वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-19

कदा नु खलु मां साध्वी सीतामरसुतोपमा ।
सोत्कण्ठा कण्ठमालम्ब्य मोक्ष्यत्यानन्दजं जलम् ॥१९॥

19. kadā nu khalu māṃ sādhvī sītāmarasutopamā ,
sotkaṇṭhā kaṇṭhamālambya mokṣyatyānandajaṃ jalam.

19. kadā nu khalu mām sādhvī sītā amarasutopamā
sotkaṇṭhā kaṇṭham ālambya mokṣyati ānandajam jalam

19. kadā nu khalu sādhvī sītā amarasutopamā sotkaṇṭhā
kaṇṭham ālambya mām ānandajam jalam mokṣyati

19. When, indeed, will the virtuous Sītā, who resembles a daughter of the gods, full of longing, embrace my neck and shed tears of joy upon me?

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when?

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, certainly, therefore)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely (emphasizing) (indeed, surely, certainly, for, of course)

• माम् (mām) - me

• साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous, chaste (Sītā) (virtuous, chaste, righteous woman)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā, the wife of Rāma (Sītā)

• अमरसुतोपमा (amarasutopamā) - like a daughter of gods (resembling a daughter of gods, goddess-like)

• सोत्कण्ठा (sotkaṇṭhā) - full of longing (full of longing, eager, yearning)

• कण्ठम् (kaṇṭham) - neck (neck, throat)

• आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having embraced (having embraced, having clung to, having supported)

• मोक्ष्यति (mokṣyati) - she will shed (tears) (she will release, she will let go, she will shed)

• आनन्दजम् (ānandajam) - born of joy (tears) (born of joy, caused by happiness)

• जलम् (jalam) - tears (water, liquid; tears)

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, certainly, therefore)

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely (emphasizing) (indeed, surely, certainly, for, of course)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous, chaste (Sītā) (virtuous, chaste, righteous woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, chaste woman; good, righteous (feminine)

feminine form of sādhu

Note: agrees with Sītā

सीता (sītā) - Sītā, the wife of Rāma (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife)

अमरसुतोपमा (amarasutopamā) - like a daughter of gods (resembling a daughter of gods, goddess-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amarasutopamā

amarasutopamā - resembling a daughter of gods

compound of amarasuta and upamā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-bahuvrihi (amara+suta+upamā)

• amara – immortal, a god
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child; daughter (feminine form is sutā)
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle of √sū (to be get), here noun
  Root: sū (class 2)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: agrees with Sītā. amarasuta is a tatpuruṣa 'daughter of gods', then upamā is a bahuvrihi 'one whose comparison is a daughter of gods'

सोत्कण्ठा (sotkaṇṭhā) - full of longing (full of longing, eager, yearning)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sotkaṇṭha

sotkaṇṭha - full of longing, eager, yearning

Bahuvrihi compound 'sa' (with) + 'utkaṇṭhā' (longing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+utkaṇṭhā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix used in compounds
• utkaṇṭhā – longing, yearning, eagerness
  noun (feminine)

Note: agrees with Sītā

कण्ठम् (kaṇṭham) - neck (neck, throat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - neck, throat

आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having embraced (having embraced, having clung to, having supported)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive of ā-lamb

Prefix: ā

Root: lamb (class 1)

मोक्ष्यति (mokṣyati) - she will shed (tears) (she will release, she will let go, she will shed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of mokṣ

future active verb form

future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: muc (class 6)

आनन्दजम् (ānandajam) - born of joy (tears) (born of joy, caused by happiness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ānandaja

ānandaja - born of joy, caused by happiness

compound of ānanda and ja

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ānanda+ja)

• ānanda – joy, happiness, delight
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: agrees with jalam

जलम् (jalam) - tears (water, liquid; tears)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, liquid

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