वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-1

मारीच श्रूयतां तात वचनं मम भाषतः ।
आर्तो ऽस्मि मम चार्तस्य भवान् हि परमा गतिः ॥१॥

1. mārīca śrūyatāṃ tāta vacanaṃ mama bhāṣataḥ ,
ārto'smi mama cārtasya bhavān hi paramā gatiḥ.

1. mārīca śrūyatām tāta vacanam mama bhāṣataḥ ārtaḥ
asmi mama ca ārtasya bhavān hi paramā gatiḥ

1. tāta mārīca mama bhāṣataḥ vacanam śrūyatām aham
ārtaḥ asmi ca ārtasya mama bhavān hi paramā gatiḥ

1. O Mārīca, my dear one, please listen to my words as I speak. I am in distress, and for me, who is thus afflicted, you are indeed the supreme refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• मारीच (mārīca) - O Mārīca

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, listen

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of endearment from a superior/elder) (O dear one, father)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, words, sentence

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भाषतः (bhāṣataḥ) - of me, who is speaking (speaking, of one who speaks)

• आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed, afflicted, suffering

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• च (ca) - and

• आर्तस्य (ārtasya) - for me, who is afflicted (of the distressed one, for the afflicted one)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your esteemed self

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, recourse (refuge, resort, movement, path)

Words meanings and morphology

मारीच (mārīca) - O Mārīca

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Mārīca (name of a demon)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, listen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śrū

Imperative Passive

Root śrū (to hear), 5th conjugation, imperative, passive voice, 3rd person singular

Root: śrū (class 5)

Note: Used like an exhortation to 'listen'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of endearment from a superior/elder) (O dear one, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

Note: Rāvaṇa, being the more powerful demon king, addresses Mārīca with this term, showing both affection and authority.

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, words, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, sentence

from root vac (to speak) + ana suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrūyatām'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our, us

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam' and 'ārtasya'.

भाषतः (bhāṣataḥ) - of me, who is speaking (speaking, of one who speaks)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāṣat

bhāṣat - speaking, talking

Present Active Participle

Root bhāṣ (to speak) + śatṛ suffix

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mama' (understood 'me, of me').

आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed, afflicted, suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, pained

Past Passive Participle

Root ṛ (to go, to reach) or ṛt (to distress) + kta suffix

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root as (to be), 2nd conjugation, present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our, us

Note: Qualifies 'ārtasya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आर्तस्य (ārtasya) - for me, who is afflicted (of the distressed one, for the afflicted one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, pained

Past Passive Participle

Root ṛ (to go, to reach) or ṛt (to distress) + kta suffix

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mama' (implied by context).

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your esteemed self

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your worship, being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be) + śatṛ suffix. Used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Honorific second-person pronoun.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

परमा (paramā) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

Superlative degree of comparison

Note: Agrees with 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge, recourse (refuge, resort, movement, path)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - path, course, refuge, resort, state

From root gam (to go) + ti suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavān'.

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