वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-24

सो ऽन्तःपुरं प्रविश्यैव कौसल्यामिदमब्रवीत् ।
पायसं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पुत्रीयं त्विदमात्मनः ॥२४॥

24. so'ntaḥpuraṃ praviśyaiva kausalyāmidamabravīt ,
pāyasaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva putrīyaṃ tvidamātmanaḥ.

24. saḥ antaḥpuram praviśya eva kausalyām idam abravīt
pāyasam pratigṛhṇīṣva putrīyam tu idam ātmanaḥ

24. Having just entered the inner apartment, he said this to Kauśalyā: "Accept this milk-rice pudding (pāyasa), which is for the sake of obtaining a son, for yourself."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - King Daśaratha (he, that one)

• अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - inner apartment, harem

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - to Kauśalyā

• इदम् (idam) - this statement, these words (this (neuter))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• पायसम् (pāyasam) - milk-rice pudding

• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept, receive

• पुत्रीयम् (putrīyam) - for the sake of a son, conducive to progeny

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इदम् (idam) - this (pudding) (this (neuter))

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for yourself (Kauśalyā) (of oneself, for oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - King Daśaratha (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to King Daśaratha.

अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - inner apartment, harem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartment, harem

Compound of 'antar' (inside) and 'pura' (city/house).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+pura)

• antar – within, inside, between
  indeclinable
• pura – city, town, house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'praviśya'.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund).

Formed with prefix 'pra' and root 'viś'.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - to Kauśalyā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kauśalyā (name of Daśaratha's chief queen, mother of Rāma)

Feminine proper noun.

Note: Object of implied verb of speaking, or indirect object.

इदम् (idam) - this statement, these words (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

From root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

पायसम् (pāyasam) - milk-rice pudding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāyasa

pāyasa - milk-rice pudding, Kheer

Derived from 'payas' (milk).

Note: Object of 'pratigṛhṇīṣva'.

प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept, receive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Imperative, 2nd person singular, middle voice.

From root 'grah' with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

पुत्रीयम् (putrīyam) - for the sake of a son, conducive to progeny

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putrīya

putrīya - wishing for a son, relating to progeny

Derived from 'putra' (son).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

इदम् (idam) - this (pudding) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Predicate nominative for pāyasam.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for yourself (Kauśalyā) (of oneself, for oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

n-stem noun.

Note: Dative sense: 'for oneself'.