वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-34

न मे जानाति सत्त्वं वा प्रभावं वासितेक्षणा ।
तस्मात् पश्यतु वैदेही यद् रूपं मम कामतः ॥३४॥

34. na me jānāti sattvaṃ vā prabhāvaṃ vāsitekṣaṇā ,
tasmāt paśyatu vaidehī yad rūpaṃ mama kāmataḥ.

34. na me jānāti sattvam vā prabhāvam vā asitekṣaṇā
tasmāt paśyatu Vaidehī yat rūpam mama kāmataḥ

34. asitekṣaṇā me sattvam vā prabhāvam vā na jānāti
tasmāt Vaidehī mama kāmataḥ yat rūpam paśyatu

34. This dark-eyed one (Sītā) does not know my strength or my power. Therefore, let Vaidehī witness the form I can assume by my will.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - my, of me

• जानाति (jānāti) - she knows, he knows

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - my strength/courage (strength, courage, being, essence)

• वा (vā) - or, and, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or connection)

• प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - my power/might (power, might, influence, splendor)

• वा (vā) - or, and, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or connection)

• असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed (epithet for Sītā)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let her see, may she see

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (epithet for Sītā, daughter of the Videha king)

• यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - the great form I can take (form, appearance, shape)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to wish, at will, out of desire

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Refers to Hanūman.

जानाति (jānāti) - she knows, he knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

present active

3rd person singular present active of root jñā (9th class verb)

Root: jñā (class 9)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - my strength/courage (strength, courage, being, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, essence, strength, courage, living being

from root √as 'to be', suffix -tva

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, and, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or connection)

(indeclinable)

प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - my power/might (power, might, influence, splendor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, splendor

from √bhū with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, and, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or connection)

(indeclinable)

असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - dark-eyed (epithet for Sītā)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitekṣaṇā

asitekṣaṇā - dark-eyed woman

Bahuvrihi compound: asita (dark) + īkṣaṇa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+īkṣaṇa)

• asita – dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from root √īkṣ 'to see'
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: It functions as the subject for 'jānāti'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular form of 'tad', functioning adverbially.

पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let her see, may she see

(verb)

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

imperative active

3rd person singular imperative active of root dṛś, with present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (epithet for Sītā, daughter of the Videha king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Vaidehī

Vaidehī - Sita (daughter of the king of Videha)

Note: Subject for 'paśyatu'.

यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - the great form I can take (form, appearance, shape)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape

Note: Object of 'paśyatu'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Refers to Hanūman.

कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to wish, at will, out of desire

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas used adverbially from kāma (wish/desire)

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