वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-21

दृष्टः कश्चिदुपायो मे सीतोपस्थानकारकः ।
रुचितश्चेत् स्वया बुद्ध्या राक्षसेश्वर तं शृणु ॥२१॥

21. dṛṣṭaḥ kaścidupāyo me sītopasthānakārakaḥ ,
rucitaścet svayā buddhyā rākṣaseśvara taṃ śṛṇu.

21. dṛṣṭaḥ kaścit upāyaḥ me sītopasthānakārakaḥ
rucitaḥ cet svayā buddhyā rākṣaseśvara tam śṛṇu

21. me sītopasthānakārakaḥ kaścit upāyaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ
rākṣaseśvara cet svayā buddhyā rucitaḥ tam śṛṇu

21. I have found a certain method to bring Sītā near. O lord of rākṣasas, if it is agreeable to your own intellect, then listen to it.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - found (a method) (seen, observed, perceived, found)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (method) (someone, something, a certain, some)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - method (means, method, plan, approach)

• मे (me) - by me (to me, for me, by me, my)

• सीतोपस्थानकारकः (sītopasthānakārakaḥ) - causing Sītā's presence (causing Sītā's presence, bringing Sītā near)

• रुचीतः (rucītaḥ) - agreeable (liked, pleasing, agreeable)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• स्वया (svayā) - by your own (by one's own, by my own, by your own)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect (by intellect, by understanding, by wisdom)

• राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (O lord of rākṣasas, O king of demons)

• तम् (tam) - that (method) (him, that, it)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to it) (listen, hear)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - found (a method) (seen, observed, perceived, found)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (method) (someone, something, a certain, some)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain one

Combination of kim (what/who) and cid (an indefinite particle)

Note: `cid` is an indeclinable, `kaścit` is declined from `kim`.

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - method (means, method, plan, approach)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

From upa (towards) + √i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

मे (me) - by me (to me, for me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here with a passive construction, so it takes an instrumental sense.

सीतोपस्थानकारकः (sītopasthānakārakaḥ) - causing Sītā's presence (causing Sītā's presence, bringing Sītā near)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sītopasthānakāraka

sītopasthānakāraka - one who brings Sītā near, one who causes Sītā's presence

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+upasthāna+kāraka)

• sītā – Sītā (proper name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• upasthāna – presence, proximity, approach
  noun (neuter)
  From upa (near) + √sthā (to stand) + ana suffix
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kāraka – doer, maker, causer, agent
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do) + aka suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies upāyaḥ.

रुचीतः (rucītaḥ) - agreeable (liked, pleasing, agreeable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rucita

rucita - liked, pleasing, agreeable

Past Passive Participle

From root √ruc (to shine, to please)

Root: ruc (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Particle

स्वया (svayā) - by your own (by one's own, by my own, by your own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect (by intellect, by understanding, by wisdom)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, wisdom

From √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa) (O lord of rākṣasas, O king of demons)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule)
  Root: īś (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (method) (him, that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to upāyaḥ.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to it) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

2nd singular imperative form.

Root: śru (class 5)

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