वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-33, verse-5

खनित्रपिटके चोभे ममानयत गच्छतः ।
चतुर्दश वने वासं वर्षाणि वसतो मम ॥५॥

5. khanitrapiṭake cobhe mamānayata gacchataḥ ,
caturdaśa vane vāsaṃ varṣāṇi vasato mama.

5. khanitrapaṭake ca ubhe mama ānayata gacchataḥ
| caturdaśa vane vāsam varṣāṇi vasataḥ mama

5. As I depart, bring me both digging tools and baskets. I will be residing in the forest for fourteen years.

Words meanings summery:

• खनित्रपटके (khanitrapaṭake) - both digging tools and baskets (two digging tools and baskets)

• च (ca) - and

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• मम (mama) - for me (my, of me, for me)

• आनयत (ānayata) - bring (bring (plural imperative))

• गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - of me who is going (into exile) (of one who is going)

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the wood)

• वासम् (vāsam) - residence (dwelling, residence)

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - of me who will dwell (of one who is dwelling)

• मम (mama) - my (referring to the dwelling) (my, of me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

खनित्रपटके (khanitrapaṭake) - both digging tools and baskets (two digging tools and baskets)

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva (khanitra+paṭaka)

• khanitra – digging tool, spade
  noun (neuter)
  instrumental suffix -itra from root khan (to dig)
  Root: khan (class 1)
• paṭaka – basket, small box
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative dual, object of 'ānayata'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Accusative dual, agreeing with 'khanitrapaṭake'.

मम (mama) - for me (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Dative/Genitive singular of asmad, used here as dative 'for me'.

आनयत (ānayata) - bring (bring (plural imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of ānī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - of me who is going (into exile) (of one who is going)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

present active participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, agreeing with an implied 'me'.

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'varṣāṇi'.

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the wood)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वासम् (vāsam) - residence (dwelling, residence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode

from root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, indicating duration or extent of dwelling.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season

Note: Accusative plural, indicating duration.

वसतः (vasataḥ) - of me who will dwell (of one who is dwelling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

present active participle

from root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, agreeing with 'mama' (my).

मम (mama) - my (referring to the dwelling) (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive singular, indicating possession of the act of dwelling.

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