वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-16, verse-28

एवमस्तु गमिष्यामि वनं वस्तुमहं त्वतः ।
जटाचीरधरो राज्ञः प्रतिज्ञामनुपालयन् ॥२८॥

28. evamastu gamiṣyāmi vanaṃ vastumahaṃ tvataḥ ,
jaṭācīradharo rājñaḥ pratijñāmanupālayan.

28. evam astu gamiṣyāmi vanam vastum aham tvataḥ
jaṭācīradharaḥ rājñaḥ pratijñām anupālayan

28. evam astu aham tvataḥ jaṭācīradharaḥ rājñaḥ
pratijñām anupālayan vanam vastum gamiṣyāmi

28. So be it. I will go to the forest to reside, as you wish, wearing matted hair and bark clothes, upholding the king's vow.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell, to reside, to live

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वतः (tvataḥ) - (as per your wish/instigation) (from you, because of you, from your side)

• जटाचीरधरः (jaṭācīradharaḥ) - wearing matted hair and bark garments

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Dasharatha (of the king)

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise, vow, agreement

• अनुपालयन् (anupālayan) - observing, fulfilling, protecting, maintaining

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative

3rd person singular imperative (loṭ) active voice of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms the phrase evam astu.

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

future

1st person singular future (lṛṭ) active voice of root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell, to reside, to live

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form (tumun) of root vas.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used with gamiṣyāmi to mean 'I will go in order to dwell'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

1st person singular nominative pronoun.

त्वतः (tvataḥ) - (as per your wish/instigation) (from you, because of you, from your side)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of yuṣmad (you), often used as an indeclinable 'from you' or 'on your account'.

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the source or cause (from Kaikeyi).

जटाचीरधरः (jaṭācīradharaḥ) - wearing matted hair and bark garments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭācīradhara

jaṭācīradhara - wearing matted locks and bark garments (characteristic of ascetics/exiles)

Compound of 'jaṭā' (matted hair), 'cīra' (bark garment), and 'dhara' (bearing, wearing, from root dhṛ).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaṭā+cīra+dhara)

• jaṭā – matted hair, ascetic's locks
  noun (feminine)
• cīra – bark garment, ragged cloth
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root dhṛ (to bear, hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Dasharatha (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Possessive, refers to pratijñām.

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise, vow, agreement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, agreement, assertion

Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

अनुपालयन् (anupālayan) - observing, fulfilling, protecting, maintaining

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupālayat

anupālayat - observing, fulfilling, protecting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root pālay (causative of pā, to protect) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Simultaneous action with gamiṣyāmi.