वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-7

परवानस्मि काकुत्स्थ त्वयि वर्षशतं स्थिते ।
स्वयं तु रुचिरे देशे क्रियतामिति मां वद ॥७॥

7. paravānasmi kākutstha tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite ,
svayaṃ tu rucire deśe kriyatāmiti māṃ vada.

7. paravān asmi kākutstha tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite
svayam tu rucire deśe kriyatām iti mām vada

7. kākutstha tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite paravān asmi
tu svayam rucire deśe kriyatām iti mām vada

7. O Rama (Kakutstha), I am fully at your service, even if you were to remain here for a hundred years. Therefore, please choose a beautiful place yourself and then instruct me, saying, 'Let it be done (here).'

Words meanings summery:

• परवान् (paravān) - fully at your service, subordinate to you (dependent, subject to, subordinate)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rama)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - to you, upon you (indicating a relationship of dependence) (in you, on you, to you)

• वर्षशतम् (varṣaśatam) - a hundred years

• स्थिते (sthite) - remaining, staying (having stood, remaining, situated)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, personally (oneself, by oneself, personally)

• तु (tu) - therefore (implying a consequence or contrast) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• रुचिरे (rucire) - in a beautiful (in a beautiful, charming, splendid (place))

• देशे (deśe) - in a place, location (in a place, region, country)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be established, let it be done (let it be done, may it be done)

• इति (iti) - saying (used to introduce reported speech or thought) (thus, in this manner, so (quotative particle))

• माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative of 'I'))

• वद (vada) - instruct, tell (tell, speak, say)

Words meanings and morphology

परवान् (paravān) - fully at your service, subordinate to you (dependent, subject to, subordinate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravat

paravat - dependent, subordinate, subject to another's will

derived from "para" (another) + possessive suffix "vat"

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative, 1st person singular

root 'as' (to be), 2nd class verb

Root: as (class 2)

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rama (descendant of Kakutstha, an epithet of Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (a king in the solar dynasty), an epithet for Rama

त्वयि (tvayi) - to you, upon you (indicating a relationship of dependence) (in you, on you, to you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun, 2nd person)

वर्षशतम् (varṣaśatam) - a hundred years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣaśata

varṣaśata - a hundred years

compound of 'varṣa' (year) and 'śata' (hundred)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+śata)

• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration

स्थिते (sthite) - remaining, staying (having stood, remaining, situated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

from root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction "tvayi varṣaśataṃ sthite"

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, personally (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used reflexively

तु (tu) - therefore (implying a consequence or contrast) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used for emphasis or slight adversative sense.

रुचिरे (rucire) - in a beautiful (in a beautiful, charming, splendid (place))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of rucira

rucira - beautiful, charming, splendid, bright

from root 'ruc' (to shine, please)

Root: ruc (class 6)

देशे (deśe) - in a place, location (in a place, region, country)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be established, let it be done (let it be done, may it be done)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Present Imperative Passive, 3rd person singular

root 'kṛ' (to do), 8th class verb (tudādi group). Passive stem 'kriya-'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied subject is 'ashramapada' or similar.

इति (iti) - saying (used to introduce reported speech or thought) (thus, in this manner, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative of 'I'))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun, 1st person)

वद (vada) - instruct, tell (tell, speak, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of vad

Present Active Imperative, 2nd person singular

root 'vad' (to speak), 1st class verb (bhvādi group)

Root: vad (class 1)

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