वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-6

न्यस्यतां कलशस्तात दीयतां वल्कलं मम ।
इदमेवावगाहिष्ये तमसातीर्थमुत्तमम् ॥६॥

6. nyasyatāṃ kalaśastāta dīyatāṃ valkalaṃ mama ,
idamevāvagāhiṣye tamasātīrthamuttamam.

6. nyasyatām kalaśaḥ tāta dīyatām valkalam mama
idam eva avagāhiṣye tamasātīrtham uttamam

6. tāta kalaśaḥ nyasyatām mama valkalam dīyatām .
idam uttamam tamasātīrtham eva avagāhiṣye

6. Father, let the water pot be set down, and give me my bark garment. I will now immerse myself in this excellent ford (tīrtha) of the Tamasā river.

Words meanings summery:

• न्यस्यताम् (nyasyatām) - let it be placed, let it be set down

• कलशः (kalaśaḥ) - a water pot, a pitcher, a jar

• तात (tāta) - father, dear one, son (vocative)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

• वल्कलम् (valkalam) - bark garment, garment of bark

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative/accusative)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अवगाहिष्ये (avagāhiṣye) - I will immerse myself

• तमसातीर्थम् (tamasātīrtham) - the ford of the Tamasā river

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

न्यस्यताम् (nyasyatām) - let it be placed, let it be set down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nyas

imperative 3rd person singular passive

root √as (to throw) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

कलशः (kalaśaḥ) - a water pot, a pitcher, a jar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalaśa

kalaśa - water pot, pitcher, jar

तात (tāta) - father, dear one, son (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

imperative 3rd person singular passive

root √dā (to give) passive form

Root: dā (class 3)

वल्कलम् (valkalam) - bark garment, garment of bark

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of valkala

valkala - bark garment, garment made of bark

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative/accusative)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अवगाहिष्ये (avagāhiṣye) - I will immerse myself

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of avagāh

future 1st person singular middle

root √gāh (to plunge) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: gāh (class 1)

तमसातीर्थम् (tamasātīrtham) - the ford of the Tamasā river

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamasātīrtha

tamasātīrtha - ford of the Tamasā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamasā+tīrtha)

• tamasā – Tamasā river
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīrtha – ford, sacred bathing place, shrine
  noun (neuter)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, supreme

superlative of ud (up)

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