वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-8

क्षिप्रं मामपि कैकेयी प्रस्थापयितुमर्हति ।
हिरण्यनाभो यत्रास्ते सुतो मे सुमहायशाः ॥८॥

8. kṣipraṃ māmapi kaikeyī prasthāpayitumarhati ,
hiraṇyanābho yatrāste suto me sumahāyaśāḥ.

8. kṣipram mām api kaikeyī prasthāpayitum arhati
hiraṇyanābhaḥ yatra āste sutaḥ me sumahāyaśāḥ

8. kaikeyī kṣipram mām api prasthāpayitum arhati
yatra me sumahāyaśāḥ hiraṇyanābhaḥ sutaḥ āste

8. Kaikeyi should quickly send even me away to where my exceedingly glorious son, Hiraṇyanābha, dwells.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• माम् (mām) - me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyi

• प्रस्थापयितुम् (prasthāpayitum) - to send forth, to dispatch, to make depart

• अर्हति (arhati) - ought, deserves, is able, should

• हिरण्यनाभः (hiraṇyanābhaḥ) - "Golden-navel," an epithet for Rāma, implying his divine glory. (golden-navel (an epithet, often for Vishnu))

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, dwells, is present

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• मे (me) - my, to me

• सुमहायशाः (sumahāyaśāḥ) - exceedingly glorious, very famous

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, modifying 'prasthāpayitum arhati'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

1st person singular, accusative case

Note: Object of 'prasthāpayitum'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'mām' - 'even me'.

कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyi (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'arhati'.

प्रस्थापयितुम् (prasthāpayitum) - to send forth, to dispatch, to make depart

(indeclinable)

Infinitive (causative)

from root sthā (to stand) with prefix pra, causative form (sthāpay), then -tum suffix for infinitive

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used with 'arhati' (ought to send).

अर्हति (arhati) - ought, deserves, is able, should

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Present Active

3rd person singular, present active, parasmaipada, from root arh (class 1)

Root: arh (class 1)

हिरण्यनाभः (hiraṇyanābhaḥ) - "Golden-navel," an epithet for Rāma, implying his divine glory. (golden-navel (an epithet, often for Vishnu))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyanābha

hiraṇyanābha - golden-navel; an epithet of Viṣṇu, Brahma, or sometimes Rāma

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hiraṇya+nābhi)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• nābhi – navel, center, hub
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'sutaḥ'.

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a locative clause.

आस्ते (āste) - sits, dwells, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ās

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present middle (ātmanepada), from root ās (class 2)

Root: ās (class 2)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born

Past Passive Participle (from sū, to give birth)

From root sū (to beget/bear)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'āste'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

1st person singular, dative/genitive case, enclitic form

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'sutaḥ'.

सुमहायशाः (sumahāyaśāḥ) - exceedingly glorious, very famous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahāyaśas

sumahāyaśas - very glorious, exceedingly famous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+yaśas)

• su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sutaḥ'.

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