वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-67, verse-8

अहं हि तपसोग्रेण पितामहमतोषयम् ।
दीर्घमायुः स मे प्रादात्ततो मां विभ्रमो ऽस्पृशत् ॥८॥

8. ahaṃ hi tapasogreṇa pitāmahamatoṣayam ,
dīrghamāyuḥ sa me prādāttato māṃ vibhramo'spṛśat.

8. aham hi tapasā ugreṇa pitāmaham atoṣayam dīrgham
āyuḥ saḥ me prādāt tataḥ mām vibhramaḥ aspṛśat

8. aham hi ugreṇa tapasā pitāmaham atoṣayam saḥ me
dīrgham āyuḥ prādāt tataḥ vibhramaḥ mām aspṛśat

8. Indeed, I pleased the grandfather (Brahma) with severe austerity (tapas). He granted me a long life. Subsequently, a great delusion seized me.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by penance

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe, by fierce

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Brahma (the grandfather)

• अतोषयम् (atoṣayam) - I pleased

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

• सः (saḥ) - Brahma (he)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, granted

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, afterwards

• माम् (mām) - me

• विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - delusion, error, confusion

• अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - it touched, seized

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: First person singular nominative pronoun

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor (tapas)

उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe, by fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - severe, fierce, terrible, powerful

Note: Agrees with `tapasā`

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Brahma (the grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, creator (Brahma)

अतोषयम् (atoṣayam) - I pleased

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of tuṣ

Causative form: to please

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Causative of √tuṣ, imperfect first person singular

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extensive, tall

Note: Agrees with `āyuḥ`

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, vital power

सः (saḥ) - Brahma (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of `tad`

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: First person singular dative/genitive pronoun

प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Aorist 3rd person singular with preverb pra-

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, afterwards

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: First person singular accusative pronoun

विभ्रमः (vibhramaḥ) - delusion, error, confusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - delusion, error, confusion, wandering, splendor, beauty

From √bhram (to wander) with vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)

अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - it touched, seized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Imperfect 3rd person singular