वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-17, verse-12

सत्यप्रतिज्ञं पितरं राजानं पश्य राघव ।
अद्यैव हि त्वां धर्मात्मा यौवराज्ये ऽभिषेक्ष्यति ॥१२॥

12. satyapratijñaṃ pitaraṃ rājānaṃ paśya rāghava ,
adyaiva hi tvāṃ dharmātmā yauvarājye'bhiṣekṣyati.

12. satyapratijñam pitaram rājānam paśya rāghava adya
eva hi tvām dharmātmā yauvarājye abhiṣekṣyati

12. rāghava,
satyapratijñam pitaram rājānam paśya.
hi dharmātmā adya eva tvām yauvarājye abhiṣekṣyati

12. O Raghava, behold your father, the king, who is truthful to his promises. Indeed, that righteous (dharma)-souled one will consecrate you as crown prince today itself.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यप्रतिज्ञम् (satyapratijñam) - truthful to his promises (truthful in promise, one whose promise is true)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (king, ruler, sovereign)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see!, behold!, look!)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (O Raghava, O Rama)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• एव (eva) - itself (just, only, indeed, even)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that righteous (dharma)-souled one (Dasharatha) (righteous-souled, whose soul is (dharma), virtuous)

• यौवराज्ये (yauvarājye) - as crown prince (in the position of crown prince, in the office of regency)

• अभिषेक्ष्यति (abhiṣekṣyati) - will consecrate (will anoint, will consecrate, will sprinkle)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यप्रतिज्ञम् (satyapratijñam) - truthful to his promises (truthful in promise, one whose promise is true)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyapratijña

satyapratijña - whose promises are true, faithful to one's word

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+pratijñā)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• pratijñā – promise, vow, declaration, assent
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (king, ruler, sovereign)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see!, behold!, look!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (O Raghava, O Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - itself (just, only, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that righteous (dharma)-souled one (Dasharatha) (righteous-souled, whose soul is (dharma), virtuous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, pious, (one whose ātman is dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath
  noun (masculine)

यौवराज्ये (yauvarājye) - as crown prince (in the position of crown prince, in the office of regency)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yauvarājya

yauvarājya - office of crown prince, regency, youthfulness (related to yuvarāja)

अभिषेक्ष्यति (abhiṣekṣyati) - will consecrate (will anoint, will consecrate, will sprinkle)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of abhi-sic

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

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