वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-97, verse-3

यन्निमित्तमिमं देशं कृष्णाजिनजटाधरः ।
हित्वा राज्यं प्रविष्टस्त्वं तत् सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥३॥

3. yannimittamimaṃ deśaṃ kṛṣṇājinajaṭādharaḥ ,
hitvā rājyaṃ praviṣṭastvaṃ tat sarvaṃ vaktumarhasi.

3. yat nimittam imam deśam kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭā-dharaḥ
hitvā rājyam praviṣṭaḥ tvam tat sarvam vaktum arhasi

3. kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭā-dharaḥ tvam yat nimittam rājyam
hitvā imam deśam praviṣṭaḥ tat sarvam vaktum arhasi

3. You, who bear a black deerskin and matted locks, should narrate completely the reason for which you have abandoned your kingdom and entered this region.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - for which (reason) (which, that, for which)

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, purpose

• इमम् (imam) - this

• देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

• कृष्ण-अजिन-जटा-धरः (kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭā-dharaḥ) - one who bears a black deerskin and matted locks

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तत् (tat) - all that (that)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, complete

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to narrate, to tell

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - for which (reason) (which, that, for which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Could be accusative singular neuter also, but here it modifies 'nimittam'.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - reason, cause, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sign

Note: Used adverbially 'for the sake of', 'on account of'.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place

कृष्ण-अजिन-जटा-धरः (kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭā-dharaḥ) - one who bears a black deerskin and matted locks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭā-dhara

kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭā-dhara - one who wears a black deerskin and matted hair

Compound adjective, masculine nominative singular

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+ajina+jaṭā+dhara)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• ajina – deerskin
  noun (neuter)
• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing (derived from root dhṛ)
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -a added to root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: This adjective qualifies 'tvam'.

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of root hā

Root: hā (class 3)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. from root viś with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तत् (tat) - all that (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the 'reason' mentioned.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, complete

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, complete

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to narrate, to tell

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

present tense

Root arh, 1st class, present tense, 2nd person singular, active

Root: arh (class 1)

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