वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-16

हृदयस्थश्च ते छन्दो विज्ञातस्तपसा मया ।
इह वासं प्रतिज्ञाय मया सह तपोवने ॥१६॥

16. hṛdayasthaśca te chando vijñātastapasā mayā ,
iha vāsaṃ pratijñāya mayā saha tapovane.

16. hṛdayasthaḥ ca te chandaḥ vijñātaḥ tapasā
mayā iha vāsam pratijñāya mayā saha tapovane

16. te hṛdayasthaḥ chandaḥ ca mayā tapasā vijñātaḥ
iha tapovane mayā saha vāsam pratijñāya

16. Your intention, which resides in your heart, has been understood by me through my ascetic practice (tapas). Although you have promised to reside here with me in this hermitage...

Words meanings summery:

• हृदयस्थः (hṛdayasthaḥ) - situated in the heart, heartfelt

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• ते (te) - your, to you

• छन्दः (chandaḥ) - desire, will, intention

• विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - known, understood, discerned

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual austerity

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• इह (iha) - in this place, i.e., in this hermitage (here, in this world)

• वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, stay, residence

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having pledged, having undertaken

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• तपोवने (tapovane) - in the hermitage, in the penance grove

Words meanings and morphology

हृदयस्थः (hṛdayasthaḥ) - situated in the heart, heartfelt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛdayastha

hṛdayastha - situated in the heart, heartfelt

Compound type : tatpurusha (hṛdaya+stha)

• hṛdaya – heart
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the 2nd person pronoun.

छन्दः (chandaḥ) - desire, will, intention

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chanda

chanda - desire, will, intention, pleasure

Root: chand (class 1)

विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - known, understood, discerned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, discerned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'chandaḥ'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual austerity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which the desire was known.

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'vijñātaḥ'.

इह (iha) - in this place, i.e., in this hermitage (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, stay, residence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, stay, residence, abode

Derived from root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of the absolutive 'pratijñāya'.

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having pledged, having undertaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of the verb prati-jñā

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Used with 'saha' to mean 'with me'.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

तपोवने (tapovane) - in the hermitage, in the penance grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - hermitage, penance grove, ascetic forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+vana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the location where the dwelling (vāsam) takes place.

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