वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-8, verse-16

आनाय्य च महीपाल ऋश्यशृङ्गं सुसत्कृतम् ।
प्रयच्छ कन्यां शान्तां वै विधिना सुसमाहितः ॥१६॥

16. ānāyya ca mahīpāla ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ susatkṛtam ,
prayaccha kanyāṃ śāntāṃ vai vidhinā susamāhitaḥ.

16. ānāyya ca mahīpāla ṛśyaśṛṅgam su-satkṛtam
prayaccha kanyām śāntām vai vidhinā su-samāhitaḥ

16. mahīpāla ca,
su-samāhitaḥ (san),
su-satkṛtam ṛśyaśṛṅgam ānāyya,
vai vidhinā śāntām kanyām prayaccha

16. And, O king, having properly honored and brought Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, you should give him the daughter Śāntā according to the prescribed ritual, being deeply focused.

Words meanings summery:

• आनाय्य (ānāyya) - having brought, having caused to come, having fetched

• च (ca) - and

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king, O protector of the earth

• ऋश्यशृङ्गम् (ṛśyaśṛṅgam) - The sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga)

• सु-सत्कृतम् (su-satkṛtam) - well-honored, duly respected

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give! (imperative), grant!

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - the daughter, maiden, girl

• शान्ताम् (śāntām) - Śāntā, the king's daughter (Śāntā (proper name), peaceful, calm)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by ritual, according to rule/method

• सु-समाहितः (su-samāhitaḥ) - well-composed, deeply focused, attentive

Words meanings and morphology

आनाय्य (ānāyya) - having brought, having caused to come, having fetched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ā-nī (to bring) with causative suffix -āp + ya (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Action performed by the king before giving the daughter.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this action with the previous instruction.

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king, O protector of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth, ruler

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Direct address to the king.

ऋश्यशृङ्गम् (ṛśyaśṛṅgam) - The sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛśyaśṛṅga

ṛśyaśṛṅga - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (proper name of a sage, son of Vibhāṇḍaka), deer-horned

Lit. 'deer-horned'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ṛśya+śṛṅga)

• ṛśya – male antelope, deer
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `ānāyya`.

सु-सत्कृतम् (su-satkṛtam) - well-honored, duly respected

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of su-satkṛta

su-satkṛta - well-honored, properly respected, highly regarded

Past Passive Participle

From su (well) + sat-kṛ (to honor)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+satkṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• satkṛta – honored, respected, treated well
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sat-kṛ (to honor)
  Prefix: sat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `ṛśyaśṛṅgam`.

प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give! (imperative), grant!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pradā

Imperative Mood, 2nd person singular

From pra-dā (to give) with the reduplicated stem (yaccha)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The subject is the implied 'you' (the king).

कन्याम् (kanyām) - the daughter, maiden, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter

Note: Object of `prayaccha`.

शान्ताम् (śāntām) - Śāntā, the king's daughter (Śāntā (proper name), peaceful, calm)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śāntā

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted, Śāntā (proper name)

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, pacified)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `kanyām`.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

विधिना (vidhinā) - by ritual, according to rule/method

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, ritual, fate, injunction

From vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the manner of giving.

सु-समाहितः (su-samāhitaḥ) - well-composed, deeply focused, attentive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-samāhita

su-samāhita - well-composed, concentrated, deeply focused, attentive, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From su (well) + sam-ā-dhā (to collect, compose)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• samāhita – composed, attentive, collected, absorbed, concentrated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-ā-dhā (to compose, fix, concentrate)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (king) of `prayaccha`.