वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-66, verse-27

पिता हि भवति ज्येष्ठो धर्ममार्यस्य जानतः ।
तस्य पादौ ग्रहीष्यामि स हीदानीं गतिर्मम ॥२७॥

27. pitā hi bhavati jyeṣṭho dharmamāryasya jānataḥ ,
tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi sa hīdānīṃ gatirmama.

27. pitā hi bhavati jyeṣṭhaḥ dharmam āryasya jānataḥ
tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi saḥ hi idānīm gatiḥ mama

27. hi pitā jyeṣṭhaḥ āryasya dharmam jānataḥ bhavati
tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi saḥ hi idānīm mama gatiḥ

27. Indeed, a father is the most venerable to one who understands the natural law (dharma) pertaining to a noble person. I will grasp his feet, for he is now my refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father, protector

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• भवति (bhavati) - is (becomes, is)

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - most venerable (eldest, senior, most venerable, best)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution)

• आर्यस्य (āryasya) - pertaining to a noble person (of a noble person, of an Arya)

• जानतः (jānataḥ) - of one who understands (of one who knows, of one who understands)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)

• पादौ (pādau) - feet (two feet)

• ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - I will grasp (I will seize, I will grasp, I will take)

• सः (saḥ) - he

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, surely, because)

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge (refuge, destination, course, movement)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father, protector

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, protector

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - is (becomes, is)

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - most venerable (eldest, senior, most venerable, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, most venerable, best

Superlative of 'vṛddha' (old)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आर्यस्य (āryasya) - pertaining to a noble person (of a noble person, of an Arya)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable

जानतः (jānataḥ) - of one who understands (of one who knows, of one who understands)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, understanding

Present Active Participle

From verb jñā (to know), Present Active Participle, genitive singular masculine.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Participle agreeing with āryasya

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the father.

पादौ (pādau) - feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg

Note: Dual form indicating both feet.

ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - I will grasp (I will seize, I will grasp, I will take)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of grah

Future active 1st singular

Root: grah (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the father.

हि (hi) - for (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge (refuge, destination, course, movement)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, refuge

From root gam 'to go', word formed with suffix -ti.

Root: gam (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me