वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-24

तदेतत् समवेक्ष्याहं प्रसन्नेन्द्रियमानसः ।
तपो महत् समास्थास्ये यद्वै ब्रह्मत्वकारकम् ॥२४॥

24. tadetat samavekṣyāhaṃ prasannendriyamānasaḥ ,
tapo mahat samāsthāsye yadvai brahmatvakārakam.

24. tat etat samavekṣya aham prasannendriyamānasaḥ
tapaḥ mahat samāsthāsye yat vai brahmatvakārakam

24. aham tat etat samavekṣya prasannendriyamānasaḥ
yat vai brahmatvakārakam mahat tapaḥ samāsthāsye

24. Therefore, having thoroughly considered this, I, with tranquil senses and mind, will undertake a great ascetic practice (tapas) which indeed brings about the state of a Brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having thoroughly considered, having observed

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रसन्नेन्द्रियमानसः (prasannendriyamānasaḥ) - having tranquil senses and mind (describing 'I') (with tranquil senses and mind)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (asceticism, penance)

• महत् (mahat) - great, extensive

• समास्थास्ये (samāsthāsye) - I will undertake, I will perform

• यत् (yat) - which

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• ब्रह्मत्वकारकम् (brahmatvakārakam) - causing brahminhood, bringing about the state of a Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having thoroughly considered, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ava-', and suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

प्रसन्नेन्द्रियमानसः (prasannendriyamānasaḥ) - having tranquil senses and mind (describing 'I') (with tranquil senses and mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasannendriyamānasa

prasannendriyamānasa - one whose senses and mind are tranquil/clear

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prasanna+indriya+mānasa)

• prasanna – clear, tranquil, pleased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sad' (to sit) with prefix 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
• mānasa – pertaining to the mind, mental; mind (as a noun)
  noun (neuter)

तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (asceticism, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, spiritual fervor, asceticism, penance (tapas)

महत् (mahat) - great, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important

समास्थास्ये (samāsthāsye) - I will undertake, I will perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, Future (ḷr̥ṭ) of samāsthā

Root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मत्वकारकम् (brahmatvakārakam) - causing brahminhood, bringing about the state of a Brahmin

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmatvakāraka

brahmatvakāraka - causing brahminhood, making one a Brahmin

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahmatva+kāraka)

• brahmatva – state of a Brahmin, brahminhood
  noun (neuter)
• kāraka – causing, making, agent
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-aka'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)