वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-46

अहं सखा ते काकुत्स्थ प्रियः प्राणो बहिश्चरः ।
गरुत्मानिह संप्राप्तो युवयोः साह्यकारणात् ॥४६॥

46. ahaṃ sakhā te kākutstha priyaḥ prāṇo bahiścaraḥ ,
garutmāniha saṃprāpto yuvayoḥ sāhyakāraṇāt.

46. aham sakhā te kākutstha priyaḥ prāṇaḥ bahiścaraḥ
garutmān iha saṃprāptaḥ yuvayoḥ sāhyakāraṇāt

46. aham te priyaḥ sakhā bahiścaraḥ prāṇaḥ kākutstha
garutmān iha yuvayoḥ sāhyakāraṇāt saṃprāptaḥ

46. “O Kākutstha, I am your dear friend, your very life-breath (prāṇa) moving outside your body. Garuda has arrived here for the purpose of helping you two.”

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

• ते (te) - your, to you

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Kākutstha (an epithet for Rāma) (O Kākutstha (descendant of Kākutstha))

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life-breath (prāṇa) (breath, life-breath, vital air)

• बहिश्चरः (bahiścaraḥ) - moving outside, external

• गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garuda (the winged one)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - arrived, reached, obtained

• युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you two, for you two

• साह्यकारणात् (sāhyakāraṇāt) - for the purpose of help/assistance, due to help

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: First person singular nominative pronoun.

सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

Note: Nominative singular of 'sakhi'.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Kākutstha (an epithet for Rāma) (O Kākutstha (descendant of Kākutstha))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kākutstha (an epithet of Rāma)

Patronymic from Kākutstha.

Note: Vocative singular, addressing Rāma.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasant

Note: Nominative singular, modifying 'sakhā'.

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - life-breath (prāṇa) (breath, life-breath, vital air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force

From 'pra-an' (to breathe forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular.

बहिश्चरः (bahiścaraḥ) - moving outside, external

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahiścara

bahiścara - moving outside, going out, external

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bahis+cara)

• bahis – outside, externally
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going
  adjective
  nominal derivative from √car
  From root 'car' (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular, modifying 'prāṇaḥ'.

गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garuda (the winged one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garutmat

garutmat - winged, Garuda

Possessive suffix -mat added to 'garut' (wing).

Note: Nominative singular.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - arrived, reached, obtained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained

past passive participle

Derived from root 'āp' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Nominative singular masculine past passive participle.

युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you two, for you two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive dual.

साह्यकारणात् (sāhyakāraṇāt) - for the purpose of help/assistance, due to help

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sāhyakāraṇa

sāhyakāraṇa - reason for help, for the sake of assistance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sahāya+kāraṇa)

• sahāya – help, assistance
  noun (masculine)
  Can also be derived from 'sāhya' (helpfulness).
• kāraṇa – reason, cause, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Ablative singular, indicating purpose or cause.

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