वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-66, verse-28

आर्ये किमब्रवीद् राजा पिता मे सत्यविक्रमः ।
पश्चिमं साधु संदेशमिच्छामि श्रोतुमात्मनः ॥२८॥

28. ārye kimabravīd rājā pitā me satyavikramaḥ ,
paścimaṃ sādhu saṃdeśamicchāmi śrotumātmanaḥ.

28. ārye kim abravīt rājā pitā me satyavikramaḥ
paścimam sādhu sandeśam icchāmi śrotum ātmanaḥ

28. ārye me satyavikramaḥ pitā rājā kim abravīt
paścimam sādhu sandeśam ātmanaḥ śrotum icchāmi

28. O noble lady (Ārye), what did the king, my father of true valor, say? I wish to hear his last auspicious message for myself (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• आर्ये (ārye) - O noble lady (O noble one, O respectable lady)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, she said)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

• पिता (pitā) - father (father, protector)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my, of me)

• सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true valor (one whose valor is true, truly valorous)

• पश्चिमम् (paścimam) - last (last, western, hindmost)

• साधु (sādhu) - auspicious (good, excellent, proper, auspicious)

• सन्देशम् (sandeśam) - message (message, instruction)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for myself (ātman) (of oneself, for oneself, soul, self)

Words meanings and morphology

आर्ये (ārye) - O noble lady (O noble one, O respectable lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble woman, respectable lady

Vocative singular of āryā (feminine of ārya)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Functions as an interrogative pronoun here.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, she said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

पिता (pitā) - father (father, protector)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, protector

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used as a possessive (my).

सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true valor (one whose valor is true, truly valorous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - one whose valor is true, truly valorous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – truth, real, true
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• vikrama – valor, might, powerful stride
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-kram 'to step forth, be valiant'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Epithet for the king.

पश्चिमम् (paścimam) - last (last, western, hindmost)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - last, western, hindmost

Superlative suffix -ima

साधु (sādhu) - auspicious (good, excellent, proper, auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, excellent, proper, auspicious

From root sādh 'to accomplish'

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Also an indeclinable meaning 'well, properly'. Here an adjective.

सन्देशम् (sandeśam) - message (message, instruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sandeśa

sandeśa - message, instruction

From sam-diś 'to point out, instruct'

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

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

Present active 1st singular

Root: iṣ (class 6)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive suffix -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses purpose or object of desire.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for myself (ātman) (of oneself, for oneself, soul, self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, spirit

n-stem noun

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Reflexive pronoun, here meaning 'for myself'.

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