वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-9

इच्छामि त्वां समानेतुमद्यैव रघुबन्धुना ।
गुरुस्नेहेन भक्त्या च नान्यथा तदुदाहृतम् ॥९॥

9. icchāmi tvāṃ samānetumadyaiva raghubandhunā ,
gurusnehena bhaktyā ca nānyathā tadudāhṛtam.

9. icchāmi tvām samānetum adya eva raghubandhunā
gurusnehena bhaktyā ca na anyathā tat udāhṛtam

9. icchāmi tvām samānetum adya eva raghubandhunā
tat udāhṛtam gurusnehena bhaktyā ca na anyathā

9. I wish to bring you to the kinsman of Raghu today itself. This statement is made purely out of profound affection and devotion (bhakti), and not for any other reason.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• त्वाम् (tvām) - referring to Sītā (you (accusative))

• समानेतुम् (samānetum) - to bring Sītā to Rāma (to bring, to lead together)

• अद्य (adya) - today

• एव (eva) - emphasizes adya (today itself) (indeed, just, even)

• रघुबन्धुना (raghubandhunā) - referring to Rāma (by/with the kinsman of Raghu)

• गुरुस्नेहेन (gurusnehena) - by/due to deep affection, out of profound love

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by/due to devotion

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - not for any other reason/motive (otherwise, in another way)

• तत् (tat) - refers to the preceding declaration of his wish to bring Sītā (that)

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, spoken

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

iṣ (root class 6, parasmaipada)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - referring to Sītā (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvad

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

समानेतुम् (samānetum) - to bring Sītā to Rāma (to bring, to lead together)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of sam-ā-√nī. Root nī (to lead) with prefixes sam (together) and ā (towards).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes adya (today itself) (indeed, just, even)

(indeclinable)

रघुबन्धुना (raghubandhunā) - referring to Rāma (by/with the kinsman of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of raghubandhu

raghubandhu - kinsman of Raghu, relative of Raghu (epithet for Rāma)

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (raghu+bandhu)

• raghu – Raghu (name of a king, an ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a saha-like construction (implied "with").

गुरुस्नेहेन (gurusnehena) - by/due to deep affection, out of profound love

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gurusneha

gurusneha - deep affection, profound love/attachment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (guru+sneha)

• guru – heavy, weighty, important, profound, respectable, teacher
  adjective
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oiliness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental of cause.

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by/due to devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, attachment, service, worship

from root bhaj (to divide, partake, worship)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Instrumental of cause.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - not for any other reason/motive (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - refers to the preceding declaration of his wish to bring Sītā (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ud-√hṛ (to utter, declare). Root hṛ (to carry, seize, offer). With prefix ud it means to speak or declare.

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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