वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-44, verse-21

पूर्वमुक्तो ऽहमनया गङ्गातीरे महाश्रमान् ।
पश्येयमिति तस्याश्च कामः संवर्त्यतामयम् ॥२१॥

21. pūrvamukto'hamanayā gaṅgātīre mahāśramān ,
paśyeyamiti tasyāśca kāmaḥ saṃvartyatāmayam.

21. pūrvam uktaḥ aham anayā gaṅgātīre mahāśramān |
paśyeyam iti tasyāḥ ca kāmaḥ saṃvartyatām ayam

21. anayā pūrvam aham uktaḥ,
"gaṅgātīre mahāśramān paśyeyam" iti tasyāḥ ayam kāmaḥ ca saṃvartyatām

21. She previously told me, 'I wish to see the great hermitages on the bank of the Ganga.' So, let this desire of hers be fulfilled.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, on an earlier occasion (formerly, previously, before)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (it was) said (to me) (said, spoken, told)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Rama) (I, myself)

• अनया (anayā) - by her (Sita) (by her, by this (feminine))

• गङ्गातीरे (gaṅgātīre) - on the bank of the river Ganga (on the bank of the Ganga, on the shore of the Ganga)

• महाश्रमान् (mahāśramān) - the great hermitages (great hermitages, large cloisters)

• पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - I wish to see (I should see, I would see, may I see)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of direct speech) (thus, so, (quotative particle))

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of hers (referring to Sita) (of her, by her)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - this desire (desire, wish, love)

• संवर्त्यताम् (saṁvartyatām) - let it (her desire) be fulfilled (let it be fulfilled, let it be brought about, let it be accomplished)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (desire) (this, he)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, on an earlier occasion (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of pūrva used as an adverb.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (it was) said (to me) (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak) which becomes uk- in PPP.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `aham`.

अहम् (aham) - I (Rama) (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun

अनया (anayā) - by her (Sita) (by her, by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine instrumental singular

गङ्गातीरे (gaṅgātīre) - on the bank of the river Ganga (on the bank of the Ganga, on the shore of the Ganga)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gaṅgātīra

gaṅgātīra - bank of the Ganga (river)

Compound of Gaṅgā (river Ganga) and tīra (bank).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+tīra)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)

महाश्रमान् (mahāśramān) - the great hermitages (great hermitages, large cloisters)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāśrama

mahāśrama - great hermitage, large cloister

Compound of mahā (great) and āśrama (hermitage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āśrama)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  From mahat.
• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  From root √śram (to toil) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - I wish to see (I should see, I would see, may I see)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dṛś

Optative mood, active voice

First person singular optative active of root √dṛś (to see), stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses wish or potential.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of direct speech) (thus, so, (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

Particle

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of hers (referring to Sita) (of her, by her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine genitive singular of demonstrative pronoun tad.

Note: Can also be ablative singular.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कामः (kāmaḥ) - this desire (desire, wish, love)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure

From root √kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sita's desire.

संवर्त्यताम् (saṁvartyatām) - let it (her desire) be fulfilled (let it be fulfilled, let it be brought about, let it be accomplished)

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, passive voice (causative)

Third person singular imperative passive of causative of √vṛt (to be, to turn) with prefix saṃ-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (desire) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Masculine nominative singular of demonstrative pronoun idam.

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