वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-4, verse-24

मामेष वरदो राम ब्रह्मलोकं निनीषति ।
जितमुग्रेण तपसा दुष्प्रापमकृतात्मभिः ॥२४॥

24. māmeṣa varado rāma brahmalokaṃ ninīṣati ,
jitamugreṇa tapasā duṣprāpamakṛtātmabhiḥ.

24. mām eṣaḥ varadaḥ rāma brahmalokaṃ ninīṣati
jitam ugreṇa tapasā duṣprāpam akṛtātmabhiḥ

24. rāma,
eṣaḥ varadaḥ mām brahmalokaṃ ninīṣati.
(etat) ugreṇa tapasā jitam (asti),
akṛtātmabhiḥ duṣprāpam (ca asti).

24. O Rama, this boon-granting deity wishes to lead me to the world of Brahma (brahman), which has been attained through severe asceticism (tapas) and is difficult for those whose inner selves (ātman) are unperfected to reach.

Words meanings summery:

• माम् (mām) - me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this boon-giver (Indra) (this (one))

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - boon-giver, granting boons

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• ब्रह्मलोकं (brahmalokaṁ) - to the world of Brahma (brahman)

• निनीषति (ninīṣati) - wishes to lead/take

• जितम् (jitam) - conquered, won, attained

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe, by fierce

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas)

• दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to attain/reach

• अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those whose inner selves (ātman) are unperfected/unpurified

Words meanings and morphology

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Refers to Sharabhanga (masculine gender implied).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this boon-giver (Indra) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

वरदः (varadaḥ) - boon-giver, granting boons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - granting boons, bestowing wishes

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vara+da)

• vara – boon, choice, best
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, grantor
  adjective
  Derived from the root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu)

ब्रह्मलोकं (brahmalokaṁ) - to the world of Brahma (brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of Brahma (brahman), the highest heavenly realm

Compound type : Tatpurusha (brahman+loka)

• brahman – universal spirit, sacred knowledge, priest, Brahma (the creator god)
  noun (neuter)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

निनीषति (ninīṣati) - wishes to lead/take

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of nī

Desiderative

Desiderative form of the root nī ('to lead').

Prefix: ni

Root: nī (class 1)

जितम् (jitam) - conquered, won, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jita

jita - conquered, won, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji ('to conquer').

Root: ji (class 1)

उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe, by fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - severe, fierce, dreadful, potent

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, penance (tapas)

दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to attain/reach

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣprāpa

duṣprāpa - difficult to attain/reach

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dus+prāpa)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• prāpa – attainable, to be reached
  adjective
  Derived from root prāp ('to obtain, reach').
  Root: prāp (class 5)

अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by those whose inner selves (ātman) are unperfected/unpurified

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - one whose soul is not cultivated, unpurified, unrefined

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (akṛta+ātman)

• akṛta – undone, unmade, uncultivated, unperfected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (with negative prefix 'a')
  Derived from root kṛ ('to do, make') with negative prefix 'a'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)