वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-6, verse-1

अयमाख्याति मे राम सचिवो मन्त्रिसत्तमः ।
हनुमान्यन्निमित्तं त्वं निर्जनं वनमागतः ॥१॥

1. ayamākhyāti me rāma sacivo mantrisattamaḥ ,
hanumānyannimittaṃ tvaṃ nirjanaṃ vanamāgataḥ.

1. ayam ākhyāti me rāma sacivaḥ mantrisattamaḥ
hanumān yat nimittam tvam nirjanam vanam āgataḥ

1. rāma ayam me mantrisattamaḥ sacivaḥ hanumān
yat nimittam tvam nirjanam vanam āgataḥ ākhyāti

1. O Rama, this Hanuman, my excellent minister, informs me the reason for which you have arrived in this desolate forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one, referring to Hanuman) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• आख्याति (ākhyāti) - informs (narrates, tells, explains)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• सचिवः (sacivaḥ) - minister (minister, companion, associate)

• मन्त्रिसत्तमः (mantrisattamaḥ) - my excellent minister (best of ministers)

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (Hanuman (name of a monkey chief))

• यत् (yat) - which (in a relative sense) (that which, what)

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - the reason (cause, reason, motive)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• निर्जनम् (nirjanam) - desolate (uninhabited, desolate, solitary)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - have arrived (arrived, come, approached)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (one, referring to Hanuman) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

आख्याति (ākhyāti) - informs (narrates, tells, explains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ākhyā

from √khyā (to tell) with ā- prefix; present tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name); pleasing, charming

सचिवः (sacivaḥ) - minister (minister, companion, associate)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, associate

मन्त्रिसत्तमः (mantrisattamaḥ) - my excellent minister (best of ministers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrisattama

mantrisattama - best of ministers

superlative of mantrin (minister)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantrin+sattama)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent (superlative suffix)
  adjective
  superlative suffix -tama

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (Hanuman (name of a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (proper name); having (strong) jaws

यत् (yat) - which (in a relative sense) (that which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - the reason (cause, reason, motive)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sign

Note: Often used adverbially 'nimittam' meaning 'on account of'

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

निर्जनम् (nirjanam) - desolate (uninhabited, desolate, solitary)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirjana

nirjana - uninhabited, solitary, desolate

Compound type : bahuvrihi/avyayibhava (nis+jana)

• nis – out, without, away
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

आगतः (āgataḥ) - have arrived (arrived, come, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from √gam (to go) with ā- prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here actively with 'tvam' (you have come).