वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-12

अत्राहं पुरुषव्याघ्रं गुरुसत्कारकारिणम् ।
आर्यं द्रक्ष्यामि संहृष्टो महर्षिमिव राघवम् ॥१२॥

12. atrāhaṃ puruṣavyāghraṃ gurusatkārakāriṇam ,
āryaṃ drakṣyāmi saṃhṛṣṭo maharṣimiva rāghavam.

12. atra aham puruṣavyāghram gurusatkārakāriṇam
āryam drakṣyāmi saṃhṛṣṭaḥ maharṣim iva rāghavam

12. atra saṃhṛṣṭaḥ aham maharṣim iva puruṣavyāghram
gurusatkārakāriṇam āryam rāghavam drakṣyāmi

12. Here, I, overjoyed, will see the noble Rāghava, who is like a great sage, the foremost among men, and one who reveres his elders (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• अहम् (aham) - Lakṣmaṇa, the speaker (I)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - the man-tiger, the best among men

• गुरुसत्कारकारिणम् (gurusatkārakāriṇam) - one who reveres his elders (guru) (one who honors elders/teachers)

• आर्यम् (āryam) - noble, venerable

• द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see

• संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - overjoyed, very delighted

• महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - a great sage

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama, the son of Raghu (Rāghava)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - Lakṣmaṇa, the speaker (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - the man-tiger, the best among men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - man-tiger, best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rāghavam'.

गुरुसत्कारकारिणम् (gurusatkārakāriṇam) - one who reveres his elders (guru) (one who honors elders/teachers)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gurusatkārakārin

gurusatkārakārin - one who honors/respects elders/teachers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+satkāra+kārin)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, elder
  noun (masculine)
• satkāra – honor, respect, hospitality
  noun (masculine)
• kārin – doing, making, performing
  agent noun/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  derived from kṛ + ṇini
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'rāghavam'.

आर्यम् (āryam) - noble, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable

Note: Modifies 'rāghavam'.

द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - overjoyed, very delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

derived from sam-hṛṣ + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - a great sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with 'rāghavam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama, the son of Raghu (Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

patronymic from Raghu

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