वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-51, verse-3

सौमित्रिस्तु परं दैन्यं जगाम सुमहामतिः ।
रामपादौ समासाद्य वक्ष्यामि किमहं गतः ॥३॥

3. saumitristu paraṃ dainyaṃ jagāma sumahāmatiḥ ,
rāmapādau samāsādya vakṣyāmi kimahaṃ gataḥ.

3. saumitriḥ tu param dainyam jagāma sumahāmatiḥ
rāmapādau samāsādya vakṣyāmi kim aham gataḥ

3. sumahāmatiḥ saumitriḥ tu param dainyam jagāma
rāmapādau samāsādya aham gataḥ kim vakṣyāmi

3. But Saumitri, the highly intelligent one, fell into great despair. Having approached Rāma's feet, what shall I, who has returned (without Sītā), say?

Words meanings summery:

• सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - son of Sumitrā; Lakṣmaṇa

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• परम् (param) - extreme (supreme, highest, extreme, ultimate)

• दैन्यम् (dainyam) - misery, dejection, distress

• जगाम (jagāma) - fell into, became (went, attained, became)

• सुमहामतिः (sumahāmatiḥ) - very intelligent, greatly wise

• रामपादौ (rāmapādau) - Rama's feet

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak

• किम् (kim) - what (what? why?)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गतः (gataḥ) - returned (without Sītā) (gone, arrived, returned)

Words meanings and morphology

सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - son of Sumitrā; Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā; Lakṣmaṇa

patronymic from Sumitrā

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - extreme (supreme, highest, extreme, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, extreme, ultimate, other

दैन्यम् (dainyam) - misery, dejection, distress

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dainya

dainya - misery, dejection, distress

from dīna (miserable)

Note: Object of 'jagāma'.

जगाम (jagāma) - fell into, became (went, attained, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सुमहामतिः (sumahāmatiḥ) - very intelligent, greatly wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahāmati

sumahāmati - very intelligent, greatly wise

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat+mati)

• su – good, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity.
• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• mati – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Saumitriḥ.

रामपादौ (rāmapādau) - Rama's feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmapāda

rāmapāda - Rama's feet

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+pāda)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, feet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'samāsādya'.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

gerund of ā-sad with sam

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Object of 'vakṣyāmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'gataḥ' and implied subject of 'vakṣyāmi'.

गतः (gataḥ) - returned (without Sītā) (gone, arrived, returned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, returned, past, departed

past passive participle

past passive participle of gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.