वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-15

ततः परं तदा राजा प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः ।
भगवन् स्वागतं ते ऽस्तु किमहं करवाणि ते ॥१५॥

15. tataḥ paraṃ tadā rājā pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
bhagavan svāgataṃ te'stu kimahaṃ karavāṇi te.

15. tataḥ param tadā rājā pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
bhagavan svāgatam te astu kim aham karavāṇi te

15. rājā tataḥ param tadā kṛtāñjaliḥ pratyuvāca
bhagavan te svāgatam astu aham te kim karavāṇi

15. Then, with folded hands, the king replied, "O venerable one, welcome to you. What can I do for you?"

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• परम् (param) - after, beyond, supreme, excellent

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजा (rājā) - king

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke in return

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made the añjali gesture

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one, O lord

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-come

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• किम् (kim) - what, why, what for

• अहम् (aham) - I

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, shall I do

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used as an indeclinable adverb.

परम् (param) - after, beyond, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, supreme, highest

Note: Used adverbially in conjunction with 'tataḥ' to mean 'thereafter'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form from 'tad' (that).

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Formed from prefix 'prati' and perfect form of 'vac'.

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, having made the añjali gesture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made the añjali (gesture of reverence)

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'one by whom the añjali is made'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-ta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of reverence or supplication)
  noun (masculine)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one, O lord

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-come

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - well-come, welcome, hospitably received

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'su' (well) + 'āgata' (come).

Prefixes: su+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, why, what for

(interrogative pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, shall I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in the sense of a subjunctive or optative, 'What shall I do?'

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad'.