वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-18, verse-38

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अनुमन्यस्व मां देवि गमिष्यन्तमितो वनम् ।
शापितासि मम प्राणैः कुरु स्वस्त्ययनानि मे ।
तीर्णप्रतिज्ञश्च वनात् पुनरेष्याम्यहं पुरीम् ॥३८॥

38. anumanyasva māṃ devi gamiṣyantamito vanam ,
śāpitāsi mama prāṇaiḥ kuru svastyayanāni me ,
tīrṇapratijñaśca vanāt punareṣyāmyahaṃ purīm.

38. anumanyasva mām devi gamiṣyantam itaḥ
vanam | śāpitā asi mama prāṇaiḥ
kuru svastyayanāni me | tīrṇapratijñaḥ
ca vanāt punaḥ eṣyāmi aham purīm

38. devi itaḥ vanam gamiṣyantam mām
anumanyasva mama prāṇaiḥ śāpitā asi
me svastyayanāni kuru ca tīrṇapratijñaḥ
aham vanāt punaḥ purīm eṣyāmi

38. O Goddess, permit me, who is departing from here for the forest. I enjoin you by my life (prāṇa) to perform auspicious rites for me. And having fulfilled my vow, I shall return from the forest to the city.

Words meanings summery:

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अनुमन्यस्व (anumanyasva) - permit (permit, consent, approve)

माम् (mām) - me

देवि (devi) - O Goddess (referring to Kausalya) (O goddess, O queen)

गमिष्यन्तम् (gamiṣyantam) - who is departing (who is going, intending to go (future participle))

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood)

शापिता (śāpitā) - enjoined, bound by an oath (sworn, bound by an oath, enjoined)

असि (asi) - you are

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by my life (prāṇa) (by life, by breath, by vital airs)

कुरु (kuru) - perform (do, make, perform)

स्वस्त्ययनानि (svastyayanāni) - auspicious rites (auspicious rites, blessings, welfare)

मे (me) - for me (for me, to me)

तीर्णप्रतिज्ञः (tīrṇapratijñaḥ) - having fulfilled my vow (having fulfilled a vow)

च (ca) - and

वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, moreover)

एष्यामि (eṣyāmi) - I shall return (implied by 'punaḥ') (I shall go/come)

अहम् (aham) - I

पुरीम् (purīm) - to the city (Ayodhya) (city)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुमन्यस्व (anumanyasva) - permit (permit, consent, approve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of anuman

Present Middle Imperative, 2nd person singular

From root man (class 4) with prefix anu-. Middle voice.

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Object of 'anumanyasva'.

देवि (devi) - O Goddess (referring to Kausalya) (O goddess, O queen)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine form of deva.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Direct address to Kausalya.

गमिष्यन्तम् (gamiṣyantam) - who is departing (who is going, intending to go (future participle))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gamiṣyat

gamiṣyat - going, about to go

Future Active Participle

From root gam (to go, class 1) with future suffix -iṣya- and present participle suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

(indeclinable)

From idam (this) with suffix -tas.

Note: Modifies 'gamiṣyantam'.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Object of motion.

शापिता (śāpitā) - enjoined, bound by an oath (sworn, bound by an oath, enjoined)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāpita

śāpita - made to swear, bound by an oath, cursed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From root śap (to curse, swear) in the causative, with kta suffix.

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit 'you' (Kausalya).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active, 2nd person singular

From root as (to be, class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular genitive.

Note: Modifies 'prāṇaiḥ'.

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by my life (prāṇa) (by life, by breath, by vital airs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

From root an (to breathe) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used to indicate by whom or by what the oath is sworn.

कुरु (kuru) - perform (do, make, perform)

(verb)

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

Present Active Imperative, 2nd person singular

From root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वस्त्ययनानि (svastyayanāni) - auspicious rites (auspicious rites, blessings, welfare)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svastyayana

svastyayana - auspicious rite, blessing, means of welfare

Compound of svasti (welfare, well-being) and ayana (going, course, means).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svasti+ayana)

svasti – welfare, well-being, hail
indeclinable
ayana – going, course, path, means
noun (neuter)
From root i (to go).
Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

मे (me) - for me (for me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular dative/genitive. Here dative.

Note: Recipient of the rites.

तीर्णप्रतिज्ञः (tīrṇapratijñaḥ) - having fulfilled my vow (having fulfilled a vow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrṇapratijña

tīrṇapratijña - one whose vow is fulfilled, having accomplished a promise

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose vow (pratijñā) is crossed/fulfilled (tīrṇa)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīrṇa+pratijñā)

tīrṇa – crossed, accomplished, fulfilled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root tṛ (to cross, pass over).
Root: tṛ (class 1)
pratijñā – vow, promise, agreement
noun (feminine)
From root jñā (to know) with prefix prati-.
Prefix: prati
Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects clauses.

वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Source of motion.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, moreover)

(indeclinable)