वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-34

सो ऽहं वाससहायस्ते भविष्यामि यदीच्छसि ।
सीतां च तात रक्षिष्ये त्वयि याते सलक्ष्मणे ॥३४॥

34. so'haṃ vāsasahāyaste bhaviṣyāmi yadīcchasi ,
sītāṃ ca tāta rakṣiṣye tvayi yāte salakṣmaṇe.

34. saḥ aham vāsasahāyaḥ te bhaviṣyāmi yadi icchasi
| sītām ca tāta rakṣiṣye tvayi yāte salakṣmaṇe

34. saḥ aham te vāsasahāyaḥ bhaviṣyāmi yadi icchasi tāta,
tvayi salakṣmaṇe yāte,
sītām ca rakṣiṣye

34. Therefore, I will be your companion here if you wish. And, dear father, I will protect Sītā when you have departed with Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - I, therefore (referring to the speaker Jaṭāyu, who just introduced himself). (he, that (masc.))

• अहम् (aham) - Jaṭāyu is speaking. (I)

• वाससहायः (vāsasahāyaḥ) - A companion for living together. (companion in dwelling, co-dweller)

• ते (te) - to you (Rāma) (your, to you)

• भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I will be

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• सीताम् (sītām) - Rāma's wife. (Sītā (a proper name))

• च (ca) - and, also

• तात (tāta) - Addressing Rāma respectfully. (dear father, dear one, sir)

• रक्षिष्ये (rakṣiṣye) - I will protect

• त्वयि (tvayi) - Locative absolute construction: "when you (go)". (in you, upon you, when you)

• याते (yāte) - Locative absolute construction: "when you (have) gone". (having gone, departed)

• सलक्ष्मणे (salakṣmaṇe) - Describes Rāma's departure. (with Lakṣmaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - I, therefore (referring to the speaker Jaṭāyu, who just introduced himself). (he, that (masc.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used with 'aham' (so 'ham) for emphasis, "I, that one (who just spoke)".

अहम् (aham) - Jaṭāyu is speaking. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

वाससहायः (vāsasahāyaḥ) - A companion for living together. (companion in dwelling, co-dweller)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsasahāya

vāsasahāya - companion in dwelling, co-dweller

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsa+sahāya)

• vāsa – dwelling, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From √vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• sahāya – companion, helper, associate
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative nominative agreeing with 'aham'.

ते (te) - to you (Rāma) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative (to you) or genitive (your), here functioning as dative with "bhaviṣyāmi".

भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I will be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √bhū

Future tense, Parasmaipada

Derived from root √bhū (class 1) 'to be', future 1st singular parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ

Present tense, Parasmaipada

Derived from root √iṣ (class 6, icch-) 'to wish', present 2nd singular parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सीताम् (sītām) - Rāma's wife. (Sītā (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rāma, daughter of Janaka)

Note: Object of 'rakṣiṣye'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तात (tāta) - Addressing Rāma respectfully. (dear father, dear one, sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear father, dear one, sir (a term of affectionate address, often by juniors to seniors or among equals)

Note: Term of address.

रक्षिष्ये (rakṣiṣye) - I will protect

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of √rakṣ

Future tense, Atmanepada

Derived from root √rakṣ (class 1) 'to protect', future 1st singular atmanepada

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada (middle voice) form.

त्वयि (tvayi) - Locative absolute construction: "when you (go)". (in you, upon you, when you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

याते (yāte) - Locative absolute construction: "when you (have) gone". (having gone, departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, walked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yā (class 2) 'to go'

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, agrees with 'tvayi'.

सलक्ष्मणे (salakṣmaṇe) - Describes Rāma's departure. (with Lakṣmaṇa)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of salakṣmaṇa

salakṣmaṇa - with Lakṣmaṇa, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa

Compound with 'sa-' prefix meaning 'with'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+lakṣmaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tvayi' and 'yāte'. Part of locative absolute.

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