वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-66, verse-16

मनीषितस्ते को न्वर्थः स्वर्गलाभो वराश्रयः ।
यमश्रित्य तपस्तप्तं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तापस ॥१६॥

16. manīṣitaste ko nvarthaḥ svargalābho varāśrayaḥ ,
yamaśritya tapastaptaṃ śrotumicchāmi tāpasa.

16. manīṣitaḥ te kaḥ nu arthaḥ svargalābhaḥ vā varāśrayaḥ
yam āśritya tapaḥ taptam śrotum icchāmi tāpasa

16. tāpasa te manīṣitaḥ kaḥ nu arthaḥ svargalābhaḥ vā
varāśrayaḥ yam āśritya tapaḥ taptam śrotum icchāmi

16. O ascetic, what purpose is desired by you? Is it the attainment of heaven, or a superior refuge? I wish to hear with what intention you have performed this austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• मनीषितः (manīṣitaḥ) - desired (by you) (desired, intended, wished)

• ते (te) - by you (instrumental sense) (by you, your, to you)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (is the purpose) (who, what)

• नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, pray, then)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, object, meaning, wealth)

• स्वर्गलाभः (svargalābhaḥ) - attainment of heaven (acquisition of heaven, gain of heaven)

• वा (vā) - or

• वराश्रयः (varāśrayaḥ) - a superior refuge (best refuge, superior resort)

• यम् (yam) - with what (referring to the purpose) (whom, which)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - with what intention / having resorted to (what aim) (having resorted to, depending on, for the sake of)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)

• तप्तम् (taptam) - performed (austerity) (performed, heated, practiced)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• तापस (tāpasa) - O ascetic (vocative) (O ascetic, O hermit)

Words meanings and morphology

मनीषितः (manīṣitaḥ) - desired (by you) (desired, intended, wished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manīṣita

manīṣita - desired, intended, wished, thought of

past passive participle

Derived from root `man` (to think) with desiderative suffix and past passive participle ending.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'arthaḥ'.

ते (te) - by you (instrumental sense) (by you, your, to you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, enclitic form.

कः (kaḥ) - what (is the purpose) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, pray, then)

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, object, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, aim, meaning, wealth, thing

स्वर्गलाभः (svargalābhaḥ) - attainment of heaven (acquisition of heaven, gain of heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargalābha

svargalābha - acquisition of heaven, attainment of paradise

Compound: `svarga` (heaven) + `lābha` (gain, acquisition).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+lābha)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• lābha – gain, acquisition, profit, attainment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `labh` (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

वराश्रयः (varāśrayaḥ) - a superior refuge (best refuge, superior resort)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varāśraya

varāśraya - best refuge, excellent support, superior resort

Compound: `vara` (excellent, best) + `āśraya` (refuge, support).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+āśraya)

• vara – best, excellent, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
• āśraya – refuge, support, resort, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `śri` (to resort to) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

यम् (yam) - with what (referring to the purpose) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - with what intention / having resorted to (what aim) (having resorted to, depending on, for the sake of)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `śri` (to resort to) with prefix `ā-`.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

तप्तम् (taptam) - performed (austerity) (performed, heated, practiced)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapta

tapta - heated, hot, performed (of penance)

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 4)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root `śru`.

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

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

present tense

1st person singular present active of root `iṣ`, class 6.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तापस (tāpasa) - O ascetic (vocative) (O ascetic, O hermit)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who performs penance

Derived from `tapas`.