वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-16

सो ऽहमभ्यवहारार्थी तौ दृष्ट्वा कृतनिश्चयः ।
तेन साम्ना विनीतेन पन्थानमभियाचितः ॥१६॥

16. so'hamabhyavahārārthī tau dṛṣṭvā kṛtaniścayaḥ ,
tena sāmnā vinītena panthānamabhiyācitaḥ.

16. saḥ aham abhyavahārārthī tau dṛṣṭvā kṛtaniścayaḥ
tena sāmnā vinītena panthānam abhiyācitaḥ

16. saḥ aham abhyavahārārthī tau dṛṣṭvā kṛtaniścayaḥ
tena vinītena sāmnā panthānam abhiyācitaḥ

16. I, being desirous of food, saw those two and formed a resolution. Then, I was humbly requested by him with gentle words for passage on the path.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभ्यवहारार्थी (abhyavahārārthī) - desirous of food/prey

• तौ (tau) - the man and the woman mentioned in the previous verse (those two)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - having made a decision, resolute, determined

• तेन (tena) - by the man from the previous verse (by him, by that)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentle words, by conciliation

• विनीतेन (vinītena) - by the humble, by the well-behaved

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

• अभियाचितः (abhiyācitaḥ) - requested, implored, asked for

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

Root form of the first person pronoun.

अभ्यवहारार्थी (abhyavahārārthī) - desirous of food/prey

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyavahārārthin

abhyavahārārthin - desirous of food or prey

Agent Noun / Adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhyavahāra+arthin)

• abhyavahāra – food, eating, consumption
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ava'.
  Prefixes: abhi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• arthin – desirous of, asking for, suppliant
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from 'artha' (purpose, object).

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तौ (tau) - the man and the woman mentioned in the previous verse (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Indeclinable participle formed from the root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - having made a decision, resolute, determined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - having formed a resolution, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – decision, resolution, certainty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तेन (tena) - by the man from the previous verse (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentle words, by conciliation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - gentle word, conciliation, chant, melody

विनीतेन (vinītena) - by the humble, by the well-behaved

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vinīta

vinīta - humble, modest, well-behaved, trained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sāmnā'.

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

अभियाचितः (abhiyācitaḥ) - requested, implored, asked for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiyācita

abhiyācita - requested, implored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yāc' (to ask, beg) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

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