वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-57, verse-17

रिपुः प्रच्छन्नचारी त्वं मदर्थमनुगच्छसि ।
राघवस्यान्तरप्रेप्सुस्तथैनं नाभिपद्यसे ॥१७॥

17. ripuḥ pracchannacārī tvaṃ madarthamanugacchasi ,
rāghavasyāntaraprepsustathainaṃ nābhipadyase.

17. ripuḥ pracchannacārī tvam madartham anugacchasi
rāghavasya antaraprepsuḥ tathā enam na abhipadyase

17. tvam pracchannacārī ripuḥ madartham anugacchasi
rāghavasya antaraprepsuḥ tathā enam na abhipadyase

17. You, a hidden enemy, follow me for your own gain, seeking to find a vulnerability in Rāghava (Rama), yet you do not confront him.

Words meanings summery:

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe, adversary

• प्रच्छन्नचारी (pracchannacārī) - moving secretly, disguised, hidden wanderer

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake, for my purpose/gain

• अनुगच्छसि (anugacchasi) - you follow, you go after

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rama, the son of Raghu (of Rāghava (Rama))

• अन्तरप्रेप्सुः (antaraprepsuḥ) - desiring a weakness/opportunity, seeking a flaw

• तथा (tathā) - yet, still, nevertheless, thus

• एनम् (enam) - Rama (him, this one)

• न (na) - not

• अभिपद्यसे (abhipadyase) - you confront/attack (him) (you attack, you confront, you reach)

Words meanings and morphology

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe, adversary

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

प्रच्छन्नचारी (pracchannacārī) - moving secretly, disguised, hidden wanderer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracchannacārin

pracchannacārin - moving secretly, disguised, hidden wanderer

Compound formed from `pracchanna` (PPP of pra-√chad) and `cārin` (agent noun from √car).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pracchanna+cārin)

• pracchanna – covered, hidden, concealed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-√chad (to cover)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: chad (class 1)
• cārin – moving, wandering, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tvam` (you).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake, for my purpose/gain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madartha

madartha - my purpose, my goal, my meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+artha)

• mad – my, mine
  pronoun
  From asmad (I), genitive singular form used as a prefix.
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for my sake/purpose'.

अनुगच्छसि (anugacchasi) - you follow, you go after

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anugam

Present tense, active voice

Root √gam with upasarga `anu`. `gacch` is the present stem.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rama, the son of Raghu (of Rāghava (Rama))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

अन्तरप्रेप्सुः (antaraprepsuḥ) - desiring a weakness/opportunity, seeking a flaw

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaraprepsu

antaraprepsu - one desiring a weakness/vulnerability/opportunity (antara: interval, opening, vulnerability; īpsu: desiring to obtain, wishing to attain)

Desiderative participle

Compound of `antara` and `īpsu` (desiderative of √āp).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+īpsu)

• antara – interval, interior, difference, weakness, vulnerability
  noun (neuter)
• īpsu – desiring to obtain, wishing to attain
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative participle
  Desiderative stem of √āp (to obtain), with 'u' suffix.
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `tvam`.

तथा (tathā) - yet, still, nevertheless, thus

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - Rama (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Masculine accusative singular form, used as an enclitic pronoun.

Note: Refers to Rāghava (Rama).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अभिपद्यसे (abhipadyase) - you confront/attack (him) (you attack, you confront, you reach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhipad

Present tense, middle voice

Root √pad with upasarga `abhi`.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)