वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-72, verse-4

स्वस्रीयं मम राजेन्द्र द्रष्टुकामो महीपते ।
तदर्थमुपयातो ऽहमयोध्यां रघुनन्दन ॥४॥

4. svasrīyaṃ mama rājendra draṣṭukāmo mahīpate ,
tadarthamupayāto'hamayodhyāṃ raghunandana.

4. svasrīyam mama rājendra draṣṭukāmaḥ mahīpate
tadartham upayātaḥ aham ayodhyām raghunandana

4. rājendra mahīpate raghunandana,
aham mama svasrīyam draṣṭukāmaḥ tadartham ayodhyām upayātaḥ.

4. O King of kings, O ruler of the earth, O scion of Raghu, I have come to Ayodhya for the purpose of seeing my nephew.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वस्रीयम् (svasrīyam) - nephew (sister's son)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

• द्रष्टुकामः (draṣṭukāmaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

• तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for the purpose of seeing his nephew (for that purpose, for him)

• उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - arrived, come

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O scion of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu

Words meanings and morphology

स्वस्रीयम् (svasrīyam) - nephew (sister's son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svasrīya

svasrīya - sister's son, nephew

Derived from 'svasṛ' (sister).

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor, chief of kings

Tatpurusha compound 'rājan' (king) + 'indra' (chief/lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often used as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

द्रष्टुकामः (draṣṭukāmaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭukāma

draṣṭukāma - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

Compound of infinitive 'draṣṭu' (to see) and noun 'kāma' (desire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (draṣṭu+kāma)

• draṣṭu – to see, for seeing
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  Infinitive form derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, sovereign

Tatpurusha compound 'mahī' (earth) + 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for the purpose of seeing his nephew (for that purpose, for him)

(indeclinable)

Compound 'tad' (that) + 'artha' (purpose/reason). Often functions as an indeclinable or adverb.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+artha)

• tad – that, this (pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - come, approached, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - to Ayodhya

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city, capital of Kosala)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O scion of Raghu, O descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, scion of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Tatpurusha compound 'Raghu' (proper noun) + 'nandana' (son, delight).

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a legendary king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)