वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-15

पितामहानां सर्वेषां कुरुष्व सलिलक्रियाम् ।
स्वस्ति ते ऽस्तु गमिष्यामि स्वं लोकं गम्यतां नृप ॥१५॥

15. pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kuruṣva salilakriyām ,
svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi svaṃ lokaṃ gamyatāṃ nṛpa.

15. pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kuruṣva salilakriyām svasti
te astu gamiṣyāmi svaṃ lokaṃ gamyatām nṛpa

15. sarveṣāṃ pitāmahānāṃ salilakriyām kuruṣva.
te svasti astu.
aham (implied) svaṃ lokaṃ gamiṣyāmi.
nṛpa tvam (implied) gamyatām.

15. Perform the water ritual for all your ancestors. May prosperity be with you. I shall go to my own realm; you may depart, O king.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहानां (pitāmahānāṁ) - of the paternal grandfathers, of the ancestors

• सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṁ) - of all

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - perform, do, make

• सलिलक्रियाम् (salilakriyām) - water ritual (for ancestors) (water offering, funeral rites)

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, good fortune

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go

• स्वं (svaṁ) - my own, one's own

• लोकं (lokaṁ) - world, realm, sphere

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - you may depart (honorific passive imperative) (let it be gone to, let him/you go)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative) (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहानां (pitāmahānāṁ) - of the paternal grandfathers, of the ancestors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Modifies sarveṣāṃ.

सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṁ) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with pitāmahānāṃ.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - perform, do, make

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Command.

सलिलक्रियाम् (salilakriyām) - water ritual (for ancestors) (water offering, funeral rites)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of salilakriyā

salilakriyā - water rite, water offering, funeral rite

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+kriyā)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• kriyā – action, ritual, rite
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of kuruṣva.

स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, good fortune

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used in blessings.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Recipient of the blessing.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in wishes/blessings.

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वं (svaṁ) - my own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Agrees with lokaṃ.

लोकं (lokaṁ) - world, realm, sphere

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

Note: Object of gamiṣyāmi.

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - you may depart (honorific passive imperative) (let it be gone to, let him/you go)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a polite command 'let you go'.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from verb root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Address to the king.

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