वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-56, verse-17

यष्टुकामो महायज्ञं तदनुज्ञातुमर्थथ ।
गुरुपुत्रानहं सर्वान्नमस्कृत्य प्रसादये ॥१७॥

17. yaṣṭukāmo mahāyajñaṃ tadanujñātumarthatha ,
guruputrānahaṃ sarvānnamaskṛtya prasādaye.

17. yaṣṭukāmaḥ mahāyajñam tat anujñātum arthatha
guruputrān aham sarvān namaskṛtya prasādaye

17. aham yaṣṭukāmaḥ mahāyajñam tat anujñātum
arthatha guruputrān sarvān namaskṛtya prasādaye

17. I, desiring to perform a great Vedic ritual (yajña), request permission for it. Having bowed to all the sons of the guru (guru), I implore their favor.

Words meanings summery:

• यष्टुकामः (yaṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to perform a Vedic ritual, wishing to perform a Vedic ritual

• महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - a great Vedic ritual

• तत् (tat) - referring to the Vedic ritual (that, for that)

• अनुज्ञातुम् (anujñātum) - to permit, to grant permission, to allow

• अर्थथ (arthatha) - I request permission (I request, I seek)

• गुरुपुत्रान् (guruputrān) - the guru's sons, the teacher's sons

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the guru's sons) (all, every)

• नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• प्रसादये (prasādaye) - I implore, I seek favor, I propitiate

Words meanings and morphology

यष्टुकामः (yaṣṭukāmaḥ) - desiring to perform a Vedic ritual, wishing to perform a Vedic ritual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yaṣṭukāma

yaṣṭukāma - desiring to perform a Vedic ritual, wishing to perform a Vedic ritual

Compound: yaṣṭu (infinitive of √yaj) + kāma (desire, wishing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yaṣṭu+kāma)

• yaṣṭu – to perform a Vedic ritual, to worship
  indeclinable
  infinitive
  Infinitive form of the root `yaj` (to perform a Vedic ritual, to worship).
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

महायज्ञम् (mahāyajñam) - a great Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great Vedic ritual, major Vedic ceremony

Compound: mahā (great) + yajña (Vedic ritual).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem of mahat. Often used as the first part of compounds.
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `yaj` (to worship, perform Vedic ritual).
  Root: yaj (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to the Vedic ritual (that, for that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used here adverbially or as direct object referring to the yajña.

अनुज्ञातुम् (anujñātum) - to permit, to grant permission, to allow

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive of the verb `anujñā` (anu-√jñā).

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

अर्थथ (arthatha) - I request permission (I request, I seek)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of arth

present tense

An archaic or non-standard form for 1st person singular, present indicative, middle voice, likely equivalent to `arthayāmi` or `arthaye`.

Root: arth (class 10)

गुरुपुत्रान् (guruputrān) - the guru's sons, the teacher's sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guruputra

guruputra - son of a guru, pupil who is like a son

Compound: guru (teacher) + putra (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+putra)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, respected person
  noun (masculine)
  From root `gṛ` 'to praise', or `gurv` 'to raise'.
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pu` (to purify) + `tra` (suffix).
  Root: pu

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the guru's sons) (all, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun/adjective.

Note: Agrees with `guruputrān`.

नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Gerund (absolutive) form of `namaskṛ` (namas-√kṛ).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used to indicate an action completed before the main verb.

प्रसादये (prasādaye) - I implore, I seek favor, I propitiate

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prasād

present tense

Present indicative, 1st person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of `pra-√sad` in the causative.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

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