वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-6

राममेव तु धर्मज्ञमुपगम्य विनीतवत् ।
किमहं करवाणीति सूतः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. rāmameva tu dharmajñamupagamya vinītavat ,
kimahaṃ karavāṇīti sūtaḥ prāñjalirabravīt.

6. rāmam eva tu dharmajñam upagamya vinītavat
kim aham karavāṇi iti sūtaḥ prāñjaliḥ abravīt

6. tu sūtaḥ prāñjaliḥ vinītavat dharmajñam rāmam
eva upagamya kim aham karavāṇi iti abravīt

6. Then, the charioteer, humbly approaching Rama, who knew the natural law (dharma), asked with folded hands, 'What should I do?'

Words meanings summery:

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तु (tu) - but, and, however

• धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - the knower of (natural) law (dharma)

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached

• विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - respectfully, humbly

• किम् (kim) - what

• अहम् (aham) - I

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverent

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said

Words meanings and morphology

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Viṣṇu)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, however

(indeclinable)

धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - the knower of (natural) law (dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Compound of dharma (natural law) and jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, understanding, a knower, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -a
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root gam preceded by prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - respectfully, humbly

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from vinīta (modest, disciplined) with suffix -vat

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

present active imperative

1st person singular, imperative mood, 8th class verb (U-root)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands, reverent

Bahuvrihi compound of prā (forward) and añjali (cupped hands)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prā+añjali)

• prā – forward, forth, before (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
  Adverbial prefix
• añjali – the hollow formed by joining the palms of the hands, a gesture of reverence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtaḥ'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said

(verb)

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

imperfect active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, 2nd class verb, augment 'a' for past tense

Root: brū (class 2)

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