Karmadhāraya compound: dharma + ātman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

शान्ताभर्ता (śāntābhartā) - Śāntā's husband (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (Śāntā's husband, the husband of Śāntā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntābhartṛ

śāntābhartṛ - Śāntā's husband

Genitive Tatpuruṣa compound: Śāntā + bhartṛ

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (śāntā+bhartṛ)

• śāntā – Śāntā (name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, master
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

क्रतुम् (kratum) - ritual (yajña) (sacrifice, ritual, deed, purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual (yajña), deed, strength, inspiration, purpose

आहरेत (āhareta) - may he perform (may he perform, may he bring about, may he offer)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ā-√hṛ

Optative Mood, Third Person, Singular

From root hṛ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (referring to Lomapāda, Śāntā's foster-father) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आज्ञप्तः (ājñaptaḥ) - when commanded (commanded, ordered, instructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājñapta

ājñapta - commanded, ordered, instructed, requested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √jñāp (to order, to instruct) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: jñāp (class 10)

संतानार्थम् (saṁtānārtham) - for the sake of offspring (for the sake of progeny, for offspring)

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound: saṃtāna + artha (purpose)

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (saṃtāna+artha)

• saṃtāna – offspring, progeny, continuation, expansion
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the lineage (of the family, of the lineage, of the race)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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