वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-32, verse-17

यदि रामस्य दूतस्त्वमागतो भद्रमस्तु ते ।
पृच्छामि त्वां हरिश्रेष्ठ प्रिया राम कथा हि मे ॥१७॥

17. yadi rāmasya dūtastvamāgato bhadramastu te ,
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ hariśreṣṭha priyā rāma kathā hi me.

17. yadi rāmasya dūtaḥ tvam āgataḥ bhadram astu te |
pṛcchāmi tvām hariśreṣṭha priyā rāma kathā hi me

17. yadi tvam rāmasya dūtaḥ āgataḥ te bhadram astu
hariśreṣṭha tvām pṛcchāmi hi rāma kathā me priyā

17. If you have come as Rāma's messenger, then may well-being be yours. O best among monkeys, I ask you, for the story of Rāma is indeed very dear to me.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come, arrived

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I question

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• हरिश्रेष्ठ (hariśreṣṭha) - Referring to Hanumān, the foremost of the vānaras. (O best among monkeys)

• प्रिया (priyā) - dear, beloved

• राम (rāma) - Modifies 'kathā', indicating the story belongs to or is about Rāma. (Rāma's (story))

• कथा (kathā) - story, narrative

• हि (hi) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, because)

• मे (me) - Here, indicating possession or the recipient of affection ('dear to me'). (my, of me, to me)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, delegate

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - welfare, good fortune, auspicious, excellent

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I question

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हरिश्रेष्ठ (hariśreṣṭha) - Referring to Hanumān, the foremost of the vānaras. (O best among monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hariśreṣṭha

hariśreṣṭha - best among vānaras/monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śreṣṭha)

• hari – monkey, horse, lion; Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya

प्रिया (priyā) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

राम (rāma) - Modifies 'kathā', indicating the story belongs to or is about Rāma. (Rāma's (story))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu)

कथा (kathā) - story, narrative

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative, tale, discourse

हि (hi) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - Here, indicating possession or the recipient of affection ('dear to me'). (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I