वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-84, verse-17

अहं तु तं नरव्याघ्रमुपयातः प्रसादकः ।
प्रतिनेतुमयोध्यां च पादौ तस्याभिवन्दितुम् ॥१७॥

17. ahaṃ tu taṃ naravyāghramupayātaḥ prasādakaḥ ,
pratinetumayodhyāṃ ca pādau tasyābhivanditum.

17. aham tu tam naravyāghram upayātaḥ prasādakaḥ
pratinetum ayodhyām ca pādau tasya abhivanditum

17. tu aham tam naravyāghram prasādakaḥ upayātaḥ,
ca ayodhyām pratinetum,
tasya pādau abhivanditum.

17. But I have come as an appeaser to that tiger among men (Rama), both to lead him back to Ayodhyā and to worship his feet.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, yet)

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to Rama) (him, that)

• नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men (epithet for Rama) (tiger among men, best of men)

• उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - have approached (approached, arrived)

• प्रसादकः (prasādakaḥ) - an appeaser, one who seeks grace/favor (one who pleases, appeases, conciliates, renders gracious)

• प्रतिनेतुम् (pratinetum) - to lead back, to bring back (to lead back, to restore)

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhyā (the capital city) (Ayodhyā (city name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पादौ (pādau) - his feet (Rama's) (two feet)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Rama's) (his, of him, that)

• अभिवन्दितुम् (abhivanditum) - to worship, to pay homage to (to bow down to, to worship, to salute)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (referring to Rama) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Object of implied 'approached'.

नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men (epithet for Rama) (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to tam.

उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - have approached (approached, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - approached, arrived, gone to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Predicative for aham.

प्रसादकः (prasādakaḥ) - an appeaser, one who seeks grace/favor (one who pleases, appeases, conciliates, renders gracious)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasādaka

prasādaka - one who pleases, appeases, conciliates, renders gracious

Agent noun/adjective

From root sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra and suffix ṇvul/aka indicating agent.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Appositive to aham.

प्रतिनेतुम् (pratinetum) - to lead back, to bring back (to lead back, to restore)

(indeclinable (infinitive))

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhyā (the capital city) (Ayodhyā (city name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhyā (proper noun, name of the city)

Etymologically 'invincible' (a-yodhya).

Note: Object of pratinetum.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पादौ (pādau) - his feet (Rama's) (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, verse-foot

Note: Object of abhivanditum.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Rama's) (his, of him, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Possessive, 'his feet'.

अभिवन्दितुम् (abhivanditum) - to worship, to pay homage to (to bow down to, to worship, to salute)

(indeclinable (infinitive))