वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-40, verse-11

गम्यतां च यथाकाममागच्छेस्त्वं यदा स्मरे ।
एवमस्त्विति रामेण विसृष्टः पुष्पकः पुनः ।
अभिप्रेतां दिशं प्रायात् पुष्पकः पुष्पभूषितः ॥११॥

11. gamyatāṃ ca yathākāmamāgacchestvaṃ yadā smare ,
evamastviti rāmeṇa visṛṣṭaḥ puṣpakaḥ punaḥ ,
abhipretāṃ diśaṃ prāyāt puṣpakaḥ puṣpabhūṣitaḥ.

11. gamyatām ca yathākāmam āgaccheḥ tvam
yadā smare evam astu iti rāmeṇa
visṛṣṭaḥ puṣpakaḥ punaḥ abhipretām
diśam prāyāt puṣpakaḥ puṣpabhūṣitaḥ

11. (Rāma said,) "Go as you wish, and you shall return when I think of you." With the words "So be it," the Puṣpaka (aerial chariot), adorned with flowers and dismissed by Rāma, then departed towards the desired direction.

Words meanings summery:

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it go, you (it) may go (addressed to the aerial chariot) (let it be gone, may it go)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as you wish (according to desire, as wished, as one pleases)

• आगच्छेः (āgaccheḥ) - you shall return (you may come, you should come)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to the Puṣpaka) (you)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

• स्मरे (smare) - I think of you (I may remember, I might think of)

• एवम् (evam) - so (introducing "so be it") (thus, so, in this manner)

• अस्तु (astu) - be it so (let it be, may it be)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, as follows (marks quoted speech))

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - dismissed (dismissed, sent forth, released)

• पुष्पकः (puṣpakaḥ) - the Puṣpaka aerial chariot

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, further)

• अभिप्रेताम् (abhipretām) - desired (desired, intended, beloved)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter of the sky, region)

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed (went forth, departed)

• पुष्पकः (puṣpakaḥ) - the Puṣpaka aerial chariot

• पुष्पभूषितः (puṣpabhūṣitaḥ) - adorned with flowers

Words meanings and morphology

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - let it go, you (it) may go (addressed to the aerial chariot) (let it be gone, may it go)

(verb)

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

Passive Imperative

Derived from root gam (1st class) in passive voice, imperative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here as a polite command.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as you wish (according to desire, as wished, as one pleases)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, in which way, according to
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

आगच्छेः (āgaccheḥ) - you shall return (you may come, you should come)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of gam

Optative

Derived from root gam (1st class) with prefix ā-, optative mood, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to the Puṣpaka) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base ya-

स्मरे (smare) - I think of you (I may remember, I might think of)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of smṛ

Optative

Derived from root smṛ (1st class), optative mood, 1st person singular.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - so (introducing "so be it") (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - be it so (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative

Derived from root as (2nd class), imperative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, as follows (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the hero of Rāmāyaṇa), pleasant, charming

Root: ram

विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - dismissed (dismissed, sent forth, released)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - dismissed, sent forth, released, created

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛj (6th class) with prefix vi-, past passive participle.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Functions as an adjective for Puṣpaka.

पुष्पकः (puṣpakaḥ) - the Puṣpaka aerial chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpaka

puṣpaka - flower-like, Puṣpaka (Viṣṇu's or Kubera's aerial car)

Note: Refers to the aerial chariot.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, further)

(indeclinable)

अभिप्रेताम् (abhipretām) - desired (desired, intended, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhipreta

abhipreta - desired, intended, aimed at, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root i (2nd class) with prefixes abhi- and pra-, past passive participle.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies diśam.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter of the sky, region)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed (went forth, departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yā

Imperfect

Derived from root yā (2nd class) with prefix pra-, imperfect mood, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

पुष्पकः (puṣpakaḥ) - the Puṣpaka aerial chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpaka

puṣpaka - flower-like, Puṣpaka (Viṣṇu's or Kubera's aerial car)

Note: Refers to the aerial chariot.

पुष्पभूषितः (puṣpabhūṣitaḥ) - adorned with flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpabhūṣita

puṣpabhūṣita - adorned with flowers, decorated with blossoms

Past Passive Participle

Compound: puṣpa (flower) + bhūṣita (adorned). bhūṣita is PPP from root bhūṣ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+bhūṣita)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhūṣ (10th class).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies Puṣpaka.

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