वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-10, verse-36

प्राञ्जलिः सा तु पर्श्वस्था प्राह वाक्यं सरस्वती ।
इयमस्म्यागता देवकिं कार्यं करवाण्यहम् ॥३६॥

36. prāñjaliḥ sā tu parśvasthā prāha vākyaṃ sarasvatī ,
iyamasmyāgatā devakiṃ kāryaṃ karavāṇyaham.

36. prāñjaliḥ sā tu pārśvasthā prāha vākyam sarasvatī
iyam asmi āgatā deva kim kāryam karavāṇi aham

36. sā sarasvatī tu prāñjaliḥ pārśvasthā vākyam prāha: "deva,
iyam asmi āgatā,
aham kim kāryam karavāṇi?"

36. And she, Sarasvatī, standing by his side with folded hands, spoke these words: 'O god, I have come; what task shall I perform?'

Words meanings summery:

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; with joined palms (in reverence)

• सा (sā) - Sarasvatī (she)

• तु (tu) - and (but; and; indeed)

• पार्श्वस्था (pārśvasthā) - standing by his (Brahmā's) side (standing by the side; near)

• प्राह (prāha) - she said; she spoke

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; speech; statement

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning and arts)

• इयम् (iyam) - I (Sarasvatī) (I; this (feminine))

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am; I exist

• आगता (āgatā) - arrived; come (feminine)

• देव (deva) - O Brahmā (O god; O divine one)

• किम् (kim) - what; which

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task; duty; to be done

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do; let me do; I shall do

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sarasvatī) (I)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; with joined palms (in reverence)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands (as a gesture of respect or prayer)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – before, forth, very
  indeclinable
• añjali – the cavity formed by joining the palms of the hands; folded hands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `sā` (Sarasvatī).

सा (sā) - Sarasvatī (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Sarasvatī.

तु (tu) - and (but; and; indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पार्श्वस्था (pārśvasthā) - standing by his (Brahmā's) side (standing by the side; near)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pārśvastha

pārśvastha - standing by the side, being near

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārśva+stha)

• pārśva – side, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, being, situated
  adjective
  Agent noun / Secondary derivation
  Suffix -a from √sthā
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sā` (Sarasvatī).

प्राह (prāha) - she said; she spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √ah

Perfect Active 3rd Singular

Perfect tense of √ah (or √brū with pra- prefix)

Prefix: pra

Root: √ah (class 2)

Note: The root is often considered `pra-√brū` in this context.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; speech; statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `prāha`.

सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning and arts)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning, arts, and wisdom)

Note: Subject of `prāha`.

इयम् (iyam) - I (Sarasvatī) (I; this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of `asmi āgatā`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am; I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present Active 1st Singular

from √as (class 2P)

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: Copula.

आगता (āgatā) - arrived; come (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

formed from √gam (to go) with ā- prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective agreeing with `iyam`.

देव (deva) - O Brahmā (O god; O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: √div (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

किम् (kim) - what; which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, qualifying `kāryam`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task; duty; to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, work

Gerundive

formed from √kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `karavāṇi`.

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do; let me do; I shall do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √kṛ

Imperative Active 1st Singular

formed from √kṛ (class 8U)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses an offer or a question about what to do.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sarasvatī) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of `karavāṇi`.