वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-107, verse-21

रामागमनमाकाङ्क्षन्भरतो भ्रातृवत्सलः ।
भ्रातुर्वचनकारी च प्रतिज्ञापारगस्तदा ॥२१॥

21. rāmāgamanamākāṅkṣanbharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ ,
bhrāturvacanakārī ca pratijñāpāragastadā.

21. rāma āgamanam ākaṅkṣan bharataḥ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
bhrātuḥ vacanakārī ca pratijñāpāragaḥ tadā

21. tadā bharataḥ rāma āgamanam ākaṅkṣan bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
ca bhrātuḥ vacanakārī pratijñāpāragaḥ

21. Then, Bharata, longing for Rama's return, affectionate towards his brother, and fulfilling both his brother's command and his own vow (pratijñā).

Words meanings summery:

• राम (rāma) - Rama (elder brother of Bharata) (Rama (proper name))

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - return (of Rama) (coming, arrival, return)

• आकङ्क्षन् (ākaṅkṣan) - longing for (Rama's return) (desiring, wishing for, longing for)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Rama's brother) (Bharata (proper name))

• भ्रातृवत्सलः (bhrātṛvatsalaḥ) - affectionate towards his brother (Rama) (affectionate towards one's brother, devoted to one's brother)

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his brother (Rama) (of the brother)

• वचनकारी (vacanakārī) - obedient to his brother's command (obedient to command, executor of words)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतिज्ञापारगः (pratijñāpāragaḥ) - one who fulfills his vow (pratijñā) (one who fulfills a promise/vow)

• तदा (tadā) - then (at that specified time) (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

राम (rāma) - Rama (elder brother of Bharata) (Rama (proper name))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, delightful

Note: First part of the compound Rāma-āgamanam.

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - return (of Rama) (coming, arrival, return)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgaman

āgaman - coming, arrival, return

verbal noun

Derived from prefix ā- + root gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ākaṅkṣan'.

आकङ्क्षन् (ākaṅkṣan) - longing for (Rama's return) (desiring, wishing for, longing for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākaṅkṣ

ākaṅkṣ - to desire, long for, wish for

Present Active Participle

From prefix ā- + root kaṅkṣ (to desire)

Prefix: ā

Root: kaṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bharata.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Rama's brother) (Bharata (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama), supporter, maintainer

Note: Main subject.

भ्रातृवत्सलः (bhrātṛvatsalaḥ) - affectionate towards his brother (Rama) (affectionate towards one's brother, devoted to one's brother)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛvatsala

bhrātṛvatsala - affectionate towards a brother

Compound: bhrātṛ (brother) + vatsala (affectionate)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrātṛ+vatsala)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, fond, loving
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies Bharata.

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his brother (Rama) (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Possessive, modifies 'vacanakārī'.

वचनकारी (vacanakārī) - obedient to his brother's command (obedient to command, executor of words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vacanakārin

vacanakārin - obedient to command, one who executes words

Compound: vacana (word, command) + kārin (doer, maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vacana+kārin)

• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kārin – doer, maker, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies Bharata.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रतिज्ञापारगः (pratijñāpāragaḥ) - one who fulfills his vow (pratijñā) (one who fulfills a promise/vow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratijñāpāraga

pratijñāpāraga - one who goes to the end of a promise, fulfiller of a vow (pratijñā)

Compound: pratijñā (vow, promise) + pāraga (going to the other shore, accomplishing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratijñā+pāraga)

• pratijñā – promise, vow, assertion, declaration
  noun (feminine)
  From prati- + root jñā (to know)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• pāraga – one who reaches the other shore, expert, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  From pāra (other side) + root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bharata.

तदा (tadā) - then (at that specified time) (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.