वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-20, verse-12

महर्षे देवगन्धर्वविहार समरप्रिय ।
अहं खलूद्यतो गन्तुं विजयार्थी रसातलम् ॥१२॥

12. maharṣe devagandharvavihāra samarapriya ,
ahaṃ khalūdyato gantuṃ vijayārthī rasātalam.

12. maharṣe devagandharvavihāra samarariya aham
khalu udyataḥ gantum vijayārthī rasātalam

12. maharṣe devagandharvavihāra samarariya,
aham khalu vijayārthī rasātalam gantum udyataḥ

12. O great sage, O one who moves among gods and gandharvas, O lover of battle! I am indeed ready to go to Rasātala, seeking victory.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage

• देवगन्धर्वविहार (devagandharvavihāra) - one who moves among gods and gandharvas (one whose abode is among gods and gandharvas, moving among gods and gandharvas)

• समररिय (samarariya) - O lover of battle

• अहम् (aham) - I

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready (ready, prepared, undertaken)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go (to go, for going)

• विजयार्थी (vijayārthī) - seeking victory (seeking victory, desirous of victory)

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to Rasātala (a netherworld)

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, seer

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

देवगन्धर्वविहार (devagandharvavihāra) - one who moves among gods and gandharvas (one whose abode is among gods and gandharvas, moving among gods and gandharvas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devagandharvavihāra

devagandharvavihāra - one whose play/abode is among gods and gandharvas

Compound type : bahuvrihi (deva+gandharva+vihāra)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• gandharva – a class of celestial musicians
  noun (masculine)
• vihāra – moving about, sport, abode, monastery
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix vi + root hṛ (to carry, roam)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

समररिय (samarariya) - O lover of battle

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of samarariya

samarariya - lover of battle, fond of war

Compound type : tatpurusha (samara+priya)

• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: amṛ (class 1)
• priya – dear, beloved, fond of
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready (ready, prepared, undertaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, undertaken, raised

Past Passive Participle

from prefix ud + root yam (to restrain, to strive)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham'.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go (to go, for going)

(verb)

active

Infinitive

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

विजयार्थी (vijayārthī) - seeking victory (seeking victory, desirous of victory)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijayārthin

vijayārthin - seeking victory, desirous of conquest

compound of vijaya (victory) and arthin (seeking)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vijaya+arthin)

• vijaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix vi + root ji (to conquer)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)
• arthin – seeking, desirous of, petitioner
  adjective (masculine)
  from artha (purpose, object)
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to Rasātala (a netherworld)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - the lowest of the seven netherworlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth, fluid
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom, lower part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates destination.