वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-9

अथ वा स्वयमेवाहं सुमित्रानुचरा सुखम् ।
अग्निहोत्रं पुरस्कृत्य प्रस्थास्ये यत्र राघवः ॥९॥

9. atha vā svayamevāhaṃ sumitrānucarā sukham ,
agnihotraṃ puraskṛtya prasthāsye yatra rāghavaḥ.

9. atha vā svayam eva aham sumitrānucarā sukham
agnihotram puraskṛtya prasthāsye yatra rāghavaḥ

9. atha vā aham svayam eva sumitrānucarā sukham
agnihotram puraskṛtya yatra rāghavaḥ prasthāsye

9. Or else, I myself, accompanied by Sumitra, will happily depart, making the Agnihotra (ritual) my foremost guide, to wherever Rāghava (Rama) is.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by myself/yourself/himself

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सुमित्रानुचरा (sumitrānucarā) - accompanied by Sumitra

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably, easily

• अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the Agnihotra (sacred fire ritual)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made foremost, having taken as guide

• प्रस्थास्ये (prasthāsye) - I shall go forth, I shall depart

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a transition or alternative.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'atha' to propose an alternative course of action.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by myself/yourself/himself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes Kausalya's direct action.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'svayam' and 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

1st person singular, nominative case

Note: Subject of 'prasthāsye'.

सुमित्रानुचरा (sumitrānucarā) - accompanied by Sumitra

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumitrānucara

sumitrānucara - accompanied by Sumitra

Compound type : tatpurusha (sumitrā+anucara)

• sumitrā – Sumitra (proper name, mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna)
  proper noun (feminine)
• anucara – follower, attendant, accompanied by
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (Kausalya).

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably, easily

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, modifying 'prasthāsye'.

अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the Agnihotra (sacred fire ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - Agnihotra, the daily offering to the sacred fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – oblation, sacrifice, sacrificer
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made foremost, having taken as guide

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

from root kṛ (to do) with prefix puras (in front of)

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the manner of departure, taking the Agnihotra as a guide or cherished item.

प्रस्थास्ये (prasthāsye) - I shall go forth, I shall depart

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of prasthā

Future Middle

1st person singular, future middle (ātmanepada), from root sthā (to stand) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the destination of departure.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rama (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet for Rama

Note: Refers to Rama.

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