वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-111, verse-19

एष पन्था महर्षीणां फलान्याहरतां वने ।
अनेन तु वनं दुर्गं गन्तुं राघव ते क्षमम् ॥१९॥

19. eṣa panthā maharṣīṇāṃ phalānyāharatāṃ vane ,
anena tu vanaṃ durgaṃ gantuṃ rāghava te kṣamam.

19. eṣaḥ panthāḥ maharṣīṇām phalāni āharatām vane
anena tu vanam durgam gantum rāghava te kṣamam

19. rāghava,
eṣaḥ maharṣīṇām vane phalāni āharatām panthāḥ.
tu anena (panthā) durgam vanam gantum te kṣamam

19. This is the path used by the great sages (maharṣīṇām) for gathering fruits in the forest. However, O descendant of Raghu (rāghava), you are capable (kṣamam) of reaching the difficult forest through this very path.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road

• महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

• आहरताम् (āharatām) - of those gathering/bringing

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• अनेन (anena) - by this (path)

• तु (tu) - but, however

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

• दुर्गम् (durgam) - difficult to access, impenetrable

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go

• राघव (rāghava) - Direct address to Rama (O descendant of Raghu (Rama))

• ते (te) - for you

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - it is possible for you (given your strength) (possible, capable, suitable, proper)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Modifies `panthāḥ`.

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Subject of the first sentence.

महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, connected to `panthāḥ`.

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result

Note: Object of `āharatām`.

आहरताम् (āharatām) - of those gathering/bringing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āharat

āharat - gathering, bringing, collecting

Present Active Participle

from root HṚ (to take, carry) with prefix Ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies `maharṣīṇām`.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

Note: Refers to where fruits are gathered.

अनेन (anena) - by this (path)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the path (`panthāḥ` is masculine).

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

Note: Object of `gantum`.

दुर्गम् (durgam) - difficult to access, impenetrable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - difficult to access, impenetrable, a fortress

from prefix DUR + root GAM (to go)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dur+ga)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• ga – going
  noun (masculine)
  from root GAM (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vanam`.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root GAM (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Purpose verb.

राघव (rāghava) - Direct address to Rama (O descendant of Raghu (Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama)

`aṇ` suffix denoting 'descendant of Raghu'

ते (te) - for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - it is possible for you (given your strength) (possible, capable, suitable, proper)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣama

kṣama - capable, possible, suitable, proper

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the act of `gantum vanam durgam`.