वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-69

मयेयमसहायेन चरता कामरूपिणा ।
दक्षिणा दिगनुक्रान्ता त्वन्मार्गविचयैषिणा ॥६९॥

69. mayeyamasahāyena caratā kāmarūpiṇā ,
dakṣiṇā diganukrāntā tvanmārgavicayaiṣiṇā.

69. mayā iyam asahāyena caratā kāmarūpiṇā
dakṣiṇā dik anukrāntā tvanmārgavicayaiṣiṇā

69. iyam dakṣiṇā dik mayā asahāyena caratā
kāmarūpiṇā tvanmārgavicayaiṣiṇā anukrāntā

69. This southern direction has been completely traversed by me, who wandered alone, capable of assuming any form at will, and seeking to find your whereabouts.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (southern direction) (this, this one (feminine))

• असहायेन (asahāyena) - by me, who was alone (by one who is helpless, by an unassisted one, by one who is alone)

• चरता (caratā) - by me, while wandering (by one who is moving, by one who is wandering)

• कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by me, Hanuman, who can change form at will (by one who can assume any form at will, by a shapeshifter)

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - southern (direction) (southern, right (feminine))

• दिक् (dik) - southern direction (direction, quarter of the sky)

• अनुक्रान्ता (anukrāntā) - this direction has been traversed (by me) (traversed, gone over, followed)

• त्वन्मार्गविचयैषिणा (tvanmārgavicayaiṣiṇā) - by me, Hanuman, who am seeking to find your (Sita's) whereabouts (by one desirous of searching for your path/way)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

इयम् (iyam) - this (southern direction) (this, this one (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

असहायेन (asahāyena) - by me, who was alone (by one who is helpless, by an unassisted one, by one who is alone)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asahāya

asahāya - helpless, unassisted, alone

Negation of 'sahāya' (helper, companion) with 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sahāya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sahāya – helper, companion, associate
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sa-√hā (to join, associate).
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hā (class 3)

चरता (caratā) - by me, while wandering (by one who is moving, by one who is wandering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of carant

carant - moving, wandering, going

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root √car (to move, wander).

Root: car (class 1)

कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by me, Hanuman, who can change form at will (by one who can assume any form at will, by a shapeshifter)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shapeshifting

Derived from 'kāmarūpa' (form according to desire) with the suffix -in.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - southern (direction) (southern, right (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful

दिक् (dik) - southern direction (direction, quarter of the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, space

Derived from √diś (to point out).

Root: diś (class 6)

अनुक्रान्ता (anukrāntā) - this direction has been traversed (by me) (traversed, gone over, followed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anukrānta

anukrānta - traversed, gone through, followed, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of anu-√kram (to follow, traverse).

Prefix: anu

Root: kram (class 1)

त्वन्मार्गविचयैषिणा (tvanmārgavicayaiṣiṇā) - by me, Hanuman, who am seeking to find your (Sita's) whereabouts (by one desirous of searching for your path/way)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvanmārgavicayaiṣin

tvanmārgavicayaiṣin - one desirous of searching for your path; seeker of your way

Compound formed from 'tvat' (your), 'mārga' (path), 'vicaya' (search), and 'eṣin' (desiring).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+mārga+vicaya+eṣin)

• tvat – you, your
  pronoun
• mārga – path, road, way, track
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √mṛj (to cleanse, to go, to follow a track).
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• vicaya – search, investigation, selection, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-√ci (to seek, collect, investigate).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ci (class 5)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from the root √iṣ (to seek, desire) with the suffix -in.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

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