वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-10

कामं वा स्वयमेवाद्य तत्र मां नेतुमर्हसि ।
यत्रासौ पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तप्यते मे तपः सुतः ॥१०॥

10. kāmaṃ vā svayamevādya tatra māṃ netumarhasi ,
yatrāsau puruṣavyāghrastapyate me tapaḥ sutaḥ.

10. kāmam vā svayam eva adya tatra mām netum arhasi
yatra asau puruṣavyāghraḥ tapyate me tapaḥ sutaḥ

10. adya kāmam vā svayam eva mām tatra netum arhasi,
yatra asau puruṣavyāghraḥ me sutaḥ tapaḥ tapyate.

10. Or indeed, you yourself should lead me there today, to the place where my son, that tiger among men, is performing severe austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly, willingly, as desired

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, yourself

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• माम् (mām) - me

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to carry

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• असौ (asau) - that (person/thing)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

• तप्यते (tapyate) - is performing austerities (tapas) (is performing austerities, is being heated, is suffering)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, heat, penance

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son, offspring

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, certainly, willingly, as desired

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, yourself

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to carry

(indeclinable)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that (person/thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, pre-eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

तप्यते (tapyate) - is performing austerities (tapas) (is performing austerities, is being heated, is suffering)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of tap

Root: tap (class 4)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, heat, penance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 4)

Note: Object of 'tapyate'.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child, offspring

Past Passive Participle (of sū)

Root: sū (class 2)

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