वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-32, verse-19

अहो स्वप्नस्य सुखता याहमेवं चिराहृता ।
प्रेषितं नाम पश्यामि राघवेण वनौकसं ॥१९॥

19. aho svapnasya sukhatā yāhamevaṃ cirāhṛtā ,
preṣitaṃ nāma paśyāmi rāghaveṇa vanaukasaṃ.

19. aho svapnasya sukhatā yā aham evam cirāhṛtā
| preṣitam nāma paśyāmi rāghaveṇa vanaukasam

19. aho svapnasya sukhatā yā aham evam cirāhṛtā
rāghaveṇa preṣitam nāma vanaukasam paśyāmi

19. Oh, what a pleasant dream it is! For I, who have been long separated (from Rāma), now indeed see a forest-dweller (vānara) sent by Rāghava (Rāma).

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas!

• स्वप्नस्य (svapnasya) - of a dream

• सुखता (sukhatā) - happiness, pleasantness, felicity

• या (yā) - Refers to the 'sukhatā' (pleasantness), introducing the content of the dream. (which, that (feminine))

• अहम् (aham) - Refers to Sītā. (I)

• एवम् (evam) - Refers to her current state of being long-separated. (thus, in this manner)

• चिराहृता (cirāhṛtā) - Describes Sītā's state of being separated from Rāma for a long time. (long-taken away, long-separated, long-abducted)

• प्रेषितम् (preṣitam) - Describes the forest-dweller (vānara) as having been sent by Rāma. (sent, dispatched)

• नाम (nāma) - Emphasizes the certainty or reality of what is being seen, despite the dream context. (indeed, as it were, namely)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - Rāghava is an epithet for Rāma, meaning 'descendant of Raghu'. (by Rāghava (Rāma))

• वनौकसम् (vanaukasam) - Refers to Hanumān, who is a (vānara). (a forest-dweller, an inhabitant of the forest)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh!, Alas!

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नस्य (svapnasya) - of a dream

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

सुखता (sukhatā) - happiness, pleasantness, felicity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhatā

sukhatā - happiness, pleasantness, ease, comfort

Derived from 'sukha' (happy) with the suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

या (yā) - Refers to the 'sukhatā' (pleasantness), introducing the content of the dream. (which, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अहम् (aham) - Refers to Sītā. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

एवम् (evam) - Refers to her current state of being long-separated. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

चिराहृता (cirāhṛtā) - Describes Sītā's state of being separated from Rāma for a long time. (long-taken away, long-separated, long-abducted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cirāhṛta

cirāhṛta - long-taken away, long-separated, long-abducted

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'cira' (long) and 'āhṛta' (taken away, brought), which is a P.P.P. from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ā'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+āhṛta)

• cira – long (time), prolonged
  indeclinable
• āhṛta – taken, brought, carried, abducted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hṛ' (to carry, seize) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रेषितम् (preṣitam) - Describes the forest-dweller (vānara) as having been sent by Rāma. (sent, dispatched)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, directed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to go, move) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

नाम (nāma) - Emphasizes the certainty or reality of what is being seen, despite the dream context. (indeed, as it were, namely)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

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

Present stem 'paśya' from root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राघवेण (rāghaveṇa) - Rāghava is an epithet for Rāma, meaning 'descendant of Raghu'. (by Rāghava (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

वनौकसम् (vanaukasam) - Refers to Hanumān, who is a (vānara). (a forest-dweller, an inhabitant of the forest)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, inhabitant of the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, house, home
  noun (neuter)