वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-10, verse-6

बलादस्मि समागम्य मन्त्रिभिः पुरवासिभिः ।
राजभावे नियुक्तो ऽहं शून्यदेशजिगीषया ॥६॥

6. balādasmi samāgamya mantribhiḥ puravāsibhiḥ ,
rājabhāve niyukto'haṃ śūnyadeśajigīṣayā.

6. balāt asmi samāgamya mantribhiḥ puravāsibhiḥ
rājabhāve niyuktaḥ aham śūnyadeśajigīṣayā

6. aham mantribhiḥ puravāsibhiḥ balāt samāgamya
śūnyadeśajigīṣayā rājabhāve niyuktaḥ asmi

6. I have been compelled by ministers and town-dwellers, and thus appointed to the position of king with the desire to conquer desolate lands.

Words meanings summery:

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, compelled

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having been approached/compelled (by) (having come together, having approached)

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers

• पुरवासिभिः (puravāsibhiḥ) - by town-dwellers, by citizens

• राजभावे (rājabhāve) - in the state of a king, in the position of a king

• नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, entrusted, employed

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शून्यदेशजिगीषया (śūnyadeśajigīṣayā) - with the desire to conquer desolate lands

Words meanings and morphology

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, compelled

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative used adverbially.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having been approached/compelled (by) (having come together, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from sam- + ā- + gam- with suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates prior action. Here implies being compelled or approached to take up the role.

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

पुरवासिभिः (puravāsibhiḥ) - by town-dwellers, by citizens

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puravāsin

puravāsin - town-dweller, citizen, inhabitant of a city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vāsin)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dwelling, inhabiting; a dweller
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun (secondary suffix)
  Derived from root vas- 'to dwell' with suffix -in.
  Root: vas (class 1)

राजभावे (rājabhāve) - in the state of a king, in the position of a king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājabhāva

rājabhāva - state of a king, kingship, royal office

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+bhāva)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root bhū- 'to be'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, entrusted, employed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, employed, enjoined, designated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni- + yuj- 'to join'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

शून्यदेशजिगीषया (śūnyadeśajigīṣayā) - with the desire to conquer desolate lands

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śūnyadeśajigīṣā

śūnyadeśajigīṣā - desire to conquer desolate lands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnyadeśa+jigīṣā)

• śūnya – empty, void, desolate
  adjective (neuter)
• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
• jigīṣā – desire to conquer, ambition
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative noun
  Derived from desiderative stem of root ji- 'to conquer'.
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used to express purpose.