वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-69, verse-9

प्रेषयामासतुर्वीरौ मन्त्रिश्रेष्ठं सुदामनम् ।
गच्छ मन्त्रिपते शीघ्रमैक्ष्वाकममितप्रभम् ।
आत्मजैः सह दुर्धर्षमानयस्व समन्त्रिणम् ॥९॥

9. preṣayāmāsaturvīrau mantriśreṣṭhaṃ sudāmanam ,
gaccha mantripate śīghramaikṣvākamamitaprabham ,
ātmajaiḥ saha durdharṣamānayasva samantriṇam.

9. preṣayāmāsatuḥ vīrau mantriśreṣṭham
sudāmanam | gaccha mantripate śīghram
aikṣvākam amitaprabham | ātmajaiḥ
saha durdharṣam ānayasva samantriṇam

9. vīrau mantriśreṣṭham sudāmanam preṣayāmāsatuḥ mantripate,
śīghram gaccha amitaprabham durdharṣam aikṣvākam ātmajaiḥ saha samantriṇam ānayasva

9. The two heroes sent Sudāman, their chief minister. (They said to him): 'Go quickly, O chief minister! Bring the unconquerable prince of the Ikṣvāku dynasty, who possesses immeasurable splendor, along with his sons and his ministers.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेषयामासतुः (preṣayāmāsatuḥ) - they sent (two people)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - referring to Janaka and Kuśadhvaja (the two heroes, valiant ones)

• मन्त्रिश्रेष्ठम् (mantriśreṣṭham) - referring to Sudāman (the chief minister, best of ministers)

• सुदामनम् (sudāmanam) - Sudāman

• गच्छ (gaccha) - Go!

• मन्त्रिपते (mantripate) - O chief minister, O lord of ministers

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• ऐक्ष्वाकम् (aikṣvākam) - Refers to Rāma. (the Ikṣvāku prince, descendant of Ikṣvāku)

• अमितप्रभम् (amitaprabham) - of immeasurable splendor/light

• आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - by the sons, with the sons

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - unconquerable, invincible, unassailable

• आनयस्व (ānayasva) - bring, cause to come

• समन्त्रिणम् (samantriṇam) - with his ministers, accompanied by ministers

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेषयामासतुः (preṣayāmāsatuḥ) - they sent (two people)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of iṣ

Perfect tense, causative (āsa stem from as + causative preṣaya)

Periphrastic perfect formation: pra-iṣ (causative stem preṣaya) + perfect of as (āmāsa).

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

वीरौ (vīrau) - referring to Janaka and Kuśadhvaja (the two heroes, valiant ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant man

मन्त्रिश्रेष्ठम् (mantriśreṣṭham) - referring to Sudāman (the chief minister, best of ministers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantriśreṣṭha

mantriśreṣṭha - chief minister, excellent minister

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantrin+śreṣṭha)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, principal
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

सुदामनम् (sudāmanam) - Sudāman

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudāman

sudāman - Sudāman (a proper name, usually a chief minister)

गच्छ (gaccha) - Go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of gam

Imperative mood form

Present stem gaccha from root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

मन्त्रिपते (mantripate) - O chief minister, O lord of ministers

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mantripati

mantripati - chief minister, lord of ministers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantrin+pati)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

ऐक्ष्वाकम् (aikṣvākam) - Refers to Rāma. (the Ikṣvāku prince, descendant of Ikṣvāku)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aikṣvāka

aikṣvāka - a descendant of Ikṣvāku, belonging to the Ikṣvāku dynasty

Derived from Ikṣvāku with a patronymic suffix.

अमितप्रभम् (amitaprabham) - of immeasurable splendor/light

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amitaprabha

amitaprabha - of immeasurable splendor, having endless light

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+prabha)

• amita – immeasurable, unlimited, infinite
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mā with negative prefix a-.
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• prabha – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhā with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - by the sons, with the sons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, born from oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Agentive suffix
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - unconquerable, invincible, unassailable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - difficult to attack, unassailable, unconquerable

From root dhṛṣ with prefix dur-.

Prefix: dur

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

आनयस्व (ānayasva) - bring, cause to come

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of nī

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, middle voice, causative.

Causative stem nāya (from nī) + prefix ā. Middle voice ending.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Causative verb.

समन्त्रिणम् (samantriṇam) - with his ministers, accompanied by ministers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samantrin

samantrin - accompanied by ministers, having ministers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mantrin)

• sa – with, together, endowed with
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'.
• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)

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