वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-8

मेघश्यामं महाबाहुं स्थिरसत्त्वं दृढव्रतम् ।
कदा द्रक्ष्यामहे रामं जगतः शोकनाशनम् ॥८॥

8. meghaśyāmaṃ mahābāhuṃ sthirasattvaṃ dṛḍhavratam ,
kadā drakṣyāmahe rāmaṃ jagataḥ śokanāśanam.

8. megha-śyāmam mahā-bāhum sthira-sattvam dṛḍha-vratam
kadā drakṣyāmahe rāmam jagataḥ śoka-nāśanam

8. kadā drakṣyāmahe rāmam megha-śyāmam mahā-bāhum
sthira-sattvam dṛḍha-vratam jagataḥ śoka-nāśanam

8. When shall we see Rāma, who is dark like a cloud, mighty-armed, resolute in nature, firm in his vows, and the destroyer of the world's sorrow?

Words meanings summery:

• मेघ-श्यामम् (megha-śyāmam) - dark as a cloud, cloud-dark

• महा-बाहुम् (mahā-bāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• स्थिर-सत्त्वम् (sthira-sattvam) - resolute in nature, firm in character/courage

• दृढ-व्रतम् (dṛḍha-vratam) - firm in vows, resolute in resolution

• कदा (kadā) - when?

• द्रक्ष्यामहे (drakṣyāmahe) - shall we see

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of moving things

• शोक-नाशनम् (śoka-nāśanam) - destroyer of sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

मेघ-श्यामम् (megha-śyāmam) - dark as a cloud, cloud-dark

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of megha-śyāma

megha-śyāma - dark as a cloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (megha+śyāma)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• śyāma – dark, black, dark-blue, green
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.

महा-बाहुम् (mahā-bāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-bāhu

mahā-bāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.

स्थिर-सत्त्वम् (sthira-sattvam) - resolute in nature, firm in character/courage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthira-sattva

sthira-sattva - of firm nature/courage, resolute, steadfast

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sthira+sattva)

• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective
• sattva – being, existence, essence, nature, courage, goodness (guṇa)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.

दृढ-व्रतम् (dṛḍha-vratam) - firm in vows, resolute in resolution

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛḍha-vrata

dṛḍha-vrata - firm in vows or resolution

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+vrata)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, fixed, resolute
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.

कदा (kadā) - when?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

द्रक्ष्यामहे (drakṣyāmahe) - shall we see

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (ḷṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses a question about the future.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of moving things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Possessive, "of the world".

शोक-नाशनम् (śoka-nāśanam) - destroyer of sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoka-nāśana

śoka-nāśana - destroyer of sorrow, sorrow-removing

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+nāśana)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• nāśana – destroying, causing to perish, destroying agent
  adjective
  Derived from root naś (to perish) with causative suffix
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmam'.