वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-66, verse-24

न नूनं मां महाराजः प्राप्तं जानाति कीर्तिमान् ।
उपजिघ्रेद्धि मां मूर्ध्नि तातः संनम्य सत्वरम् ॥२४॥

24. na nūnaṃ māṃ mahārājaḥ prāptaṃ jānāti kīrtimān ,
upajighreddhi māṃ mūrdhni tātaḥ saṃnamya satvaram.

24. na nūnam mām mahā-rājāḥ prāptam jānāti kīrtimān
upajighred dhi mām mūrdhni tātaḥ saṃnamya satvaram

24. nūnam kīrtimān mahā-rājāḥ mām prāptam na jānāti
dhi tātaḥ satvaram saṃnamya mām mūrdhni upajighret

24. Certainly, the glorious great king (my father) does not know that I have arrived. For my father would surely bend down swiftly and smell my head.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• माम् (mām) - me

• महा-राजाः (mahā-rājāḥ) - great king

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - that I have arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - famous, glorious, renowned

• उपजिघ्रेद् (upajighred) - would smell, would sniff

• धि (dhi) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• माम् (mām) - me

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, in the head

• तातः (tātaḥ) - father, dear one

• संनम्य (saṁnamya) - having bent down, bowing

• सत्वरम् (satvaram) - swiftly, quickly, immediately

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

महा-राजाः (mahā-rājāḥ) - great king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-rājan

mahā-rājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - that I have arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

from 'pra-āp' (to reach)

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mām' (me), indicating 'me having arrived'.

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Indicative

3rd person singular Present, parasmaipada

Root: jñā (class 9)

कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - famous, glorious, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtimat

kīrtimat - having fame, glorious, renowned

Derived from kīrti + matup suffix

उपजिघ्रेद् (upajighred) - would smell, would sniff

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of upajighra

Optative

3rd person singular Optative, parasmaipada, with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: ghrā (class 1)

धि (dhi) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Original 'hi' changed to 'dhi' due to sandhi with preceding 'upajighret'

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, in the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

तातः (tātaḥ) - father, dear one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

संनम्य (saṁnamya) - having bent down, bowing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from 'sam-nam' (to bend, bow)

Prefix: sam

Root: nam (class 1)

सत्वरम् (satvaram) - swiftly, quickly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb here (neuter accusative singular)

Note: Functions as an adverb.