वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-37, verse-12

दिष्ट्या प्रत्याहृता सीता दिष्ट्या शत्रुः पराजितः ।
एष नः परमः काम एषा नः कीर्तिरुत्तमा ॥१२॥

12. diṣṭyā pratyāhṛtā sītā diṣṭyā śatruḥ parājitaḥ ,
eṣa naḥ paramaḥ kāma eṣā naḥ kīrtiruttamā.

12. diṣṭyā pratyāhṛtā sītā diṣṭyā śatruḥ parājitaḥ
eṣaḥ naḥ paramaḥ kāmaḥ eṣā naḥ kīrtiḥ uttamā

12. diṣṭyā sītā pratyāhṛtā diṣṭyā śatruḥ parājitaḥ
eṣaḥ naḥ paramaḥ kāmaḥ eṣā naḥ uttamā kīrtiḥ

12. Fortunately, Sītā has been recovered; fortunately, the enemy has been defeated. This is our greatest wish, and this is our supreme glory.

Words meanings summery:

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately (fortunately, luckily, by good fortune)

• प्रत्याहृता (pratyāhṛtā) - brought back, recovered (brought back, recovered, taken back)

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife))

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately (fortunately, luckily, by good fortune)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - the enemy (enemy, foe)

• पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated (defeated, conquered, overcome)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, by us)

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, greatest (supreme, highest, utmost)

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine))

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, by us)

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory (fame, glory, renown)

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme (excellent, highest, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately (fortunately, luckily, by good fortune)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of diṣṭi (luck, fate) used adverbially

प्रत्याहृता (pratyāhṛtā) - brought back, recovered (brought back, recovered, taken back)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratyāhṛta

pratyāhṛta - brought back, recovered, withdrawn

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ (to carry) with upasargas prati- and ā-

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name)

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately (fortunately, luckily, by good fortune)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of diṣṭi (luck, fate) used adverbially

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - the enemy (enemy, foe)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

u-stem noun

पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated (defeated, conquered, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parājita

parājita - defeated, conquered, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ji (to conquer) with upasarga parā-

Prefix: parā

Root: √ji (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

Note: Refers to 'kāmaḥ'

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, by us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad, can be genitive, dative, or accusative plural. Here genitive

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, greatest (supreme, highest, utmost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, utmost, supreme, best, most excellent

Superlative form of para (other, distant)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, object of desire

Derived from root √kam (to desire)

Root: √kam (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular

Note: Refers to 'kīrtiḥ'

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, by us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad, can be genitive, dative, or accusative plural. Here genitive

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

Derived from root √kīrt (to praise, mention)

Root: √kīrt (class 10)

उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme (excellent, highest, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, utmost, best, excellent, principal

Superlative form of ud (up, out)