वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-64, verse-11

नय मामपि तं देशं यत्र दृष्टा मम प्रिया ।
न तिष्ठेयं क्षणमपि प्रवृत्तिमुपलभ्य च ॥११॥

11. naya māmapi taṃ deśaṃ yatra dṛṣṭā mama priyā ,
na tiṣṭheyaṃ kṣaṇamapi pravṛttimupalabhya ca.

11. naya mām api tam deśam yatra dṛṣṭā mama priyā
na tiṣṭheyām kṣaṇam api pravṛttim upalabhya ca

11. mama priyā yatra dṛṣṭā,
tam deśam mām api naya.
pravṛttim upalabhya ca,
aham kṣaṇam api na tiṣṭheyām

11. Lead me also to that place where my beloved (Sītā) was seen. And after obtaining news (of her), I would not stay (here) for even a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• नय (naya) - lead, take (lead, guide, take)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - place (place, region, country)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - was seen (seen, beheld)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• प्रिया (priyā) - my beloved (Sītā) (beloved, dear one, wife)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तिष्ठेयाम् (tiṣṭheyām) - I would stay (here, away from her) (I would stand, I would stay, I would remain)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (moment, instant, for a moment)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - news (about Sītā) (news, information, activity, progress)

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained (news) (having obtained, having found, having perceived)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

नय (naya) - lead, take (lead, guide, take)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of nī

Imperative Active

Imperative 2nd person singular form of the root nī.

Prefix:

Root: nī (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

First person pronoun.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with deśam.

देशम् (deśam) - place (place, region, country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Prefix:

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of the verb naya.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'yad'.

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - was seen (seen, beheld)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, beheld

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dṛś (to see), feminine form.

Prefix:

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

First person pronoun.

प्रिया (priyā) - my beloved (Sītā) (beloved, dear one, wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear one, mistress, wife

Feminine form of priya (dear).

Prefix:

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭā' implicitly in a passive construction.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

तिष्ठेयाम् (tiṣṭheyām) - I would stay (here, away from her) (I would stand, I would stay, I would remain)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of sthā

Optative Active

Optative mood 1st person singular form of the root sthā.

Prefix:

Root: sthā (class 1)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (moment, instant, for a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Prefix:

Root: kṣaṇ (class 10)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'kṣaṇam'.

प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - news (about Sītā) (news, information, activity, progress)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, action, news, information, manifestation

From pra + vṛt (to turn, to proceed).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of upalabhya.

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained (news) (having obtained, having found, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (gerund) form of root labh (to obtain) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.