वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-16

एतदर्थमहं प्राप्तस्त्वत्समीपं निशाचर ।
शृणु तत् कर्म साहाय्ये यत् कार्यं वचनान्मम ॥१६॥

16. etadarthamahaṃ prāptastvatsamīpaṃ niśācara ,
śṛṇu tat karma sāhāyye yat kāryaṃ vacanānmama.

16. etadartham aham prāptaḥ tvatsamīpam niśācara |
śṛṇu tat karma sāhāyye yat kāryam vacanāt mama

16. niśācara etadartham aham tvatsamīpam prāptaḥ
mama vacanāt tat yat sāhāyye kāryam karma śṛṇu

16. For this very purpose, O night-wanderer, I have come near you. Listen to that task (karma) which must be done as assistance (sāhāyye) according to my words.

Words meanings summery:

• एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived, reached, obtained

• त्वत्समीपम् (tvatsamīpam) - to your proximity, near you

• निशाचर (niśācara) - O Marīca (O night-wanderer, O demon)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कर्म (karma) - specific task (action, deed, task (karma))

• साहाय्ये (sāhāyye) - in assistance, as help

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, that which must be done, task

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, according to the word

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etadartha

etadartha - for this purpose, for this reason

Compound type : tatpurusha (etat+artha)

• etat – this, that
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun.
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, thing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived, reached, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

त्वत्समीपम् (tvatsamīpam) - to your proximity, near you

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvatsamīpa

tvatsamīpa - your proximity, near you

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+samīpa)

• yuşmad – you (stem)
  pronoun
  Second person pronoun stem.
• samīpa – proximity, nearness
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating direction 'to'.

निशाचर (niśācara) - O Marīca (O night-wanderer, O demon)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakṣasa

Agent noun from niśā (night) and √car (to move, wander).

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `car`.
  `√car` + suffix `-a`.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Addressing Marīca.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śṛṇu

Imperative, second person singular, active voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

कर्म (karma) - specific task (action, deed, task (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action (karma)

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

साहाय्ये (sāhāyye) - in assistance, as help

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāhāyya

sāhāyya - help, assistance

From sahāya (helper).

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, that which must be done, task

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, task

Gerundive

From √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, according to the word

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement

From √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used to express 'according to'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, genitive singular.

Note: Qualifies 'vacanāt'.