वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-108, verse-2

अमोघं दर्शनं राम तवास्माकं परंतप ।
प्रीतियुक्तो ऽस्मि तेन त्वं ब्रूहि यन्मनसेच्छसि ॥२॥

2. amoghaṃ darśanaṃ rāma tavāsmākaṃ paraṃtapa ,
prītiyukto'smi tena tvaṃ brūhi yanmanasecchasi.

2. amogham darśanam rāma tava asmākam paraṃtapa
prītiyuktaḥ asmi tena tvam brūhi yat manasā icchasi

2. O Rama, O tormentor of foes (paraṃtapa), your sight (darśana) is unfailing for us. I am pleased by this; therefore, tell me what you desire in your mind.

Words meanings summery:

• अमोघम् (amogham) - unfailing, fruitful, not in vain

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - your presence or the sight of you (sight, vision, presence, seeing)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तव (tava) - your (Rama's) presence (your)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, our

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies

• प्रीतियुक्तः (prītiyuktaḥ) - pleased, filled with joy

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, for that reason

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with mind, in mind

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

Words meanings and morphology

अमोघम् (amogham) - unfailing, fruitful, not in vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amogha

amogha - unfailing, fruitful, efficacious, not in vain

a-mogha (not-futile)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mogha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mogha – vain, useless, futile
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'darśanam'.

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - your presence or the sight of you (sight, vision, presence, seeing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - sight, vision, seeing, audience, presence, philosophy

from root dṛś + lyuṭ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject of the clause 'amogham darśanam'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, black

तव (tava) - your (Rama's) presence (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to Rama.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here with meaning 'for us'.

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies, prince

from para + tapa

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (para+tapa)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – causing pain, tormenting (agent noun)
  noun (masculine)
  from root tap + ac
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Rama.

प्रीतियुक्तः (prītiyuktaḥ) - pleased, filled with joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītiyukta

prītiyukta - pleased, delighted, associated with love

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+yukta)

• prīti – pleasure, joy, love, satisfaction
  noun (feminine)
• yukta – joined, associated, endowed with, engaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yuj + kta
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject 'I' (Indra).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adverbial usage 'therefore'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Subject of 'brūhi'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

Note: Object of 'icchasi'.

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with mind, in mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Instrumental 'by means of the mind'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iş

Root: iş (class 6)

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