वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-64, verse-3

पुरोहितस्त्वा कुशलं प्राह सर्वे च मन्त्रिणः ।
त्वरमाणश्च निर्याहि कृत्यमात्ययिकं त्वया ॥३॥

3. purohitastvā kuśalaṃ prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ ,
tvaramāṇaśca niryāhi kṛtyamātyayikaṃ tvayā.

3. purohitaḥ tvā kuśalam prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ
tvaramāṇaḥ ca niryāhi kṛtyam ātyayikam tvayā

3. purohitaḥ ca sarve mantriṇaḥ tvā kuśalam prāha
tvaramāṇaḥ ca tvayā ātyayikam kṛtyam niryāhi

3. The royal priest (purohita) and all the ministers (mantriṇaḥ) have inquired about your well-being. You should depart quickly, for an urgent task is to be accomplished by you.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - the royal priest (priest, royal chaplain, family priest)

• त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health, auspicious

• प्राह (prāha) - has said, has spoken, declared

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every, entire

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

• त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying, hastening

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• निर्याहि (niryāhi) - depart, go forth, set out

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - task, action, duty, that which is to be done

• आत्ययिकम् (ātyayikam) - urgent, critical, dangerous, emergency

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - the royal priest (priest, royal chaplain, family priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - placed in front, appointed, a priest, family priest, royal chaplain

Derived from puras (before) + hita (placed), from √dhā (to place) with preposition.

Root: √dhā (class 3)

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health, auspicious

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - clever, skillful, well, healthy, happiness, welfare

Note: Used here as a noun for 'well-being'.

प्राह (prāha) - has said, has spoken, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of pra-ah

Perfect (Lit) form

Form of √ah (to speak) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: √ah (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, complete

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister of state, advisor

Derived from mantra (counsel).

त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying, hastening

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - hurrying, hastening, quick, speedy

Present Middle Participle

From √tvar (to hurry) in the middle voice.

Root: √tvar (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

निर्याहि (niryāhi) - depart, go forth, set out

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of nir-yā

Imperative form

From √yā (to go) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: √yā (class 2)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - task, action, duty, that which is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, business, task

Gerundive

From √kṛ (to do) with suffix -tya.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies 'that which should be done'.

आत्ययिकम् (ātyayikam) - urgent, critical, dangerous, emergency

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātyayika

ātyayika - urgent, imminent, dangerous, critical, sudden

From ati-i (to go beyond, pass) with suffix -ka.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

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