वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-22

नय नौ नृप तं देशमिति मां चाभ्यभाषत ।
अद्य तं द्रष्टुमिच्छावः पुत्रं पश्चिमदर्शनम् ॥२२॥

22. naya nau nṛpa taṃ deśamiti māṃ cābhyabhāṣata ,
adya taṃ draṣṭumicchāvaḥ putraṃ paścimadarśanam.

22. naya nau nṛpa tam deśam iti mām ca abhyabhāṣata
adya tam draṣṭum icchāvaḥ putram paścimadarśanam

22. nṛpa nau tam deśam naya iti ca mām abhyabhāṣata
adya tam putram paścimadarśanam draṣṭum icchāvaḥ

22. "O king, lead us two to that place," he also said to me. "Today we wish to see our son for the last time."

Words meanings summery:

• नय (naya) - lead!, guide!

• नौ (nau) - us two (the parents) (us two)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King Dasharatha (O king)

• तम् (tam) - that (specific) place (that, him)

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region

• इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so)

• माम् (mām) - me

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he addressed, spoke to

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• तम् (tam) - him (our son) (that, him)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• इच्छावः (icchāvaḥ) - we two wish, desire

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• पश्चिमदर्शनम् (paścimadarśanam) - last sight, final viewing

Words meanings and morphology

नय (naya) - lead!, guide!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

नौ (nau) - us two (the parents) (us two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: enclitic form of dual dative/genitive/accusative

नृप (nṛpa) - O King Dasharatha (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root pā (to protect) with suffix -a
  Root: pā (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (specific) place (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देशम् (deśam) - place, region

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he addressed, spoke to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of bhāṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Imperfect middle with upasarga abhi

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (our son) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of dṛś

infinitive

Infinitive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इच्छावः (icchāvaḥ) - we two wish, desire

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

पश्चिमदर्शनम् (paścimadarśanam) - last sight, final viewing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paścimadarśana

paścimadarśana - last sight, final appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (paścima+darśana)

• paścima – last, western, hindmost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -ima added to paścāt
• darśana – seeing, beholding, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
  n-suffix from root
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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