वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-20

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उपस्थापय मे क्षिप्रं विमानं राक्षसेश्वर ।
कृतकार्यस्य मे वासः कथं चिदिह संमतः ॥२०॥

20. upasthāpaya me kṣipraṃ vimānaṃ rākṣaseśvara ,
kṛtakāryasya me vāsaḥ kathaṃ cidiha saṃmataḥ.

20. upasthāpaya me kṣipraṃ vimānaṃ rākṣaseśvara
kṛtakāryasya me vāsaḥ kathaṃ cit iha saṃmataḥ

20. O lord of rākṣasas, quickly prepare my aerial chariot. My stay here, now that my task is accomplished, is somehow not agreeable.

Words meanings summery:

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उपस्थापय (upasthāpaya) - prepare (the aerial chariot) (prepare, present, bring near)

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

विमानं (vimānaṁ) - aerial chariot (aerial chariot, celestial car, airplane)

राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of rākṣasas (addressed to Vibhīṣaṇa) (O lord of rākṣasas)

कृतकार्यस्य (kṛtakāryasya) - of me, whose task is accomplished (of one whose task is done, of one who has accomplished their purpose)

मे (me) - my (residence) (my, of me)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - stay (here) (dwelling, residence, stay)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, somehow (how, in what manner)

चित् (cit) - somehow (in conjunction with kathaṃ) (a particle implying 'and', 'also', 'even', 'though', 'surely', 'any')

इह (iha) - here (here, in this place)

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - agreeable, suitable (agreed, approved, desired, suitable, honored)

Words meanings and morphology

उपस्थापय (upasthāpaya) - prepare (the aerial chariot) (prepare, present, bring near)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of upasthāpay

Causative formation

Causative stem from root sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative singular (alternatively genitive singular).

क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

विमानं (vimānaṁ) - aerial chariot (aerial chariot, celestial car, airplane)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - celestial car, aerial chariot, aircraft

From vi- + māna (measure, building). Meaning 'without measure' or 'flying machine'.

Root: mā (class 2)

राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of rākṣasas (addressed to Vibhīṣaṇa) (O lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

rākṣasa – a rākṣasa, demon
noun (masculine)
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
īśvara – lord, master, ruler
noun (masculine)
From root īś (to rule)
Root: īś (class 2)

कृतकार्यस्य (kṛtakāryasya) - of me, whose task is accomplished (of one whose task is done, of one who has accomplished their purpose)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtakārya

kṛtakārya - one who has accomplished a task, whose work is done

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kārya)

kṛta – done, made, accomplished
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
kārya – work, task, duty, to be done
noun (neuter)
Gerundive / Noun from root kṛ
From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'me' (my) implied.

मे (me) - my (residence) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Genitive singular.

वासः (vāsaḥ) - stay (here) (dwelling, residence, stay)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, living, stay

From root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)