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

स त्वं रामेण लङ्कायां निर्जितः परमात्मना ।
वह सौम्य तमेव त्वमहमाज्ञापयामि ते ॥७॥

7. sa tvaṃ rāmeṇa laṅkāyāṃ nirjitaḥ paramātmanā ,
vaha saumya tameva tvamahamājñāpayāmi te.

7. sa tvam rāmeṇa laṅkāyām nirjitaḥ paramātmanā
vaha saumya tam eva tvam aham ājñāpayāmi te

7. You, who were conquered in Laṅkā by Rāma, the supreme person (paramātman)—O gentle one, you yourself carry him! I command you.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - (referring to the vehicle, Pushpaka Vimana) (that, he)

• त्वम् (tvam) - (the vehicle being addressed) (you)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lankā

• निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - (you) having been conquered (conquered, defeated)

• परमात्मना (paramātmanā) - by Rāma, who is the supreme person (paramātman) (by the supreme self, by the supreme spirit)

• वह (vaha) - carry, bear

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one

• तम् (tam) - (Rāma) (him, that one)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• त्वम् (tvam) - (you) yourself (you (emphatic repetition))

• अहम् (aham) - (the speaker, possibly Kubera) (I)

• आज्ञापयामि (ājñāpayāmi) - I command, I order

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - (referring to the vehicle, Pushpaka Vimana) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'

त्वम् (tvam) - (the vehicle being addressed) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Nominative singular of 'yuṣmad'

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the hero of the Ramayana)

Root: ram (class 1)

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Lankā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lankā (the capital of Rāvaṇa)

निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - (you) having been conquered (conquered, defeated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, defeated, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'nis-' + root 'ji' (to conquer)

Prefix: nis

Root: ji (class 1)

परमात्मना (paramātmanā) - by Rāma, who is the supreme person (paramātman) (by the supreme self, by the supreme spirit)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the supreme self, the supreme spirit, the universal soul

Compound: 'parama' (supreme) + 'ātman' (self, spirit)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – highest, supreme, best, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

वह (vaha) - carry, bear

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: vah (class 1)

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, agreeable; O gentle one (as vocative)

Derived from 'soma'

तम् (tam) - (Rāma) (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Accusative singular masculine of 'tad'

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - (you) yourself (you (emphatic repetition))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Nominative singular of 'yuṣmad'

अहम् (aham) - (the speaker, possibly Kubera) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Nominative singular of 'asmad'

आज्ञापयामि (ājñāpayāmi) - I command, I order

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ājñāpay

Causative form

Causative of 'ā-jñā' (to know, perceive); Present indicative 1st person singular, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Dative/Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'

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