वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-114

रामदूतं च मां विद्धि सुग्रीवसचिवं कपिम् ।
सो ऽहं दौत्येन रामस्य त्वत्समीपमिहागतः ॥११४॥

114. rāmadūtaṃ ca māṃ viddhi sugrīvasacivaṃ kapim ,
so'haṃ dautyena rāmasya tvatsamīpamihāgataḥ.

114. rāmadūtaṃ ca mām viddhi sugrīvasacivaṃ kapim saḥ
aham dautyena rāmasya tvat samīpam iha āgataḥ

114. (tvam) mām rāmadūtaṃ ca sugrīvasacivaṃ kapim (iti) viddhi.
saḥ aham rāmasya dautyena iha tvat samīpam āgataḥ.

114. And know me, the monkey, to be Rāma's messenger and Sugrīva's minister. I have come here to your presence as Rāma's envoy.

Words meanings summery:

• रामदूतं (rāmadūtaṁ) - messenger of Rāma, Rāma's envoy

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• सुग्रीवसचिवं (sugrīvasacivaṁ) - minister of Sugrīva

• कपिम् (kapim) - monkey, ape

• सः (saḥ) - that (I) (that, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दौत्येन (dautyena) - as Rāma's envoy (by the embassy, as a messenger, by means of legation)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma, belonging to Rāma

• त्वत् (tvat) - Rāvaṇa's (your)

• समीपम् (samīpam) - Rāvaṇa's presence (proximity, near, presence)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, approached

Words meanings and morphology

रामदूतं (rāmadūtaṁ) - messenger of Rāma, Rāma's envoy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāmadūta

rāmadūta - messenger of Rāma

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+dūta)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name, the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy, ambassador
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root √dū (to go).
  Root: dū (class 4)

Note: Object of 'viddhi' (know me as Rāma's messenger).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

Note: Direct object of 'viddhi'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative active

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice, from root √vid (2nd class).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The subject 'you' (Rāvaṇa) is implied.

सुग्रीवसचिवं (sugrīvasacivaṁ) - minister of Sugrīva

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sugrīvasaciva

sugrīvasaciva - minister of Sugrīva

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sugrīva+saciva)

• sugrīva – Sugrīva (proper name, the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saciva – minister, companion, assistant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'viddhi' (know me as Sugrīva's minister).

कपिम् (kapim) - monkey, ape

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey, ape

Note: Object of 'viddhi' (know me, the monkey).

सः (saḥ) - that (I) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'aham' (I).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

दौत्येन (dautyena) - as Rāma's envoy (by the embassy, as a messenger, by means of legation)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dautya

dautya - office of a messenger, embassy, message

Derived from dūta (messenger) with suffix -ya.

Note: Indicates the means or purpose of his arrival.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma, belonging to Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name, the hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Qualifies 'dautyena' (Rāma's embassy).

त्वत् (tvat) - Rāvaṇa's (your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your (second person pronoun)

समीपम् (samīpam) - Rāvaṇa's presence (proximity, near, presence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - nearness, proximity, vicinity

Note: Denotes the destination of 'āgataḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, approached (past passive participle)

past passive participle

Formed from root √gam (1st class) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions effectively actively. Qualifies 'saḥ aham'.

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