वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-36, verse-4

अयं रक्षतु मां रामः पर्वकाले समाहितः ।
मारीचान्मे भयं घोरं समुत्पन्नं नरेश्वर ॥४॥

4. ayaṃ rakṣatu māṃ rāmaḥ parvakāle samāhitaḥ ,
mārīcānme bhayaṃ ghoraṃ samutpannaṃ nareśvara.

4. अयम् रक्षतु माम् रामः पर्वकाले समाहितः
मारीचात् मे भयम् घोरम् समुत्पन्नम् नरेश्वर

4. नरेश्वर,
अयम् रामः समाहितः (सन्) पर्वकाले माम् रक्षतु मारीचात् मे घोरम् भयम् समुत्पन्नम् (अस्ति) ।

4. O King (nara-īśvara), may this Rāma, with a concentrated mind, protect me during the sacred time (of the Vedic ritual). A terrible fear (bhaya) has arisen for me from Mārīca.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (अयम्) - Refers to Rāma. (this)

• रक्षतु (रक्षतु) - Viśvāmitra's plea for Rāma to protect him. (may he protect)

• माम् (माम्) - Viśvāmitra (the speaker). (me)

• रामः (रामः) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha. (Rāma)

• पर्वकाले (पर्वकाले) - During the performance of the Vedic ritual (yajña) or any sacred period. (at the time of a festival, at a sacred junction)

• समाहितः (समाहितः) - Referring to Rāma, who is asked to be focused and attentive during the ritual. (composed, concentrated, attentive, absorbed)

• मारीचात् (मारीचात्) - From the demon Mārīca, who was harassing Viśvāmitra's Vedic ritual. (from Mārīca)

• मे (मे) - For me (Viśvāmitra). (my, for me)

• भयम् (भयम्) - The fear felt by Viśvāmitra. (fear, dread, danger)

• घोरम् (घोरम्) - Describing the intensity of the fear. (terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful)

• समुत्पन्नम् (समुत्पन्नम्) - The fear has manifested or originated. (arisen, produced, occurred)

• नरेश्वर (नरेश्वर) - Addressing King Daśaratha directly. (O King, O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (अयम्) - Refers to Rāma. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

रक्षतु (रक्षतु) - Viśvāmitra's plea for Rāma to protect him. (may he protect)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Imperative

3rd person singular active imperative of the root √rakṣ (to protect).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

माम् (माम्) - Viśvāmitra (the speaker). (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

रामः (रामः) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha. (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu, son of Daśaratha), pleasing, charming

पर्वकाले (पर्वकाले) - During the performance of the Vedic ritual (yajña) or any sacred period. (at the time of a festival, at a sacred junction)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvakāla

parvakāla - time of a festival, sacred junction, auspicious period

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parva+kāla)

• parva – knot, joint, section, festival, auspicious time
  noun (neuter)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)

समाहितः (समाहितः) - Referring to Rāma, who is asked to be focused and attentive during the ritual. (composed, concentrated, attentive, absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, collected, concentrated, attentive, absorbed, prepared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

मारीचात् (मारीचात्) - From the demon Mārīca, who was harassing Viśvāmitra's Vedic ritual. (from Mārīca)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Mārīca (a powerful Rākṣasa, son of Tāṭakā)

मे (मे) - For me (Viśvāmitra). (my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

भयम् (भयम्) - The fear felt by Viśvāmitra. (fear, dread, danger)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, alarm

Root: bhī (class 3)

घोरम् (घोरम्) - Describing the intensity of the fear. (terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful, violent

समुत्पन्नम् (समुत्पन्नम्) - The fear has manifested or originated. (arisen, produced, occurred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, occurred, born

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pad (to go, move) with prefixes sam- and ud-.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

नरेश्वर (नरेश्वर) - Addressing King Daśaratha directly. (O King, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśvara

naraśvara - king, lord of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being, hero
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

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