वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-32

तदिदं सत्यमेवाहं करिष्ये प्रियमात्मनः ।
वैदेहीं नाशयिष्यामि क्षत्रबन्धुमनुव्रताम् ।
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सचिवान् खड्गमाशु परामृशत् ॥३२॥

32. tadidaṃ satyamevāhaṃ kariṣye priyamātmanaḥ ,
vaidehīṃ nāśayiṣyāmi kṣatrabandhumanuvratām ,
ityevamuktvā sacivān khaḍgamāśu parāmṛśat.

32. tat idam satyam eva aham kariṣye
priyam ātmanaḥ vaidehīm nāśayiṣyāmi
kṣatrabandhum anuvratām iti evam
uktvā sacivān khaḍgam āśu parāmṛśat

32. aham satyam eva ātmanaḥ priyam idam
tat kariṣye kṣatrabandhum anuvratām
vaidehīm nāśayiṣyāmi iti evam
sacivān uktvā khaḍgam āśu parāmṛśat

32. Therefore, I will certainly do this, which is agreeable to my own self (ātman). I will destroy Vaidehī, who is devoted to that kṣatriya-kinsman. Having said this to his ministers, he quickly seized his sword.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, referring to the subsequent action (that, therefore)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सत्यम् (satyam) - certainly, indeed (truly, certainly, truth)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

• अहम् (aham) - Rāvaṇa (the speaker) (I)

• करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do, I will make

• प्रियम् (priyam) - agreeable (to my self) (dear, agreeable, beloved)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own being/person (of the self, of one's own self)

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Princess of Videha, Sītā (Vaidehī (Sītā))

• नाशयिष्यामि (nāśayiṣyāmi) - I will destroy

• क्षत्रबन्धुम् (kṣatrabandhum) - Rāma, referred to disparagingly as a kṣatriya in name only (kinsman of kṣatriyas, a pseudo-kṣatriya)

• अनुव्रताम् (anuvratām) - devoted to (that kṣatriya-kinsman) (devoted to, faithful to)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a quote or reported speech (thus, so)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to what was just said) (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - he seized, he grasped

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, referring to the subsequent action (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

सत्यम् (satyam) - certainly, indeed (truly, certainly, truth)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - Rāvaṇa (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do, I will make

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Middle

Root kṛ, Future Tense, Middle Voice, First Person Singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रियम् (priyam) - agreeable (to my self) (dear, agreeable, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, agreeable, pleasing

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own being/person (of the self, of one's own self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - Princess of Videha, Sītā (Vaidehī (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - Princess of Videha, Sītā

Feminine derivative of Videha.

नाशयिष्यामि (nāśayiṣyāmi) - I will destroy

(verb)

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

Future Active

Causative stem of nāś (to perish) in Future Tense, Active Voice, First Person Singular.

Root: naś (class 4)

क्षत्रबन्धुम् (kṣatrabandhum) - Rāma, referred to disparagingly as a kṣatriya in name only (kinsman of kṣatriyas, a pseudo-kṣatriya)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - a kinsman of kṣatriyas, a pseudo-kṣatriya, a kṣatriya in name only

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, kṣatriya class
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 2)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

अनुव्रताम् (anuvratām) - devoted to (that kṣatriya-kinsman) (devoted to, faithful to)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuvrata

anuvrata - devoted, faithful, conforming to

Derived from anu-vrata (following a vow).

इति (iti) - marking the end of a quote or reported speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to what was just said) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, associate

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of adjective āśu.

परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - he seized, he grasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of parāmṛś

Imperfect Active

Root mṛś (to touch) with prefix parā, Imperfect Tense, Active Voice, Third Person Singular.

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)

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