वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-21

प्रियकामश्च ते मातुस्तदर्थं चास्य जीवितम् ।
तस्यापत्यं च नास्त्यन्यत्तस्मादङ्गद गम्यताम् ॥२१॥

21. priyakāmaśca te mātustadarthaṃ cāsya jīvitam ,
tasyāpatyaṃ ca nāstyanyattasmādaṅgada gamyatām.

21. priyakāmaḥ ca te mātuḥ tat artham ca asya jīvitam
tasya apatyam ca na asti anyat tasmāt aṅgada gamyatām

21. te mātuḥ priyakāmaḥ ca asya jīvitam ca tadartham
tasya anyat apatyam ca na asti tasmāt aṅgada gamyatām

21. And he (Sugrīva) is desirous of your mother's welfare, and indeed his life is for her sake. He has no other offspring. Therefore, Angada, go!

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियकामः (priyakāmaḥ) - desirous of your mother's welfare (desirous of what is dear, seeking welfare)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - your, to you

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of your mother (of the mother)

• तत् (tat) - her (that, that one)

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)

• च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of him, to him)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अङ्गद (aṅgada) - Angada (proper name)

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - you should go (let it be gone, one should go, you should go)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियकामः (priyakāmaḥ) - desirous of your mother's welfare (desirous of what is dear, seeking welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyakāma

priyakāma - desirous of what is dear, seeking welfare

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+kāma)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Sugrīva (implied subject).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, 'your'.

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of your mother (of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Possessive, refers to Angada's mother (Tārā).

तत् (tat) - her (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: First part of compound tadartham.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth

Note: Second part of compound tadartham.

च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses, functions emphatically here.

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Possessive.

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child

Note: Subject of asti.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Active Voice, Third Person Singular

From root √as (Class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Modifies apatyam.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used adverbially.

अङ्गद (aṅgada) - Angada (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (name of Vālin's son)

Note: Address to Angada.

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - you should go (let it be gone, one should go, you should go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of gamya

Passive Imperative, Third Person Singular (Gerundive stem)

From root √gam (Class 1), passive imperative (loṭ)

Root: gam (class 1)

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