वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-64

यदि रामो दशग्रीवमिह हत्वा सराक्षसं ।
मामितो गृह्य गच्छेत तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत् ॥६४॥

64. yadi rāmo daśagrīvamiha hatvā sarākṣasaṃ ,
māmito gṛhya gaccheta tattasya sadṛśaṃ bhavet.

64. yadi rāmaḥ daśagrīvam iha hatvā sarākṣasam mām
itaḥ gṛhya gaccheta tat tasya sadṛśam bhavet

64. yadi rāmaḥ iha sarākṣasam daśagrīvam hatvā mām
itaḥ gṛhya gaccheta tat tasya sadṛśam bhavet

64. If Rāma were to kill Daśagrīva along with his demons here, and then take me from this place, that action would certainly be appropriate for him.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

• दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Laṅkā (Daśagrīva, ten-necked one)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this place

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, by killing

• सराक्षसम् (sarākṣasam) - along with Daśagrīva's demon followers (along with demons, with rākṣasas)

• माम् (mām) - Sītā referring to herself (me)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from Laṅkā (from here, hence)

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - should go, would go

• तत् (tat) - that action (of taking me) (that, this)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rāma (his, of him)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, appropriate, similar

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name); pleasing, charming; black

दशग्रीवम् (daśagrīvam) - Rāvaṇa, the king of Laṅkā (Daśagrīva, ten-necked one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - ten-necked (one), Daśagrīva (an epithet of Rāvaṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśan+grīvā)

• daśan – ten
  numeral adjective
• grīvā – neck, nape of the neck
  noun (feminine)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this place

(indeclinable)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, by killing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root han with suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

सराक्षसम् (sarākṣasam) - along with Daśagrīva's demon followers (along with demons, with rākṣasas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarākṣasa

sarākṣasa - accompanied by rākṣasas/demons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+rākṣasa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Daśagrīvam

माम् (mām) - Sītā referring to herself (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I

इतः (itaḥ) - from Laṅkā (from here, hence)

(indeclinable)

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root grah with suffix -ya (after preverb or in certain cases)

Root: grah (class 9)

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - should go, would go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

optative mood, 3rd person singular

root gam, class 1, optative, parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that action (of taking me) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - of Rāma (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, appropriate, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, similar, appropriate

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (that action)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative mood, 3rd person singular

root bhū, class 1, optative, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

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