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

वनवासे क्षयं प्राप्ते ममैष हि मनोरथः ।
यदनेन रथेनैव त्वां वहेयं पुरीं पुनः ॥४६॥

46. vanavāse kṣayaṃ prāpte mamaiṣa hi manorathaḥ ,
yadanena rathenaiva tvāṃ vaheyaṃ purīṃ punaḥ.

46. vanavāse kṣayam prāpte mama eṣa hi manorathaḥ
yat anena rathena eva tvām vaheyam purīm punaḥ

46. vanavāse kṣayam prāpte,
eṣa hi mama manorathaḥ yat anena rathena eva tvām purīm punaḥ vaheyam

46. Indeed, this is my desire: that when the forest-dwelling (āśrama) period comes to an end, I would carry you back to the city again with this very chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• वनवासे (vanavāse) - in the period of exile in the forest (in the forest dwelling, in the life of a forest dweller)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - the end of the forest dwelling period (end, destruction, decay, loss)

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when the forest-dwelling period has reached its end (having reached, attained, obtained)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एष (eṣa) - this, this one

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - desire, wish, cherished wish

• यत् (yat) - introducing a subordinate clause of desire (that (conjunction), which)

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• वहेयम् (vaheyam) - I would carry, I should carry

• पुरीम् (purīm) - to Ayodhya, the capital city (to the city, city)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, back

Words meanings and morphology

वनवासे (vanavāse) - in the period of exile in the forest (in the forest dwelling, in the life of a forest dweller)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in the forest, forest life, (āśrama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From √vas 'to dwell'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - the end of the forest dwelling period (end, destruction, decay, loss)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, end, loss

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Object of the participle `prāpte`.

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when the forest-dwelling period has reached its end (having reached, attained, obtained)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एष (eṣa) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to `manorathaḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - desire, wish, cherished wish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manoratha

manoratha - desire, wish, heart's desire

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+ratha)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• ratha – chariot, joy, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From √ram 'to delight'.
  Root: ram (class 1)

यत् (yat) - introducing a subordinate clause of desire (that (conjunction), which)

(indeclinable)

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with `rathena`.

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वहेयम् (vaheyam) - I would carry, I should carry

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vah

Optative Mood

From root √vah (class 1), optative mood, 1st person singular.

Root: vah (class 1)

पुरीम् (purīm) - to Ayodhya, the capital city (to the city, city)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, citadel

Root: pṛ

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, back

(indeclinable)

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