वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-58, verse-2

अस्मिन्नेवंगते कार्ये भवतां च निवेदिते ।
न्याय्यं स्म सह वैदेह्या द्रष्टुं तौ पार्थिवात्मजौ ॥२॥

2. asminnevaṃgate kārye bhavatāṃ ca nivedite ,
nyāyyaṃ sma saha vaidehyā draṣṭuṃ tau pārthivātmajau.

2. asmin evamgate kārye bhavatām ca nivedite nyāyyam
sma saha vaidehyā draṣṭum tau pārthivātmajau

2. asmin evamgate kārye ca bhavatām nivedite tau
pārthivātmajau saha vaidehyā draṣṭum nyāyyam sma

2. Now that this task has proceeded thus and has been reported to you all, it is indeed proper for us to see those two sons of the king along with Vaidehī.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

• एवम्गते (evamgate) - having thus proceeded (referring to the task) (having thus gone, having thus happened, having thus progressed)

• कार्ये (kārye) - in the work, in the matter, in the task

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (all), your (honorific)

• च (ca) - and

• निवेदिते (nivedite) - having been reported, having been communicated

• न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper, just, reasonable, right

• स्म (sma) - emphatic particle, indicating certainty (indeed, certainly, verily)

• सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

• पार्थिवात्मजौ (pārthivātmajau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two sons of the king)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

एवम्गते (evamgate) - having thus proceeded (referring to the task) (having thus gone, having thus happened, having thus progressed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of evaṃgata

evaṁgata - gone in this manner, thus gone/happened

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'gata' (gone). 'gata' is from root 'gam' + 'kta'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (evam+gata)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, moved, happened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

कार्ये (kārye) - in the work, in the matter, in the task

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, task, duty, to be done

Gerundive (Potential Participle)

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'ṇyat' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (all), your (honorific)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be) + 'śatṛ' suffix. Used as a polite second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निवेदिते (nivedite) - having been reported, having been communicated

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nivedita

nivedita - reported, announced, communicated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ni' (down) + root 'vid' (to know, to inform) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'kārye'.

न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper, just, reasonable, right

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - just, proper, logical, reasonable

From 'nyāya' (justice, rule) + 'ya' suffix.

Note: Predicative adjective.

स्म (sma) - emphatic particle, indicating certainty (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - with Vaidehī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sītā

Derived from 'Videha' (name of a kingdom).

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'tumun' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

पार्थिवात्मजौ (pārthivātmajau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two sons of the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pārthivātmaja

pārthivātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound of 'pārthiva' (king) and 'ātmaja' (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+ātmaja)

• pārthiva – related to earth, king, earthly ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).
• ātmaja – son, born from oneself, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'ja' (born).

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