वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-40, verse-8

एष मे परमः कामो यत्त्वं राघवनन्दनम् ।
वहेर्लोकस्य संयानं गच्छस्व विगतज्वरः ॥८॥

8. eṣa me paramaḥ kāmo yattvaṃ rāghavanandanam ,
vaherlokasya saṃyānaṃ gacchasva vigatajvaraḥ.

8. eṣaḥ me paramaḥ kāmaḥ yat tvam rāghavanandanam
vaheḥ lokasya saṃyānam gacchasva vigatajvaraḥ

8. This is my supreme desire: that you should carry Rāma, the delight of the Raghu dynasty, for the sake of the world's journey. Go, free from all anxiety.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - (referring to the desire) (this, this one)

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, greatest

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love

• यत् (yat) - (conjunction introducing a subordinate clause) (that, which, because)

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

• राघवनन्दनम् (rāghavanandanam) - the delight of the Raghus (Rāma)

• वहेः (vaheḥ) - you should carry

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

• संयानम् (saṁyānam) - (for the world's journey, referring to Rāma's return) (journey, conveyance, going)

• गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go, proceed

• विगतज्वरः (vigatajvaraḥ) - free from fever, free from anxiety/distress

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - (referring to the desire) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of 'etad'

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic Dative/Genitive singular of 'asmad'

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best, utmost, chief

Superlative form of 'para'

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, pleasure

Derived from root 'kam' (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

यत् (yat) - (conjunction introducing a subordinate clause) (that, which, because)

(indeclinable)

Relative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular) used as a conjunction

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Nominative singular of 'yuṣmad'

राघवनन्दनम् (rāghavanandanam) - the delight of the Raghus (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghavanandana

rāghavanandana - the son or delight of Raghu, referring to Rāma

Compound: 'rāghava' (descendant of Raghu) + 'nandana' (delight, son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāghava+nandana)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, belonging to Raghu's lineage
  noun (masculine)
  Formed from 'raghu' with 'aṇ' suffix
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nand' (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

वहेः (vaheḥ) - you should carry

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vah

Optative 2nd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: vah (class 1)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region, realm

Root: lok (class 10)

संयानम् (saṁyānam) - (for the world's journey, referring to Rāma's return) (journey, conveyance, going)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃyāna

saṁyāna - going, moving, journey, procession, vehicle

Derived from 'sam-' + root 'yā' (to go)

Prefix: sam

Root: yā (class 2)

गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go, proceed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative 2nd person singular, middle voice

Root: gam (class 1)

विगतज्वरः (vigatajvaraḥ) - free from fever, free from anxiety/distress

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigatajvara

vigatajvara - free from fever, free from distress/anxiety

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'vi-gata' (gone away) + 'jvara' (fever, distress)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+jvara)

• vigata – gone away, departed, passed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi-' + root 'gam' (to go)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jvara – fever, burning, distress, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jval' (to burn)
  Root: jval (class 1)

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