वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-7

इत एव पथा क्षिप्रं प्रतिगच्छाम तां पुरीम् ।
अयोध्यामायतो ह्येष पन्थाः परमदुर्गमः ॥७॥

7. ita eva pathā kṣipraṃ pratigacchāma tāṃ purīm ,
ayodhyāmāyato hyeṣa panthāḥ paramadurgamaḥ.

7. itaḥ eva pathā kṣipram pratigacchāma tām purīm
ayodhyām āyataḥ hi eṣaḥ panthāḥ paramadurgamaḥ

7. itaḥ eva pathā kṣipram tām ayodhyām purīm
pratigacchāma hi eṣaḥ panthāḥ āyataḥ paramadurgamaḥ

7. Let us quickly return to that city, Ayodhya, by this very path. For this path is indeed long and extremely difficult to traverse.

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this very path' (just, only, indeed, very)

• पथा (pathā) - by the path, along the way

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• प्रतिगच्छाम (pratigacchāma) - let us return, we should go back

• ताम् (tām) - referring to the city (purīm) (that, her)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (proper name of a city)

• आयतः (āyataḥ) - long, extensive, extended

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to the path (panthāḥ) (this, he)

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road, way

• परमदुर्गमः (paramadurgamaḥ) - extremely difficult to traverse, most inaccessible

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this very path' (just, only, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

पथा (pathā) - by the path, along the way

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of path

path - path, road, way

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

प्रतिगच्छाम (pratigacchāma) - let us return, we should go back

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of pratigam

Root √gam, with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can also be interpreted as optative (vidhi-liṅ).

ताम् (tām) - referring to the city (purīm) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (proper name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (the capital city of Kosala, Rama's kingdom)

आयतः (āyataḥ) - long, extensive, extended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyata

āyata - long, extended, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yam (to restrain, extend) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to the path (panthāḥ) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, road, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way

परमदुर्गमः (paramadurgamaḥ) - extremely difficult to traverse, most inaccessible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadurgama

paramadurgama - extremely difficult to traverse, most inaccessible

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+durgama)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, extreme
  adjective (masculine)
• durgama – difficult to go, inaccessible, difficult to traverse
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

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