वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-41, verse-22

अब्रवील् लक्ष्मणो रामं साक्षाद्धर्ममिव स्थितम् ।
रोचते मे महाप्राज्ञ क्षिप्रमारुह्यतामिति ॥२२॥

22. abravīl lakṣmaṇo rāmaṃ sākṣāddharmamiva sthitam ,
rocate me mahāprājña kṣipramāruhyatāmiti.

22. abravīt lakṣmaṇaḥ rāmam sākṣāt dharmam iva
sthitam rocate me mahāprājña kṣipram āruhyatām iti

22. lakṣmaṇaḥ sākṣāt dharmam iva sthitam rāmam abravīt
iti he mahāprājña me rocate kṣipram āruhyatām

22. Lakshmana said to Rama, who stood there as if righteousness (dharma) personified: 'O greatly wise one, this pleases me; let us ascend quickly!'

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law (dharma), duty, virtue

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, being, abiding

• रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable, it shines

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, without delay

• आरुह्यताम् (āruhyatām) - let it be ascended, ascend!

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's younger brother)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of the Ramayana)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law (dharma), duty, virtue

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, being, abiding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `sthā`

Root: sthā (class 1)

रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable, it shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Used as dative with `rocate`

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, without delay

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb

आरुह्यताम् (āruhyatām) - let it be ascended, ascend!

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of āruh

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Impersonal passive imperative

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

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