वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-27, verse-43

तस्मात् कालप्रतीक्षो ऽहं स्थितो ऽस्मि शुभलक्षण ।
सुग्रीवस्य नदीनां च प्रसादमनुपालयन् ॥४३॥

43. tasmāt kālapratīkṣo'haṃ sthito'smi śubhalakṣaṇa ,
sugrīvasya nadīnāṃ ca prasādamanupālayan.

43. tasmāt kālaprátīkṣaḥ aham sthitaḥ asmi śubhalakṣaṇa
sugrīvasya nadīnām ca prasādam anupālayan

43. śubhalakṣaṇa tasmāt aham kālaprátīkṣaḥ sthitaḥ
asmi sugrīvasya ca nadīnām prasādam anupālayan

43. Therefore, O auspicious one, I remain awaiting the opportune time, anticipating the favor of Sugriva and the rivers.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason, from that

• कालप्र्áतीक्षः (kālaprátīkṣaḥ) - one who awaits time, awaiting the opportune moment

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, standing, situated, remaining

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• शुभलक्षण (śubhalakṣaṇa) - O auspicious one, O one with auspicious marks

• सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of the rivers

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace, clemency

• अनुपालयन् (anupālayan) - observing, maintaining, following, expecting

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an ablative of cause, functioning as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

कालप्र्áतीक्षः (kālaprátīkṣaḥ) - one who awaits time, awaiting the opportune moment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālaprátīkṣa

kālaprátīkṣa - awaiting time, expectant of time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+pratīkṣa)

• kāla – time, season, black
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkṣa – expecting, awaiting, looking for
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'īkṣ' with prefix 'prati'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, standing, situated, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, stable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root 'as', present tense

Root: as (class 2)

शुभलक्षण (śubhalakṣaṇa) - O auspicious one, O one with auspicious marks

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śubhalakṣaṇa

śubhalakṣaṇa - having auspicious marks, auspicious-featured

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+lakṣaṇa)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Lakshmana.

सुग्रीवस्य (sugrīvasya) - of Sugriva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of the rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace, clemency

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, serenity, grace, favor, tranquility, food offering

From root 'sad' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

अनुपालयन् (anupālayan) - observing, maintaining, following, expecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupālayat

anupālayat - observing, protecting, expecting, following

Present Active Participle

From root 'pāl' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'I' (aham).