वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-57, verse-5

बालिशस्त्वं नरश्रेष्ठ गम्यतां स्वपुरं पुनः ।
याजने भगवाञ् शक्तस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि पार्थिव ॥५॥

5. bāliśastvaṃ naraśreṣṭha gamyatāṃ svapuraṃ punaḥ ,
yājane bhagavāñ śaktastrailokyasyāpi pārthiva.

5. bāliśaḥ tvam naraśreṣṭha gamyatām svapuram punaḥ
yājane bhagavān śaktaḥ trailokyasya api pārthiva

5. naraśreṣṭha,
tvam bāliśaḥ .
punaḥ svapuram gamyatām .
pārthiva,
bhagavān yājane trailokyasya api śaktaḥ

5. "You are foolish, O best of men! Return to your own city. O king (pārthiva), the venerable one (Vasiṣṭha) is capable of officiating even for the three worlds."

Words meanings summery:

• बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - childish, foolish, ignorant

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O chief among men

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone, one should go, you should go

• स्वपुरम् (svapuram) - to one's own city

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, furthermore

• याजने (yājane) - in officiating at a sacrifice, in performing a ritual

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, worshipful, illustrious

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler, O earthly one

Words meanings and morphology

बालिशः (bāliśaḥ) - childish, foolish, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāliśa

bāliśa - childish, foolish, ignorant; a child, a fool

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O chief among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, chief among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it be gone, one should go, you should go

(verb)

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

Imperative 3rd person singular

Passive voice of root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वपुरम् (svapuram) - to one's own city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapura

svapura - one's own city or dwelling

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+pura)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• pura – city, town, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, furthermore

(indeclinable)

याजने (yājane) - in officiating at a sacrifice, in performing a ritual

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yājana

yājana - the act of officiating at a sacrifice, causing to sacrifice, performing a ritual

Derived from the causative of root 'yaj'

Root: yaj (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, worshipful, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, worshipful, illustrious; the Lord

Possessive suffix '-vat' added to 'bhaga'

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful; endowed with power

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śak'

Root: śak (class 5)

त्रैलोक्यस्य (trailokyasya) - of the three worlds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the lower regions)

Derived from 'triloka' (three worlds)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler, O earthly one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial; a king, ruler (literally 'lord of the earth')

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth)

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