वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-52, verse-11

किमागमनकार्यं वः किं करोमि तपोधनाः ।
आज्ञाप्यो ऽहं महर्षीणां सर्वकामकरः सुखम् ॥११॥

11. kimāgamanakāryaṃ vaḥ kiṃ karomi tapodhanāḥ ,
ājñāpyo'haṃ maharṣīṇāṃ sarvakāmakaraḥ sukham.

11. kim āgamanakāryam vaḥ kim karomi tapodhanāḥ
ājñāpyaḥ aham maharṣīṇām sarvakāmakaraḥ sukham

11. tapodhanāḥ vaḥ āgamanakāryam kim kim karomi
aham maharṣīṇām ājñāpyaḥ sarvakāmakaraḥ sukham

11. What is the purpose of your arrival, O possessors of spiritual austerity (tapas)? What can I do for you? I am at the command of the great sages, ready to fulfill all your wishes gladly.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether?

• आगमनकार्यम् (āgamanakāryam) - purpose of coming, reason for arrival

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, your, by you

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make, I perform

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics, O possessors of spiritual austerity

• आज्ञाप्यः (ājñāpyaḥ) - to be commanded, fit to be commanded

• अहम् (aham) - I

• महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages

• सर्वकामकरः (sarvakāmakaraḥ) - performer of all desires, fulfiller of all wishes

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, easily, gladly

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Here, interrogative pronoun in the nominative/accusative case.

आगमनकार्यम् (āgamanakāryam) - purpose of coming, reason for arrival

(noun)

neuter, singular of āgamanakārya

āgamanakārya - purpose of arrival, reason for coming

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgamana+kārya)

• āgamana – coming, arrival
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from verb root gam with prefix ā + suffix ana (denoting action/result)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kārya – work, duty, purpose, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ + ya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वः (vaḥ) - to you, your, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here, genitive plural: 'your' (purpose).

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?

Note: Here, accusative singular: 'what' (I do).

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make, I perform

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics, O possessors of spiritual austerity

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - rich in `tapas`, having `tapas` as wealth, an ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – heat, asceticism, spiritual austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

आज्ञाप्यः (ājñāpyaḥ) - to be commanded, fit to be commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājñāpya

ājñāpya - to be commanded, fit to be ordered

gerundive

Gerundive of root jñā with prefix ā + causative suffix 'pi' + ya

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Implying 'I am one who can be commanded'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

सर्वकामकरः (sarvakāmakaraḥ) - performer of all desires, fulfiller of all wishes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvakāmakara

sarvakāmakara - one who fulfills all desires

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sarvakāma+kara)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• kara – doer, maker, performer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from kṛ + a suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, easily, gladly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.