वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-21, verse-22

पूज्यास्ते मत्कृते देवि ब्राह्मणाश्चैव सुव्रताः ।
एवं कालं प्रतीक्षस्व ममागमनकाङ्क्षिणी ॥२२॥

22. pūjyāste matkṛte devi brāhmaṇāścaiva suvratāḥ ,
evaṃ kālaṃ pratīkṣasva mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇī.

22. pūjyāḥ te matkṛte devi brāhmaṇāḥ ca eva suvratāḥ
evam kālam pratīkṣasva mama āgamanakāṅkṣiṇī

22. devi matkṛte te suvratāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ ca eva pūjyāḥ
evam mama āgamanakāṅkṣiṇī kālam pratīkṣasva

22. O goddess, those virtuous Brahmins are to be revered for my sake. In this way, await the time, longing for my return.

Words meanings summery:

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - venerable, worthy of worship, honorable

• ते (te) - those

• मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake, for me

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - virtuous, of good vows, pious

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• कालम् (kālam) - time

• प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - await, wait for

• मम (mama) - my

• आगमनकाङ्क्षिणी (āgamanakāṅkṣiṇī) - longing for (my) return, awaiting (my) arrival

Words meanings and morphology

पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - venerable, worthy of worship, honorable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjya

pūjya - to be worshipped, venerable, adorable

Gerundive

root pūj + suffix -ya

Root: pūj (class 1)

Note: Refers to brāhmaṇāḥ

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake, for me

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+kṛta)

• mad – me (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛ + suffix -ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative case used adverbially.

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - virtuous, of good vows, pious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suvrata

suvrata - of good vows, virtuous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇāḥ

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season

प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - await, wait for

(verb)

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

Imperative, middle voice, 2nd person singular

root īkṣ (to see) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मम (mama) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

आगमनकाङ्क्षिणी (āgamanakāṅkṣiṇī) - longing for (my) return, awaiting (my) arrival

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgamanakāṅkṣin

āgamanakāṅkṣin - longing for arrival, awaiting return

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgamana+kāṅkṣin)

• āgamana – coming, arrival, return
  noun (neuter)
  root gam with prefix ā + nominal suffix -ana
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  root kāṅkṣ + suffix -in
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed (Sitā).