वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-2

इष्टिं ते ऽहं करिष्यामि पुत्रीयां पुत्रकारणात् ।
अथर्वशिरसि प्रोक्तैर्मन्त्रैः सिद्धां विधानतः ॥२॥

2. iṣṭiṃ te'haṃ kariṣyāmi putrīyāṃ putrakāraṇāt ,
atharvaśirasi proktairmantraiḥ siddhāṃ vidhānataḥ.

2. iṣṭim te aham kariṣyāmi putrīyām putrakāraṇāt
atharvaśirasi proktaiḥ mantraiḥ siddhām vidhānataḥ

2. aham te putrakāraṇāt putrīyām atharvaśirasi proktaiḥ
mantraiḥ siddhām iṣṭim vidhānataḥ kariṣyāmi

2. I will perform for you a sacrifice for the sake of obtaining sons, a rite made efficacious by the sacred formulas (mantra) prescribed in the Atharvaśiras, and performed according to the proper procedure.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - sacrifice, oblation

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• अहम् (aham) - I

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will perform

• पुत्रीयाम् (putrīyām) - son-giving, relating to sons

• पुत्रकारणात् (putrakāraṇāt) - for the sake of sons, due to sons

• अथर्वशिरसि (atharvaśirasi) - in the Atharvaśiras (Upanishad/text)

• प्रोक्तैः (proktaiḥ) - by what is declared, by what is prescribed

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by the sacred formulas (mantra) (by the mantras)

• सिद्धाम् (siddhām) - perfected, accomplished, efficacious

• विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to rule, properly, systematically

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - sacrifice, oblation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, oblation, desire

Root: yaj (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will perform

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुत्रीयाम् (putrīyām) - son-giving, relating to sons

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of putrīya

putrīya - relating to sons, for sons, son-giving

Derived from putra with suffix cha (īya) meaning 'for the purpose of' or 'related to'.

पुत्रकारणात् (putrakāraṇāt) - for the sake of sons, due to sons

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+kāraṇa)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथर्वशिरसि (atharvaśirasi) - in the Atharvaśiras (Upanishad/text)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of atharvaśiras

atharvaśiras - Name of an Upanishad or a part of the Atharvaveda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atharvan+śiras)

• atharvan – a priest, name of an ancient sage, the Atharvaveda
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, chief part, pinnacle
  noun (neuter)

प्रोक्तैः (proktaiḥ) - by what is declared, by what is prescribed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - declared, said, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by the sacred formulas (mantra) (by the mantras)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred text, prayer, formula (mantra)

Root: man (class 4)

सिद्धाम् (siddhām) - perfected, accomplished, efficacious

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, efficacious

Past Passive Participle

Root: sidh (class 4)

विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to rule, properly, systematically

(indeclinable)

Derived from vidhāna with tas suffix.

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