वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-102, verse-2

यन्निमित्तो ऽयमारम्भः कर्मणां च फलोदयः ।
तां देवीं शोकसंतप्तां मैथिलीं द्रष्टुमर्हसि ॥२॥

2. yannimitto'yamārambhaḥ karmaṇāṃ ca phalodayaḥ ,
tāṃ devīṃ śokasaṃtaptāṃ maithilīṃ draṣṭumarhasi.

2. yat nimittaḥ ayam ārambhaḥ karmaṇām ca phalodayaḥ
tām devīm śokasaṃtaptām maithilīm draṣṭum arhasi

2. tām devīm śokasaṃtaptām maithilīm draṣṭum arhasi
yat nimittaḥ ayam ārambhaḥ ca karmaṇām phalodayaḥ

2. You should see that divine Maithili, who is distressed by sorrow, and for whose sake this undertaking and the fruition of actions (karma) are.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - by whom, on account of whom, which

• निमित्तः (nimittaḥ) - on account of (her) (cause, reason, on account of)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - this undertaking (referring to the war for Sita) (undertaking, beginning, enterprise)

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) related to this undertaking (of actions, of deeds)

• च (ca) - and, also

• फलोदयः (phalodayaḥ) - the fruition or successful outcome (of actions) (the rise of fruit, fruition, result)

• ताम् (tām) - her, that

• देवीम् (devīm) - the divine princess (Sita) (goddess, divine lady)

• शोकसंतप्ताम् (śokasaṁtaptām) - Sita, distressed by sorrow (distressed by sorrow, tormented by grief)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita), princess of Mithila

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, in order to see

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - by whom, on account of whom, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

Note: Part of compound yanmimittaḥ. Here in its basic form 'yad'.

निमित्तः (nimittaḥ) - on account of (her) (cause, reason, on account of)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sign

Note: Combined with 'yat' to form 'yanmimittaḥ' (on account of whom)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - this undertaking (referring to the war for Sita) (undertaking, beginning, enterprise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - undertaking, beginning, enterprise

Derived from verb root rabh (to take, to grasp) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) related to this undertaking (of actions, of deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)

Derived from verb root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the concept of karma and its results

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

फलोदयः (phalodayaḥ) - the fruition or successful outcome (of actions) (the rise of fruit, fruition, result)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phalodaya

phalodaya - fruition, prosperity, outcome, result (literally 'rise of fruit')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+udaya)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• udaya – rise, coming forth, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root i (to go) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - her, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

देवीम् (devīm) - the divine princess (Sita) (goddess, divine lady)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

शोकसंतप्ताम् (śokasaṁtaptām) - Sita, distressed by sorrow (distressed by sorrow, tormented by grief)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śokasaṃtapta

śokasaṁtapta - distressed by sorrow, tormented by grief

past passive participle

Compound of śoka (sorrow) and saṃtapta (distressed, heated), past passive participle of √tap with saṃ-

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+saṃtapta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtapta – heated, tormented, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root tap (to heat, to distress) with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle, qualifies Maithilīm

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Maithili (Sita), princess of Mithila

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - Maithili, a princess of Mithila (Sita)

Derived from Mithila (name of a kingdom) + ī suffix

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, in order to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of verb root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

present tense

Present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice of verb root arh (to deserve, to be able)

Root: arh (class 1)