वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-43

तव शुश्रूषणं मूर्ध्ना करिष्यामि वने वसन् ।
अयोध्यां देवलोकं वा सर्वथा प्रजहाम्यहम् ॥४३॥

43. tava śuśrūṣaṇaṃ mūrdhnā kariṣyāmi vane vasan ,
ayodhyāṃ devalokaṃ vā sarvathā prajahāmyaham.

43. tava śuśrūṣaṇam mūrdhnā kariṣyāmi vane vasan
ayodhyām devalokam vā sarvathā prajahāmi aham

43. aham vane vasan tava śuśrūṣaṇam mūrdhnā kariṣyāmi
ayodhyām devalokam vā sarvathā prajahāmi

43. I will serve you with utmost reverence, dwelling in the forest. I will completely abandon Ayodhya, or even the world of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• शुश्रूषणम् (śuśrūṣaṇam) - service rendered with devotion (service, desire to hear, obedience)

• मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with submission, with profound respect or humility (by the head, with the head)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will perform

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

• वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, residing, living

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (the city)

• देवलोकम् (devalokam) - the world of gods, heaven

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, completely

• प्रजहामि (prajahāmi) - I abandon, I give up, I renounce

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

शुश्रूषणम् (śuśrūṣaṇam) - service rendered with devotion (service, desire to hear, obedience)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuśrūṣaṇa

śuśrūṣaṇa - service, obedience, desire to hear

Gerundive/Verbal Noun

From desiderative stem of √śru (to hear) + -ana suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with submission, with profound respect or humility (by the head, with the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense

From root √kṛ, future tense form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, residing, living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

From root √vas (to dwell) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject 'aham'.

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (the city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (a city), unconquerable

Root: yudh

देवलोकम् (devalokam) - the world of gods, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, heaven

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, completely

(indeclinable)

From `sarva` (all) + `thā` suffix.

प्रजहामि (prajahāmi) - I abandon, I give up, I renounce

(verb)

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

Present Tense

From root √hā (class 3) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

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