वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-13

अहं तात यथाकालमामिषार्थी खमाप्लुतः ।
महेन्द्रस्य गिरेर्द्वारमावृत्य च समास्थितः ॥१३॥

13. ahaṃ tāta yathākālamāmiṣārthī khamāplutaḥ ,
mahendrasya girerdvāramāvṛtya ca samāsthitaḥ.

13. aham tāta yathākālam āmiṣārthī kham āplutaḥ
mahendrasya gireḥ dvāram āvṛtya ca samāsthitaḥ

13. tāta! aham yathākālam āmiṣārthī kham āplutaḥ
ca mahendrasya gireḥ dvāram āvṛtya samāsthitaḥ

13. Father, I, seeking prey, ascended into the sky at the proper time, and having covered the pass of Mahendra mountain, I took up my position.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तात (tāta) - father (vocative) (father, dear one)

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time, in due season

• आमिषार्थी (āmiṣārthī) - desiring prey, seeking meat

• खम् (kham) - sky, space

• आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - having ascended (into the sky) (having soared, having flown, having plunged into)

• महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (mountain)

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - gate, entrance, pass

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having blocked/covered (the pass) (having covered, having surrounded, having blocked)

• च (ca) - and

• समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - remained, stood, took position

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: The speaker, the son.

तात (tāta) - father (vocative) (father, dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment for father, son, or elder)

Note: Addressed to the father.

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the proper time, in due season

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to, in what way
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

आमिषार्थी (āmiṣārthī) - desiring prey, seeking meat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmiṣārthin

āmiṣārthin - seeking meat/prey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āmiṣa+arthin)

• āmiṣa – meat, prey, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, requesting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun from Root
  From root √arth (to seek, ask) + -in suffix.
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

खम् (kham) - sky, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

Note: Object of the action implied by 'āplutaḥ'.

आप्लुतः (āplutaḥ) - having ascended (into the sky) (having soared, having flown, having plunged into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpluta

āpluta - soared into, immersed, covered, risen

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√plu (to float, swim, soar)

Prefix: ā

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham', indicating a past action by the subject.

महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra (name of a mythical mountain range)

Note: Modifies 'gireḥ'.

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Modifies 'dvāram' (the gate belongs to the mountain).

द्वारम् (dvāram) - gate, entrance, pass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance, passage

Note: Object of 'āvṛtya'.

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having blocked/covered (the pass) (having covered, having surrounded, having blocked)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From ā-√vṛ (to cover, surround)

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Performs action before main verb 'samāsthitaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two participial clauses.

समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - remained, stood, took position

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāsthita

samāsthita - stood, remained, taken position, settled

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-√sthā (to stand, remain, take position)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

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