वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-61

स तु दृष्ट्वा नदीतीरे नावमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः ।
तितीर्षुः शीघ्रगां गङ्गामिदं लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ॥६१॥

61. sa tu dṛṣṭvā nadītīre nāvamikṣvākunandanaḥ ,
titīrṣuḥ śīghragāṃ gaṅgāmidaṃ lakṣmaṇamabravīt.

61. saḥ tu dṛṣṭvā nadītīre nāvam ikṣvākunandanaḥ
titīrṣuḥ śīghragām gaṅgām idam lakṣmaṇam abravīt

61. ikṣvākunandanaḥ saḥ tu nadītīre nāvam dṛṣṭvā
śīghragām gaṅgām titīrṣuḥ idam lakṣmaṇam abravīt

61. Having seen a boat on the river bank, Rama, the scion of Ikshvaku, desiring to cross the swiftly flowing Ganga, then said this to Lakshmana.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• नदीतीरे (nadītīre) - on the river bank

• नावम् (nāvam) - a boat, ship

• इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः (ikṣvākunandanaḥ) - Rama, as a descendant and source of joy for the Ikshvaku dynasty (the delight of Ikshvaku, scion of Ikshvaku)

• तितीर्षुः (titīrṣuḥ) - desiring to cross

• शीघ्रगाम् (śīghragām) - referring to the swiftly flowing Ganga river (swiftly flowing, quick-moving)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Ganga (river)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the following speech) (this, this statement)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नदीतीरे (nadītīre) - on the river bank

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nadītīra

nadītīra - river bank, riverside

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+tīra)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)

नावम् (nāvam) - a boat, ship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः (ikṣvākunandanaḥ) - Rama, as a descendant and source of joy for the Ikshvaku dynasty (the delight of Ikshvaku, scion of Ikshvaku)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ikṣvākunandana

ikṣvākunandana - son of Ikshvaku, delight of Ikshvaku

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+nandana)

• ikṣvāku – Ikshvaku (name of a legendary king, founder of the solar dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight, rejoicer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'nand'
  Root: nand (class 1)

तितीर्षुः (titīrṣuḥ) - desiring to cross

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of titīrṣu

titīrṣu - desirous of crossing, intending to cross

Desiderative nominal agent

Formed from desiderative stem of √tṛ (to cross) + the suffix -u

Root: tṛ (class 1)

शीघ्रगाम् (śīghragām) - referring to the swiftly flowing Ganga river (swiftly flowing, quick-moving)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śīghraga

śīghraga - swift-going, swift-moving, quickly flowing

Compound of 'śīghra' (swift) and 'ga' (going, from √gam)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (śīghra+gam)

• śīghra – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• gam – going, moving (derived from root gam)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root gam + ḍa suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Ganga (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga (the sacred river Ganges)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the following speech) (this, this statement)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name, younger brother of Rama)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

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