वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-72

सा त्वां देवि नमस्यामि प्रशंसामि च शोभने ।
प्राप्त राज्ये नरव्याघ्र शिवेन पुनरागते ॥७२॥

72. sā tvāṃ devi namasyāmi praśaṃsāmi ca śobhane ,
prāpta rājye naravyāghra śivena punarāgate.

72. sā tvām devi namasyāmi praśaṃsāmi ca śobhane
prāpta rājye naravyāghra śivena punarāgate

72. devi śobhane sā tvām namasyāmi ca praśaṃsāmi
naravyāghra śivena punarāgate rājye prāpta

72. O Goddess, O beautiful one, I bow to you and praise you, upon the safe return of the tiger among men (Rama) and the regaining of the kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (Sita, the speaker) (she, that one)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Ganga) (you (accusative))

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess (Ganga) (O Goddess)

• नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow to, I revere, I worship

• प्रशंसामि (praśaṁsāmi) - I praise, I commend

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one (Ganga) (O beautiful one, O auspicious one)

• प्राप्त (prāpta) - with the kingdom having been obtained/regained (attained, gained, obtained)

• राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, on the kingdom

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O Rama (who is like a tiger among men) (O tiger among men)

• शिवेन (śivena) - safely (auspiciously, safely, fortunately; by Śiva (the god))

• पुनरागते (punarāgate) - upon his (Rama's) return (having returned, upon his return, when he returned)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (Sita, the speaker) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, she, he, it

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Ganga) (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

देवि (devi) - O Goddess (Ganga) (O Goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow to, I revere, I worship

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of namasya

Denominative verb

Derived from the noun 'namas' (obeisance)

Root: namas

प्रशंसामि (praśaṁsāmi) - I praise, I commend

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of praśaṃs

Derived from root √śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one (Ganga) (O beautiful one, O auspicious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, splendid, auspicious, excellent

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a vocative noun addressing Ganga.

प्राप्त (prāpta) - with the kingdom having been obtained/regained (attained, gained, obtained)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, acquired; come to; reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Although grammatically it should be `prāpte` to agree with `rājye` in the locative absolute construction, the form `prāpta` is used here, possibly due to poetic license or a specific metrical choice.

राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, on the kingdom

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O Rama (who is like a tiger among men) (O tiger among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent man, a hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

शिवेन (śivena) - safely (auspiciously, safely, fortunately; by Śiva (the god))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent; lucky; the god Śiva

Note: Used here adverbially, modifying 'punarāgate' (upon return).

पुनरागते (punarāgate) - upon his (Rama's) return (having returned, upon his return, when he returned)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of punarāgata

punarāgata - returned, come back

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefixes ā- and punar (adverbial)

Prefixes: punar+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

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