वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-107, verse-18

सिद्धार्था खलु कौसल्या या त्वां राम गृहं गतम् ।
वनान्निवृत्तं संहृष्टा द्रक्ष्यते शत्रुसूदन ॥१८॥

18. siddhārthā khalu kausalyā yā tvāṃ rāma gṛhaṃ gatam ,
vanānnivṛttaṃ saṃhṛṣṭā drakṣyate śatrusūdana.

18. siddhārthā khalu kausalyā yā tvām rāma gṛham gatam
vanāt nivṛttam saṃhṛṣṭā drakṣyate śatru-sūdana

18. khalu kausalyā siddhārthā,
yā rāma tvām śatru-sūdana vanāt nivṛttam gṛham gatam saṃhṛṣṭā drakṣyate.

18. Indeed, Kausalya will be fulfilled, who, O Rāma, will joyfully see you, the vanquisher of foes, returned home from the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• सिद्धार्था (siddhārthā) - one whose purpose is accomplished, fulfilled, successful

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya (Rāma's mother)

• या (yā) - who, which

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• गृहम् (gṛham) - home, house

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, arrived

• वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest

• निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - returned, come back

• संहृष्टा (saṁhṛṣṭā) - joyful, greatly delighted

• द्रक्ष्यते (drakṣyate) - she will see

• शत्रु-सूदन (śatru-sūdana) - O slayer of enemies, O vanquisher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

सिद्धार्था (siddhārthā) - one whose purpose is accomplished, fulfilled, successful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhārtha

siddhārtha - one whose aim is accomplished, successful, fulfilled

Bahuvrīhi compound: siddha (accomplished) + artha (purpose)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siddha+artha)

• siddha – accomplished, perfected, fulfilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Kausalya.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya (Rāma's mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya (mother of Rāma)

Derived from Kosala (name of a kingdom) + -ya

या (yā) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with Kausalya.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you, yourself

Note: Refers to Rāma.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasant, charming

Note: An address to Rāma.

गृहम् (gṛham) - home, house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Used adverbially as 'homeward'.

गतम् (gatam) - gone, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) + suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tvām (Rāma).

वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - returned, come back

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - returned, turned back, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt with prefix ni- and suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tvām (Rāma).

संहृष्टा (saṁhṛṣṭā) - joyful, greatly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, joyful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ (to rejoice) with prefix sam- and suffix -ta

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Kausalya.

द्रक्ष्यते (drakṣyate) - she will see

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The verb is active voice, but with middle endings (ātmanepada) in some roots in future.

शत्रु-सूदन (śatru-sūdana) - O slayer of enemies, O vanquisher of foes

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrusūdana

śatrusūdana - slayer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Tatpuruṣa compound: śatru (enemy) + sūdana (destroyer, slayer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+sūdana)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Addressing Rāma.

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