वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-41, verse-9

अर्दयित्वा पुरीं लङ्कामभिवाद्य च मैथिलीम् ।
समृद्धार्थो गमिष्यामि मिषतां सर्वरक्षसाम् ॥९॥

9. ardayitvā purīṃ laṅkāmabhivādya ca maithilīm ,
samṛddhārtho gamiṣyāmi miṣatāṃ sarvarakṣasām.

9. ardayitvā purīm laṅkām abhivādya ca maithilīm
samṛddhārthaḥ gamiṣyāmi miṣatām sarvarakṣasām

9. purīm laṅkām ardayitvā ca maithilīm abhivādya
samṛddhārthaḥ gamiṣyāmi sarvarakṣasām miṣatām

9. Having ravaged the city of Lanka and paid my respects to Maithili (Sita), I will return with my mission accomplished, while all the Rākṣasas look on.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्दयित्वा (ardayitvā) - having tormented, having crushed, having ravaged

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (name of the island kingdom)

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having honored, having paid respects

• च (ca) - and, also

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila)

• समृद्धार्थः (samṛddhārthaḥ) - having accomplished one's purpose, successful in one's aim

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go, I will depart, I will return

• मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while all the Rākṣasas look on (while looking on, while gazing, of those who watch)

• सर्वरक्षसाम् (sarvarakṣasām) - of all the Rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

अर्दयित्वा (ardayitvā) - having tormented, having crushed, having ravaged

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from causative of root 'ard' with suffix -tvā

Root: ard (class 1)

पुरीम् (purīm) - city

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Lanka (name of the island kingdom)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka, the island kingdom of Ravana

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having honored, having paid respects

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root 'vad' with prefix 'abhi' and suffix -ya

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithili, an epithet of Sita, daughter of the King of Mithila

feminine patronymic from Mithila

समृद्धार्थः (samṛddhārthaḥ) - having accomplished one's purpose, successful in one's aim

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samṛddhārtha

samṛddhārtha - one whose object is accomplished, successful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samṛddha+artha)

• samṛddha – prosperous, accomplished, fulfilled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'ṛdh' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)
• artha – aim, purpose, object, meaning
  noun (masculine)

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go, I will depart, I will return

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Active

1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while all the Rākṣasas look on (while looking on, while gazing, of those who watch)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of miṣat

miṣat - looking, gazing, seeing

Present Active Participle

derived from root 'miṣ'

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sarvarakṣasām'

सर्वरक्षसाम् (sarvarakṣasām) - of all the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvarakṣas

sarvarakṣas - all Rākṣasas

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+rakṣas)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• rakṣas – Rākṣasa (a type of demon)
  noun (neuter)

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