वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-49, verse-20

दृष्टा हीयं मया देवी लब्धं यदिह दुर्लभम् ।
उत्तरं कर्म यच्छेषं निमित्तं तत्र राघवः ॥२०॥

20. dṛṣṭā hīyaṃ mayā devī labdhaṃ yadiha durlabham ,
uttaraṃ karma yaccheṣaṃ nimittaṃ tatra rāghavaḥ.

20. dṛṣṭā hi iyam mayā devī labdham yat iha durlabham
uttaram karma yat śeṣam nimittam tatra rāghavaḥ

20. Indeed, this goddess has been seen by me; what was difficult to achieve here has been accomplished. For the remaining, subsequent task, Rāghava (Rāma) is the guiding factor.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, beheld, perceived

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• देवी (devī) - goddess, queen, lady

• लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, gained, acquired

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

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - subsequent, later, further, superior, north

• कर्म (karma) - subsequent task or action (action, deed, work, ritual)

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

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining, residual, residue

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - guiding factor or instrument (cause, reason, occasion, instrument, sign)

• तत्र (tatra) - for that (remaining task) (there, then, in that matter)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, beheld, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

देवी (devī) - goddess, queen, lady

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Root: div

लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, gained, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root √labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive (noun).

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

Formed with prefix 'dur-' (difficult, bad) and root 'labh' (to obtain) in a kṛt formation.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+labha)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
  prefix
• labha – obtaining, gaining, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  From √labh + a
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive (noun).

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - subsequent, later, further, superior, north

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - subsequent, later, further, superior, north

Note: Modifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - subsequent task or action (action, deed, work, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions

From root √kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to a task or action here.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining, residual, residue

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, remaining

From root √śiṣ (to leave, to remain)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - guiding factor or instrument (cause, reason, occasion, instrument, sign)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, occasion, instrument, sign

Root: mī

तत्र (tatra) - for that (remaining task) (there, then, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tral suffix

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

patronymic from Raghu