वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-104, verse-11

प्रेषितस्ते यदा वीरो हनूमानवलोककः ।
लङ्कास्थाहं त्वया वीर किं तदा न विसर्जिता ॥११॥

11. preṣitaste yadā vīro hanūmānavalokakaḥ ,
laṅkāsthāhaṃ tvayā vīra kiṃ tadā na visarjitā.

11. preṣitaḥ te yadā vīraḥ hanūmān avalokakaḥ
laṅkāsthā aham tvayā vīra kim tadā na visarjitā

11. Vīra,
yadā te vīraḥ hanūmān avalokakaḥ preṣitaḥ,
tadā laṅkāsthā aham tvayā kim na visarjitā

11. O hero, when the valiant Hanuman was sent as a scout, why was I, then residing in Laṅkā, not released by you?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent, dispatched, appointed

• ते (te) - by you (instrumental sense in context of 'sent by') (your, by you, to you)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - Refers to Hanuman. (hero, brave man, valiant)

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (name of the monkey general)

• अवलोककः (avalokakaḥ) - Here, refers to Hanuman's role as a scout. (observer, scout, one who sees)

• लङ्कास्था (laṅkāsthā) - Refers to Sītā, who is in Laṅkā. (standing/staying in Laṅkā, residing in Laṅkā)

• अहम् (aham) - Refers to Sītā, the speaker. (I)

• त्वया (tvayā) - Refers to Rāma, addressed by Sītā. (by you)

• वीर (vīra) - Addressed to Rāma, the listener. (O hero)

• किम् (kim) - Used as an interrogative particle 'why'. (why, what, whether)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not, no

• विसर्जिता (visarjitā) - Refers to Sītā being released from captivity. (released, sent away, dismissed)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent, dispatched, appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra- + √iṣ (to send) + kta (passive past participle suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

ते (te) - by you (instrumental sense in context of 'sent by') (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here functions with an instrumental sense: 'by you'.

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb formed from relative pronoun yad

वीरः (vīraḥ) - Refers to Hanuman. (hero, brave man, valiant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman (name of the monkey general)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman

अवलोककः (avalokakaḥ) - Here, refers to Hanuman's role as a scout. (observer, scout, one who sees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avalokaka

avalokaka - observer, scout, spectator

agent noun

From ava- + √lok (to see) + ṇvul (aka)

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

लङ्कास्था (laṅkāsthā) - Refers to Sītā, who is in Laṅkā. (standing/staying in Laṅkā, residing in Laṅkā)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkāsthā

laṅkāsthā - residing in Laṅkā

Compound: Laṅkā + sthā (standing)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (laṅkā+sthā)

• laṅkā – Lanka (name of the island kingdom)
  proper noun (feminine)
• sthā – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (feminine)
  kṛt suffix
  Formed from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (I).

अहम् (aham) - Refers to Sītā, the speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वया (tvayā) - Refers to Rāma, addressed by Sītā. (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वीर (vīra) - Addressed to Rāma, the listener. (O hero)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

किम् (kim) - Used as an interrogative particle 'why'. (why, what, whether)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb formed from demonstrative pronoun tad

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विसर्जिता (visarjitā) - Refers to Sītā being released from captivity. (released, sent away, dismissed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of visarjitā

visarjitā - released, sent away, dismissed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vi- + √sṛj (to release, create) + kta (passive past participle suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.