वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-66, verse-23

बुद्ध्या चाहं प्रपश्यामि मनश्चेष्टा च मे तथा ।
अहं द्रक्ष्यामि वैदेहीं प्रमोदध्वं प्लवंगमाः ॥२३॥

23. buddhyā cāhaṃ prapaśyāmi manaśceṣṭā ca me tathā ,
ahaṃ drakṣyāmi vaidehīṃ pramodadhvaṃ plavaṃgamāḥ.

23. buddhyā ca aham prapaśyāmi manaḥ ceṣṭā ca me tathā
aham drakṣyāmi vaidehīm pramodadhvam plavaṅgamāḥ

23. ahaṃ buddhyā manaḥ ceṣṭā ca tathā ca prapaśyāmi
aham vaidehīm drakṣyāmi plavaṅgamāḥ pramodadhvam

23. I clearly perceive by my intellect and the activity of my mind that I shall see Vaidehī. Therefore, O monkeys, rejoice!

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by my intellect (by intellect, by understanding, by reason)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I clearly perceive (I see clearly, I perceive, I understand)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, spirit)

• चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) - activity (activity, effort, movement, endeavor)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see (I will see, I shall see)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sītā, the princess of Videha (Vaidehī (daughter of Videha, a name for Sītā))

• प्रमोदध्वम् (pramodadhvam) - (you all) rejoice! (rejoice, be glad)

• प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - O monkeys! (monkeys, those who go by leaping)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by my intellect (by intellect, by understanding, by reason)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, understanding, perception

Derived from root budh (to know, perceive) + kti suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

Note: The base for 'I' is asmad.

प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I clearly perceive (I see clearly, I perceive, I understand)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-paś

Present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

Form of dṛś (to see) in present stem paśya. With prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Nominative/Accusative singular for manas.

चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) - activity (activity, effort, movement, endeavor)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ceṣṭā

ceṣṭā - activity, effort, movement, gesture, endeavor

Derived from root ceṣṭ (to move, exert).

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive singular of the 1st person pronoun.

Note: Here used possessively as 'my'.

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see (I will see, I shall see)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of drakṣ

Future tense, active voice, 1st person singular

From root dṛś, future stem drakṣya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Sītā, the princess of Videha (Vaidehī (daughter of Videha, a name for Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - belonging to Videha, daughter of Videha (Sītā)

Feminine derivative from Videha.

प्रमोदध्वम् (pramodadhvam) - (you all) rejoice! (rejoice, be glad)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra-mud

Imperative, middle voice, 2nd person plural

Root mud with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: The form suggests Ātmanepada.

प्लवङ्गमाः (plavaṅgamāḥ) - O monkeys! (monkeys, those who go by leaping)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of plavaṅgama

plavaṅgama - monkey, one who goes by leaping (plava = leap, gama = going)

Compound of plava (leap) and gama (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plava+gama)

• plava – leap, jump, swimming
  noun (masculine)
  From root plu (to float, swim, leap).
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gama – going, moving, who goes
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) + a suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

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