वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-73, verse-8

रामः पूर्वो हि नो भ्राता भविष्यति महीपतिः ।
अहं त्वरण्ये वत्स्यामि वर्षाणि नव पञ्च च ॥८॥

8. rāmaḥ pūrvo hi no bhrātā bhaviṣyati mahīpatiḥ ,
ahaṃ tvaraṇye vatsyāmi varṣāṇi nava pañca ca.

8. rāmaḥ pūrvaḥ hi naḥ bhrātā bhaviṣyati mahīpatiḥ
aham tu araṇye vatsyāmi varṣāṇi nava pañca ca

8. naḥ pūrvaḥ bhrātā rāmaḥ hi mahīpatiḥ bhaviṣyati
aham tu araṇye nava pañca ca varṣāṇi vatsyāmi

8. Indeed, Rama, our elder brother, will be the king. But I will dwell in the forest for fourteen years.

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - elder, former, first

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, by us

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I will dwell, I will reside

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• नव (nava) - nine

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king of Ayodhya, son of Daśaratha), pleasing, charming

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - elder, former, first

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, prior, eastern, elder

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, by us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of asmad

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Indicative Active

3rd person singular future active indicative of root √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, sovereign (literally 'lord of the earth')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, jungle

वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I will dwell, I will reside

(verb)

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

Future Indicative Active

1st person singular future active indicative of root √vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season

नव (nava) - nine

(indeclinable)

Note: Cardinal numeral

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(indeclinable)

Note: Cardinal numeral

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)