वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-31, verse-66

दूतो ऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
वालिपुत्रो ऽङ्गदो नाम यदि ते श्रोत्रमागतः ॥६६॥

66. dūto'haṃ kosalendrasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
vāliputro'ṅgado nāma yadi te śrotramāgataḥ.

66. dūtaḥ aham kosalendrasya rāmasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
vāliputraḥ aṅgadaḥ nāma yadi te śrotram āgataḥ

66. aham kosalendrasya rāmasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ dūtaḥ (asmi).
vāliputraḥ aṅgadaḥ nāma (asmi),
yadi te śrotram āgataḥ (asti).

66. I am a messenger of Rāma, the lord of Kosala, whose actions are unwearied. My name is Aṅgada, son of Vāli, if you have heard of me.

Words meanings summery:

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - a messenger (messenger, envoy)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कोसलेन्द्रस्य (kosalendrasya) - of the lord of Kosala

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - whose actions are unwearied (whose actions are unwearied, of untiring deeds)

• वालिपुत्रः (vāliputraḥ) - son of Vāli

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada (Aṅgada (name of Vāli's son))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• ते (te) - to your (ear) (to you, for you, your)

• श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - (to your) ear (ear, hearing)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come (to your ear) (arrived, come)

Words meanings and morphology

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - a messenger (messenger, envoy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, emissary

Past Passive Participle

From √du (to go) + kta suffix, used here as an agent noun.

Root: du (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb 'asmi').

कोसलेन्द्रस्य (kosalendrasya) - of the lord of Kosala

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kosalendra

kosalendra - lord of Kosala, king of Kosala

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kosala+indra)

• kosala – Kosala (ancient kingdom in India)
  proper noun (neuter)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case, modifying 'rāmasya'.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Possessive case, indicating whose messenger Angada is.

अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - whose actions are unwearied (whose actions are unwearied, of untiring deeds)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - one whose actions are unwearied/unstained, of untiring deeds

A bahuvrīhi compound: 'a' (not) + 'kliṣṭa' (distressed, weary) + 'karman' (action).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+kliṣṭa+karman)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• kliṣṭa – wearied, distressed, troubled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kliś (to distress, suffer).
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for 'rāmasya'.

वालिपुत्रः (vāliputraḥ) - son of Vāli

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāliputra

vāliputra - son of Vāli

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāli+putra)

• vāli – Vāli (a powerful monkey king in the Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'aham'.

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Aṅgada (Aṅgada (name of Vāli's son))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Aṅgada (name of Vāli's son, a monkey prince)

Note: Predicate nominative, part of the name 'Aṅgada by name'.

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here, meaning 'by name'.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

ते (te) - to your (ear) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative singular, meaning 'to you' or 'for you'.

श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - (to your) ear (ear, hearing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrotra

śrotra - ear, organ of hearing

From root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of motion for 'āgataḥ' (implied).

आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come (to your ear) (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ā' + verbal root √gam (to go) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here refers to 'nāma' or the implied 'it' (the fact of being named Angada).

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