वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-39, verse-17

यथैव मां वनं यान्तमनुयातो महाद्युतिः ।
अहमप्यनुयास्यामि तथैवैनं यमक्षयम् ॥१७॥

17. yathaiva māṃ vanaṃ yāntamanuyāto mahādyutiḥ ,
ahamapyanuyāsyāmi tathaivainaṃ yamakṣayam.

17. yathā eva mām vanam yāntam anuyātaḥ mahādyutiḥ
aham api anuyāsyāmi tathā eva enam yama-kṣayam

17. yathā eva mahādyutiḥ mām vanam yāntam anuyātaḥ,
tathā eva aham api enam yama-kṣayam anuyāsyāmi.

17. Just as the exceedingly glorious one followed me when I went to the forest, so too I shall follow him to the abode of Yama.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative)

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, while going

• अनुयातः (anuyātaḥ) - followed

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - glorious, of great splendor

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - I shall follow

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• एनम् (enam) - him (accusative)

• यम-क्षयम् (yama-kṣayam) - to the abode of Yama, the abode of death

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

माम् (mām) - me (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun

Note: Object of 'anuyātaḥ' and 'yāntam'.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, while going

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yānt

yānt - going

Present active participle

From root √yā (to go) + -at suffix

Root: yā (class 2)

अनुयातः (anuyātaḥ) - followed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuyāta

anuyāta - followed, gone after

Past Passive Participle

From root √yā (to go) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used actively here, 'one who has followed'.

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - glorious, of great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  Derived from mahat
• dyuti – splendor, brightness, glory
  noun (feminine)
  From root √dyut (to shine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'anuyātaḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - I shall follow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of anuyā

Future active indicative

From root √yā (to go) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Corresponds to 'yathā'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

एनम् (enam) - him (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - him, this one

Pronominal stem 'ena' used for demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'anuyāsyāmi'.

यम-क्षयम् (yama-kṣayam) - to the abode of Yama, the abode of death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yamakṣaya

yamakṣaya - abode of Yama (the god of death)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+kṣaya)

• yama – Yama, the god of death and justice
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – abode, dwelling, destruction, end
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṣi (to dwell, to destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)