वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-35, verse-23

महत्येषा हि ते सिद्धिरेष चाभ्युदयो महान् ।
एष स्वर्गस्य मार्गश्च यदेनमनुगच्छसि ।
एवं वदन्तस्ते सोढुं न शेकुर्बाष्पमागतम् ॥२३॥

23. mahatyeṣā hi te siddhireṣa cābhyudayo mahān ,
eṣa svargasya mārgaśca yadenamanugacchasi ,
evaṃ vadantaste soḍhuṃ na śekurbāṣpamāgatam.

23. mahatī eṣā hi te siddhiḥ eṣaḥ ca
abhyudayaḥ mahān eṣaḥ svargasya mārgaḥ
ca yat enam anugacchasi evam vadantaḥ
te soḍhum na śekuḥ bāṣpam āgatam

23. hi eṣā mahatī siddhiḥ te (asti) ca eṣaḥ
mahān abhyudayaḥ (asti) ca eṣaḥ svargasya
mārgaḥ (asti) yat enam anugacchasi evam
vadantaḥ te āgatam bāṣpam soḍhum na śekuḥ

23. Indeed, this is a great accomplishment for you, and this is great prosperity. This is also the path to heaven, because you follow him. As they spoke thus, they were unable to hold back their welling tears.

Words meanings summery:

• महती (mahatī) - great (great, large, important)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (this, this one)

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

• ते (te) - for you (for you, of you, by you)

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - accomplishment (accomplishment, success, realization, supernatural power)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभ्युदयः (abhyudayaḥ) - prosperity (prosperity, rise, welfare, success)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, important)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

• स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven (of heaven, heavenly)

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that, which)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Rama) (him, this one)

• अनुगच्छसि (anugacchasi) - you follow (you follow, you go after)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• वदन्तः (vadantaḥ) - speaking (speaking, saying)

• ते (te) - they

• सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to hold back, to endure (to bear, to endure, to suffer)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able (they were able)

• बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears (tears, vapor)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - welling (up), arisen (come, arrived, arisen)

Words meanings and morphology

महती (mahatī) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: modifies siddhiḥ

एषा (eṣā) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: refers to siddhiḥ

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (for you, of you, by you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: can also be genitive; here Dative is more suitable ('for you')

सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - accomplishment (accomplishment, success, realization, supernatural power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power

root sidh 'to succeed' + ti suffix

Root: sidh (class 4)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: refers to abhyudayaḥ and mārgaḥ

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अभ्युदयः (abhyudayaḥ) - prosperity (prosperity, rise, welfare, success)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudaya

abhyudaya - rise, prosperity, welfare, success

from root i 'to go' with prefixes abhi and ud

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: modifies abhyudayaḥ

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: refers to mārgaḥ

स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven (of heaven, heavenly)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

Note: possesses mārgaḥ

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Root: mṛj (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - because (because, that, which)

(indeclinable)

Note: used as a causal conjunction here

एनम् (enam) - him (Rama) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, this one

Note: object of anugacchasi

अनुगच्छसि (anugacchasi) - you follow (you follow, you go after)

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

वदन्तः (vadantaḥ) - speaking (speaking, saying)

(present active participle)

Note: refers to 'they' (te)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: referring to the people speaking

सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to hold back, to endure (to bear, to endure, to suffer)

(infinitive)

Note: infinitive of purpose/capability

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: negation for śekuḥ

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able (they were able)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears (tears, vapor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tears, vapor, steam

Note: object of soḍhum

आगतम् (āgatam) - welling (up), arisen (come, arrived, arisen)

(past passive participle)

Note: modifies bāṣpam