वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-31, verse-26

श्रेयसे वृद्धये तात पुनरागमनाय च ।
गच्छस्वारिष्टमव्यग्रः पन्थानमकुतोभयम् ॥२६॥

26. śreyase vṛddhaye tāta punarāgamanāya ca ,
gacchasvāriṣṭamavyagraḥ panthānamakutobhayam.

26. śreyase vṛddhaye tāta punar āgamanāya ca
gacchasva ariṣṭam avyagraḥ panthānam akutobhayam

26. tāta śreyase vṛddhaye ca punar āgamanāya
avyagraḥ ariṣṭam akutobhayam panthānam gacchasva

26. O dear one, for your welfare, prosperity, and for your return, go unharmed, undisturbed, upon a path free from all danger.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for your well-being (for welfare, for good, for bliss)

• वृद्धये (vṛddhaye) - for your prosperity (for growth, for prosperity, for increase)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (used affectionately by elders to younger ones) (O dear one, my child, father)

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back

• आगमनाय (āgamanāya) - for your safe return (for coming back, for return)

• च (ca) - and, also

• गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go, proceed

• अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - in a safe manner (unharmed, safe, secure)

• अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undisturbed, calm, unperturbed

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road

• अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - free from all danger (without fear from anywhere, fearless, safe)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for your well-being (for welfare, for good, for bliss)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, excellence, bliss

comparative of 'śrī' (beauty, prosperity) or 'praśasya' (praise-worthy)

Note: Dative of purpose.

वृद्धये (vṛddhaye) - for your prosperity (for growth, for prosperity, for increase)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, success

from root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Dative of purpose.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (used affectionately by elders to younger ones) (O dear one, my child, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, child, dear one (term of endearment)

पुनर् (punar) - again, back

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

आगमनाय (āgamanāya) - for your safe return (for coming back, for return)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, approaching, return

from root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Dative of purpose.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go, proceed

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action for the benefit of the agent.

अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - in a safe manner (unharmed, safe, secure)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ariṣṭa

ariṣṭa - unharmed, safe, secure, auspicious

negative of 'riṣṭa' (harmed)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+riṣṭa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• riṣṭa – harmed, injured
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'riṣ' (to injure)
  Root: riṣ (class 4)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or agreeing with 'panthānam'.

अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undisturbed, calm, unperturbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, calm, not agitated

negative of 'vyagra' (agitated, disturbed)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyagra – agitated, disturbed, engrossed
  adjective (masculine)
  from root 'agr' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: agr (class 1)

Note: Adjective for the implied subject of 'gacchasva' (you).

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Object of 'gacchasva'.

अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - free from all danger (without fear from anywhere, fearless, safe)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - without fear from anywhere, fearless

compound of 'akutaḥ' (from nowhere) and 'bhaya' (fear)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akutaḥ+bhaya)

• akutaḥ – from nowhere, from no quarter
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, danger
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'bhī' (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying 'panthānam'.

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