वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-71

दिष्ट्या हि न मम व्यर्थं देवि सागरलङ्घनम् ।
प्राप्स्याम्यहमिदं दिष्ट्या त्वद्दर्शनकृतं यशः ॥७१॥

71. diṣṭyā hi na mama vyarthaṃ devi sāgaralaṅghanam ,
prāpsyāmyahamidaṃ diṣṭyā tvaddarśanakṛtaṃ yaśaḥ.

71. diṣṭyā hi na mama vyartham devi sāgaralaṅghanam
prāpsyāmi aham idam diṣṭyā tvaddarśanakṛtam yaśaḥ

71. devi diṣṭyā hi mama sāgaralaṅghanam na vyartham
diṣṭyā aham idam tvaddarśanakṛtam yaśaḥ prāpsyāmi

71. Indeed, O goddess, my crossing of the ocean has fortunately not been in vain. Through this auspicious encounter of seeing you, I will gain great renown.

Words meanings summery:

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• न (na) - not, no

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, in vain, fruitless

• देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess)

• सागरलङ्घनम् (sāgaralaṅghanam) - my (Hanuman's) crossing of the ocean (the crossing of the ocean)

• प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I will reach

• अहम् (aham) - I (Hanuman) (I)

• इदम् (idam) - this (glory) (this, this one)

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

• त्वद्दर्शनकृतम् (tvaddarśanakṛtam) - the glory earned by seeing you (Sita) (made by seeing you, accomplished by your sight)

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory, fame, renown

Words meanings and morphology

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'diṣṭi' (luck, destiny) used adverbially.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

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

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, in vain, fruitless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, in vain, fruitless, meaningless

Compound of 'vi' (without) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+artha)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

देवि (devi) - O Sita (O goddess)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, lady

Feminine form of 'deva' (god).

Root: div (class 4)

सागरलङ्घनम् (sāgaralaṅghanam) - my (Hanuman's) crossing of the ocean (the crossing of the ocean)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāgaralaṅghana

sāgaralaṅghana - ocean-crossing, leaping over the ocean

Compound of 'sāgara' (ocean) and 'laṅghana' (crossing, leaping).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sāgara+laṅghana)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• laṅghana – crossing, leaping over, transgression
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √laṅgh (to leap, cross over).
  Root: laṅgh (class 1)

प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I will reach

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-√āp

Future Tense

First person singular, future active of pra-√āp.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I (Hanuman) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

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

इदम् (idam) - this (glory) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'diṣṭi' (luck, destiny) used adverbially.

त्वद्दर्शनकृतम् (tvaddarśanakṛtam) - the glory earned by seeing you (Sita) (made by seeing you, accomplished by your sight)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvaddarśanakṛta

tvaddarśanakṛta - made by seeing you, caused by your sight

Compound of 'tvat' (your), 'darśana' (seeing, sight), and 'kṛta' (made, done).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+darśana+kṛta)

• tvat – you, your
  pronoun
• darśana – seeing, sight, vision, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• kṛta – made, done, accomplished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory, fame, renown

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - glory, fame, renown, honor

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