वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-84, verse-20

जाने चैतन्मनःस्थं ते दृढीकरणमस्त्विति ।
अपृच्छं त्वां तवात्यर्थं कीर्तिं समभिवर्धयन् ॥२०॥

20. jāne caitanmanaḥsthaṃ te dṛḍhīkaraṇamastviti ,
apṛcchaṃ tvāṃ tavātyarthaṃ kīrtiṃ samabhivardhayan.

20. jāne ca etat manaḥstham te dṛḍhīkaraṇam astu iti
apṛccham tvām tava atyartham kīrtim samabhivardhayan

20. jāne ca etat te manaḥstham dṛḍhīkaraṇam astu iti.
tvām tava kīrtim atyartham samabhivardhayan apṛccham.

20. "I know this sentiment is already in your heart, and let this (my statement) be a confirmation of it. I asked you (about it) in order to greatly enhance your renown."

Words meanings summery:

• जाने (jāne) - I know (I know, I understand)

• च (ca) - and

• एतत् (etat) - this (sentiment) (this, this one)

• मनःस्थम् (manaḥstham) - residing in your heart (abiding in the mind, mental)

• ते (te) - your (genitive) (your, by you (genitive/instrumental of yuşmad))

• दृढीकरणम् (dṛḍhīkaraṇam) - a confirmation (strengthening, confirmation, making firm)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• इति (iti) - so, indicating direct speech or the purpose (thus, so, end of quote)

• अपृच्छम् (apṛccham) - I asked (you) (I asked)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

• तव (tava) - your

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly (exceedingly, greatly, very much)

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - renown (fame, glory, renown)

• समभिवर्धयन् (samabhivardhayan) - enhancing (causing to increase, enhancing, greatly increasing)

Words meanings and morphology

जाने (jāne) - I know (I know, I understand)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Tense

1st person singular active, Ātmanepada, from root jñā (class 9)

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (sentiment) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

मनःस्थम् (manaḥstham) - residing in your heart (abiding in the mind, mental)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manaḥstha

manaḥstha - abiding in the mind, existing in the mind/heart

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (manas+stha)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -stha derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with etat.

ते (te) - your (genitive) (your, by you (genitive/instrumental of yuşmad))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive 'your'.

दृढीकरणम् (dṛḍhīkaraṇam) - a confirmation (strengthening, confirmation, making firm)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛḍhīkaraṇa

dṛḍhīkaraṇa - strengthening, making firm, confirmation

From dṛḍhī-kṛ (to make firm) + ṇal suffix (action noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛḍhī+karaṇa)

• dṛḍhī – firmly, strongly (stem of dṛḍha, used in compounds with kṛ)
  indeclinable
• karaṇa – making, doing, instrument, action
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ + lyuṭ suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Mood

3rd person singular active, Parasmaipada, from root as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - so, indicating direct speech or the purpose (thus, so, end of quote)

(indeclinable)

अपृच्छम् (apṛccham) - I asked (you) (I asked)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pracch

Imperfect Tense

1st person singular active, Parasmaipada, from root pracch (class 6)

Root: pracch (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly (exceedingly, greatly, very much)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva / karmadhāraya (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - renown (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

From root kīrt (to praise, celebrate)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

समभिवर्धयन् (samabhivardhayan) - enhancing (causing to increase, enhancing, greatly increasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samabhivardhayat

samabhivardhayat - one who causes to increase, enhancing, augmenting

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From root vṛdh (to grow) with prefixes sam-abhi and causative suffix ṇic; then śatṛ suffix. Masculine singular nominative.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Bharadvaja), implying 'while I was enhancing...'