वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-6, verse-9

प्रतीक्षमाणस्त्वामेव नारोहे ऽहं महायशः ।
देवलोकमितो वीर देहं त्यक्त्वा महीतले ॥९॥

9. pratīkṣamāṇastvāmeva nārohe'haṃ mahāyaśaḥ ,
devalokamito vīra dehaṃ tyaktvā mahītale.

9. pratīkṣamāṇaḥ tvām eva na ārohe aham mahāyaśaḥ
devalokam itaḥ vīra deham tyaktvā mahītale

9. mahāyaśaḥ vīra aham tvām eva pratīkṣamāṇaḥ
itaḥ mahītale deham tyaktvā devalokam na ārohe

9. O greatly glorious one (mahāyaśaḥ), O hero (vīra), I will not ascend to the celestial realm from here, even after abandoning my body on earth, for I am waiting only for you.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतीक्षमाणः (pratīkṣamāṇaḥ) - waiting, expecting, looking for

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

• आरोहे (ārohe) - I will ascend, I may ascend

• अहम् (aham) - I

• महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - O greatly glorious one, O illustrious one

• देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the world of gods, to the celestial realm

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave one

• देहम् (deham) - body

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतीक्षमाणः (pratīkṣamāṇaḥ) - waiting, expecting, looking for

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīkṣamāṇa

pratīkṣamāṇa - waiting, expecting, looking for

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from verb root īkṣ (to see, look) with prefix prati, suffix -māna.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आरोहे (ārohe) - I will ascend, I may ascend

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ruh

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - O greatly glorious one, O illustrious one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly glorious, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• yaśas – glory, fame, splendor
  noun (neuter)

देवलोकम् (devalokam) - to the world of gods, to the celestial realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, celestial realm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, space
  noun (masculine)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root tyaj with suffix -tvā.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, palm of hand, sole of foot
  noun (neuter)

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