वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-12

इदं श्रेष्ठमभिज्ञानं ब्रूयास्त्वं तु मम प्रियम् ।
शैलस्य चित्रकूटस्य पादे पूर्वोत्तरे तदा ॥१२॥

12. idaṃ śreṣṭhamabhijñānaṃ brūyāstvaṃ tu mama priyam ,
śailasya citrakūṭasya pāde pūrvottare tadā.

12. idam śreṣṭham abhijñānam brūyāḥ tvam tu mama
priyam śailasya citrakūṭasya pāde pūrvottare tadā

12. You (Hanumān) should indeed tell my beloved (Rāma) this excellent sign (of recognition). At that time, at the northeastern foot of the Citrakūṭa mountain...

Words meanings summery:

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

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - excellent (best, most excellent, most auspicious)

• अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - sign (of recognition) (recognition, recollection, sign, token, mark)

• ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you (Hanumān) should tell (you should speak/tell)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Hanumān) (you)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• मम (mama) - my (referring to Sītā) (my, of me)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - my beloved (Rāma) (dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite)

• शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain

• चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of the Citrakūṭa mountain (of Citrakūṭa (a mountain))

• पादे (pāde) - at the foot (of the mountain) (at the foot, at the base)

• पूर्वोत्तरे (pūrvottare) - in the northeastern (part) (in the northeast, northeastern)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'abhijñānam'

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - excellent (best, most excellent, most auspicious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, most auspicious; chief, pre-eminent

Superlative of praśasya (excellent), related to śrī (splendor)

Note: Agrees with 'abhijñānam'

अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - sign (of recognition) (recognition, recollection, sign, token, mark)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhijñāna

abhijñāna - recognition, recollection, sign, token, mark, proof

Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you (Hanumān) should tell (you should speak/tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Hanumān) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (referring to Sītā) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रियम् (priyam) - my beloved (Rāma) (dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite, spouse, lover

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to Rāma

शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

Derived from śilā (stone)

चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of the Citrakūṭa mountain (of Citrakūṭa (a mountain))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (name of a mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+kūṭa)

• citra – variegated, diverse, wonderful
  adjective (neuter)
• kūṭa – peak, horn, mass, heap
  noun (masculine)

पादे (pāde) - at the foot (of the mountain) (at the foot, at the base)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, base, quarter, ray, leg

पूर्वोत्तरे (pūrvottare) - in the northeastern (part) (in the northeast, northeastern)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvottara

pūrvottara - northeastern

Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+uttara)

• pūrva – eastern, prior, former
  adjective (masculine)
• uttara – northern, later, higher, superior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'pāde'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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