वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-42

प्रसीदेच्छामि ते ऽरण्ये भवितुं प्रत्यनन्तरः ।
प्रीत्याभिहितमिच्छामि भव मे पत्यनन्तरः ॥४२॥

42. prasīdecchāmi te'raṇye bhavituṃ pratyanantaraḥ ,
prītyābhihitamicchāmi bhava me patyanantaraḥ.

42. prasīda icchāmi te araṇye bhavitum pratyanantaraḥ
prītyābhihitam icchāmi bhava me patyanantaraḥ

42. prasīda icchāmi te araṇye pratyanantaraḥ bhavitum
icchāmi prītyābhihitam bhava me patyanantaraḥ

42. Be gracious! I desire to be your immediate companion in the forest. Out of affection, I wish to be addressed [by you with the words]: 'Be my constant companion!'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious, be pleased, be propitious

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• ते (te) - your, for you

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become

• प्रत्यनन्तरः (pratyanantaraḥ) - immediately next, constant companion, very near

• प्रीत्याभिहितम् (prītyābhihitam) - spoken with affection, addressed with love

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• मे (me) - my, for me

• पत्यनन्तरः (patyanantaraḥ) - immediately next to the lord/master, constant companion

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious, be pleased, be propitious

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sad

Imperative Mood (Loṭ Lakāra)

Root 'sad' (विशरण-गति-अवसादनैषु) with prefix 'pra' in 2nd person singular, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense (Laṭ Lakāra)

Root 'iṣ' (इच्छायाम्) in 1st person singular, active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

ते (te) - your, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be, to become

(infinitive)

प्रत्यनन्तरः (pratyanantaraḥ) - immediately next, constant companion, very near

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyanantara

pratyanantara - immediately next, adjoining, closely connected, constant companion

Compound: 'prati' (towards) + 'anantara' (without interval)

Compound type : avyayībhāva/tatpurusha (prati+anantara)

• prati – towards, against, each
  indeclinable
• anantara – without interval, immediate, next
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: 'a' (negation) + 'antara' (interval)

प्रीत्याभिहितम् (prītyābhihitam) - spoken with affection, addressed with love

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prītyābhihita

prītyābhihita - spoken or addressed with affection

Compound: 'prītyā' (by affection) + 'abhihita' (spoken)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+abhihita)

• prīti – affection, love, joy
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī
• abhihita – spoken, addressed, declared
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'abhi', used in the sense of speaking/declaring
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense (Laṭ Lakāra)

Root 'iṣ' (इच्छायाम्) in 1st person singular, active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative Mood (Loṭ Lakāra)

Root 'bhū' (सत्तायाम्) in 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

पत्यनन्तरः (patyanantaraḥ) - immediately next to the lord/master, constant companion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patyanantara

patyanantara - immediately next to a husband/lord, constant companion

Compound: 'pati' (lord/master) + 'anantara' (without interval)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+anantara)

• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
• anantara – without interval, immediate, next
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: 'a' (negation) + 'antara' (interval)

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