वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-28

यथा हि सार्थं गच्छन्तं ब्रूयात् कश्चित् पथि स्थितः ।
अहमप्यागमिष्यामि पृष्ठतो भवतामिति ॥२८॥

28. yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyāt kaścit pathi sthitaḥ ,
ahamapyāgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatāmiti.

28. yathā hi sārtham gacchantam brūyāt kaścit pathi
sthitaḥ aham api āgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭataḥ bhavatām iti

28. Just as someone standing on the path might say to a traveling group, "I too will follow behind you."

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सार्थम् (sārtham) - a traveling group or caravan (a company, caravan, group of travelers)

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - (to) one who is going (going, moving)

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - might say, should say

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the road

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - one who is standing (standing, situated, existing)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - too (also, even)

• आगमिष्यामि (āgamiṣyāmi) - I will come

• पृष्टतः (pṛṣṭataḥ) - behind (you) (from behind, behind)

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural/respectful singular)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation (thus, so (quotative))

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सार्थम् (sārtham) - a traveling group or caravan (a company, caravan, group of travelers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārtha

sārtha - company, caravan, multitude, wealthy

with artha (purpose/wealth)

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - (to) one who is going (going, moving)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - might say, should say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

optative active third person singular

from root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, a certain

Compound of kim and cit

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – particle expressing indefiniteness
  indeclinable

पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - one who is standing (standing, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अपि (api) - too (also, even)

(indeclinable)

आगमिष्यामि (āgamiṣyāmi) - I will come

(verb)

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

future active first person singular

from root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पृष्टतः (pṛṣṭataḥ) - behind (you) (from behind, behind)

(indeclinable)

From pṛṣṭha + suffix atas

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural/respectful singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, lord

Present Active Participle

from root bhū (to be), used as respectful 'you'

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation (thus, so (quotative))

(indeclinable)

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