वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-43

यथा तातं दशरथं यथाजं च पितामहम् ।
तथा भवन्तमासाद्य हृषयं मे प्रसीदति ॥४३॥

43. yathā tātaṃ daśarathaṃ yathājaṃ ca pitāmaham ,
tathā bhavantamāsādya hṛṣayaṃ me prasīdati.

43. yathā tātam daśaratham yathā ajam ca pitāmaham
tathā bhavantam āsādya hṛṣayam me prasīdati

43. yathā tātam daśaratham ca yathā ajam pitāmaham
tathā bhavantam āsādya me hṛṣayam prasīdati

43. Just as I regard father Daśaratha and grandfather Aja, so too, by having met you, my heart is greatly pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• तातम् (tātam) - father

• दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Daśaratha (father of Rama)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अजम् (ajam) - Aja (grandfather of Rama)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (Garuḍa, as a revered figure) (you (honorific))

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having met (Garuḍa) (having reached, having met, having obtained)

• हृषयम् (hṛṣayam) - heart, mind (as the seat of emotions) (heart, mind)

• मे (me) - my (Rama's) heart (my, of me)

• प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes greatly pleased (becomes pleased, is appeased, becomes clear)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

तातम् (tātam) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, respected person

दशरथम् (daśaratham) - Daśaratha (father of Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of Rama's father, king of Ayodhya)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अजम् (ajam) - Aja (grandfather of Rama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - Aja (name of Rama's grandfather), unborn, goat

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great
  adjective

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (Garuḍa, as a revered figure) (you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you, lord

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having met (Garuḍa) (having reached, having met, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from ā-√sad with the suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

हृषयम् (hṛṣayam) - heart, mind (as the seat of emotions) (heart, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, essence, core, knowledge

Note: The form 'hṛṣayam' is unusual; it is most likely a textual variant or error for 'hṛdayam' (heart/mind), which perfectly fits the context of 'prasīdati' (is pleased). The analysis proceeds as if 'hṛdayam' was intended.

मे (me) - my (Rama's) heart (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes greatly pleased (becomes pleased, is appeased, becomes clear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of prasīd

Present tense

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

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