वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-35

मन्दरं पर्वतश्रेष्ठं पाणिना हर्तुमिच्छसि ।
कालकूटं विषं पीत्वा स्वस्तिमान् गन्तुमिच्छसि ॥३५॥

35. mandaraṃ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ pāṇinā hartumicchasi ,
kālakūṭaṃ viṣaṃ pītvā svastimān gantumicchasi.

35. mandaram parvataśreṣṭham pāṇinā hartum icchasi
| kālakūṭam viṣam pītvā svastimān gantum icchasi

35. pāṇinā parvataśreṣṭham mandaram hartum icchasi
svastimān kālakūṭam viṣam pītvā gantum icchasi

35. You wish to seize the foremost of mountains, Mandara, with your hand. You wish to depart safely after drinking the Kālakuṭa poison.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mandara mountain

• पर्वतश्रेष्ठम् (parvataśreṣṭham) - the best of mountains, chief mountain

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand

• हर्तुम् (hartum) - to seize, to take away

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• कालकूटम् (kālakūṭam) - Kālakuṭa poison

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom

• पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

• स्वस्तिमान् (svastimān) - safe, well, prosperous

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to depart

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mandara mountain

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (name of a mythological mountain used in the churning of the ocean)

पर्वतश्रेष्ठम् (parvataśreṣṭham) - the best of mountains, chief mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvataśreṣṭha

parvataśreṣṭha - best mountain, chief mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+śreṣṭha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

हर्तुम् (hartum) - to seize, to take away

(verb)

infinitive of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कालकूटम् (kālakūṭam) - Kālakuṭa poison

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālakūṭa

kālakūṭa - name of a deadly poison (churned from the ocean during Samudra manthan)

विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk

(indeclinable)

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

स्वस्तिमान् (svastimān) - safe, well, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastimat

svastimat - possessing well-being, safe, prosperous, fortunate

Derived from 'svasti' (well-being) with the suffix 'mat'

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to depart

(verb)

infinitive of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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