वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-19

एष ते राम गङ्गाया विस्तरो ऽभिहितो मया ।
स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि भद्रं ते संध्याकालो ऽतिवर्तते ॥१९॥

19. eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro'bhihito mayā ,
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te saṃdhyākālo'tivartate.

19. eṣaḥ te rāma gaṅgāyāḥ vistaraḥ abhihitaḥ mayā
svasti prāpnuhi bhadram te sandhyākālaḥ ativartate

19. rāma,
eṣaḥ gaṅgāyāḥ vistaraḥ te mayā abhihitaḥ.
svasti prāpnuhi,
te bhadram (astu).
sandhyākālaḥ ativartate.

19. O Rāma, this extensive account of the Gaṅgā has been narrated by me to you. May you attain welfare; good fortune be to you. The twilight time is passing.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (story/account) (this)

• ते (te) - to you (Rāma) (to you, your)

• राम (rāma) - Addressing Rāma (Rāma)

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

• विस्तरः (vistaraḥ) - the detailed account (of the Gaṅgā) (extension, detailed account, expanse)

• अभिहितः (abhihitaḥ) - has been told (told, spoken, narrated)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare, well-being, hail

• प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhi) - attain, obtain, reach (imperative)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, welfare, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - for you (Rāma) (to you, your)

• सन्ध्याकालः (sandhyākālaḥ) - twilight time, evening time

• अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - is passing (passes, elapses, goes by)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (story/account) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

ते (te) - to you (Rāma) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

राम (rāma) - Addressing Rāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma

Root: ram (class 1)

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Gaṅgā (the river Ganges)

विस्तरः (vistaraḥ) - the detailed account (of the Gaṅgā) (extension, detailed account, expanse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, detailed account, expanse

From root stṛ (to spread) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

अभिहितः (abhihitaḥ) - has been told (told, spoken, narrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihita

abhihita - told, spoken, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) with prefix abhi, where vac becomes hi in past participle forms

Prefix: abhi

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vistaraḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare, well-being, hail

(indeclinable)

From su (good) + as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhi) - attain, obtain, reach (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prāp

Imperative second person singular

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, class 5, parasmaipada, imperative (loṭ), 2nd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (good, welfare, auspiciousness)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, propitious, welfare

Root: bhad (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively as 'may it be good (for you)'.

ते (te) - for you (Rāma) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सन्ध्याकालः (sandhyākālaḥ) - twilight time, evening time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandhyākāla

sandhyākāla - twilight time, evening time, period of conjunction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyā+kāla)

• sandhyā – twilight, juncture (morning/evening)
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + dhā + a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 1)

अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - is passing (passes, elapses, goes by)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ativṛt

Present third person singular

From root vṛt (to be, exist) with prefix ati, class 1, ātmanepada, present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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