वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-16, verse-29

गच्छ पौलस्त्य विस्रब्धः पथा येन त्वमिच्छसि ।
मया त्वमभ्यनुज्ञातो राक्षसाधिप गम्यताम् ॥२९॥

29. gaccha paulastya visrabdhaḥ pathā yena tvamicchasi ,
mayā tvamabhyanujñāto rākṣasādhipa gamyatām.

29. gaccha paulastya visrabdhaḥ pathā yena tvam icchasi
mayā tvam abhyanujñātaḥ rākṣasādhipa gamyatām

29. paulastya visrabdhaḥ gaccha yena pathā tvam icchasi
rākṣasādhipa mayā tvam abhyanujñātaḥ gamyatām

29. Go, O descendant of Pulastya, confidently by whichever path you desire. O lord of rākṣasas, you are permitted by me; therefore, proceed!

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

• पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - O Rāvaṇa (O descendant of Pulastya)

• विस्रब्धः (visrabdhaḥ) - confident, fearless, trusting

• पथा (pathā) - by the path, along the way

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• मया (mayā) - by me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

• राक्षसाधिप (rākṣasādhipa) - O Rāvaṇa (O lord of rākṣasas (demons))

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - proceed, you may go (let it be gone, go (impersonal command))

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular present active imperative

Root: gam (class 1)

पौलस्त्य (paulastya) - O Rāvaṇa (O descendant of Pulastya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paulastya

paulastya - descendant of Pulastya (Rāvaṇa, as Pulastya was his grandfather)

A patronymic formed from Pulastya

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

विस्रब्धः (visrabdhaḥ) - confident, fearless, trusting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visrabdha

visrabdha - confident, fearless, trusting, at ease

Past Passive Participle

from root śrambh (to trust) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śrambh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject 'you'.

पथा (pathā) - by the path, along the way

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Expresses the means or route.

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

Note: Agrees with 'pathā'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense

2nd person singular present active indicative (from desiderative root 'iccha')

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction ('abhyanujñātaḥ').

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of the passive construction 'abhyanujñātaḥ'.

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, allowed, assented to, sanctioned

Past Passive Participle

from root jñā (to know) with prefixes abhi and anu

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to 'tvam'.

राक्षसाधिप (rākṣasādhipa) - O Rāvaṇa (O lord of rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣasādhipa

rākṣasādhipa - lord of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+adhipa)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - proceed, you may go (let it be gone, go (impersonal command))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Passive Imperative Mood

3rd person singular present passive imperative

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Impersonal construction; means 'let going happen' or 'one should go'.