वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-3, verse-16

अहं हि लोकपालानां चतुर्थं स्रष्टुमुद्यतः ।
यमेन्द्रवरुणानां हि पदं यत्तव चेप्सितम् ॥१६॥

16. ahaṃ hi lokapālānāṃ caturthaṃ sraṣṭumudyataḥ ,
yamendravaruṇānāṃ hi padaṃ yattava cepsitam.

16. aham hi lokapālānām caturtham sraṣṭum udyataḥ
yamendravāruṇānām hi padam yat tava ca īpsitam

16. aham hi lokapālānām caturtham sraṣṭum udyataḥ.
yat yamendravāruṇānām padam hi tava ca īpsitam

16. Indeed, I am prepared to appoint the fourth of the world-guardians. The position of Yama, Indra, and Varuṇa is indeed what you desire.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I (Brahmā) (I)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• लोकपालानाम् (lokapālānām) - of the world-guardians (like Yama, Indra, Varuṇa) (of the protectors of the worlds, of the world-guardians)

• चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth (one, i.e., protector) (the fourth (acc. masc. or neuter))

• स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create, to appoint (to create, to emit)

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared, ready (to act) (prepared, ready, exerted, risen)

• यमेन्द्रवारुणानाम् (yamendravāruṇānām) - of Yama, Indra, and Varuṇa (the existing world-guardians) (of Yama, Indra, and Varuṇa)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• पदम् (padam) - the position, status (position, place, step, foot)

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to 'padam') (which, what)

• तव (tava) - your (referring to Vaiśravaṇa's desire) (your, of you)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for, longed for)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I (Brahmā) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

लोकपालानाम् (lokapālānām) - of the world-guardians (like Yama, Indra, Varuṇa) (of the protectors of the worlds, of the world-guardians)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - guardian of the world, protector of regions, regent of a cardinal point

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, region, people
  noun (masculine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)

चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth (one, i.e., protector) (the fourth (acc. masc. or neuter))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

Ordinal numeral from catur (four)

Note: Refers to the position or the person occupying it.

स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create, to appoint (to create, to emit)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of sṛj

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - prepared, ready (to act) (prepared, ready, exerted, risen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, risen, exerted, uplifted

Past Passive Participle

From ud- + √yam (to restrain, to lift) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (implied by ending).

यमेन्द्रवारुणानाम् (yamendravāruṇānām) - of Yama, Indra, and Varuṇa (the existing world-guardians) (of Yama, Indra, and Varuṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yamendravāruṇa

yamendravāruṇa - Yama, Indra, and Varuṇa (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (yama+indra+varuṇa)

• yama – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• varuṇa – Varuṇa (god of waters)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: This is a collective genitive plural.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

पदम् (padam) - the position, status (position, place, step, foot)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, pace, track, mark, position, station, rank

Note: Refers to the office or rank of a Lokapāla.

यत् (yat) - which (referring to 'padam') (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

तव (tava) - your (referring to Vaiśravaṇa's desire) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for, longed for)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, longed for, favorite, loved

Past Passive Participle

From desiderative stem of √āp (to obtain) + kta (P.P.P. suffix). Desiderative of āp is īps

Root: āp (class 5)