वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-12

प्रयाते त्रिदिवे तस्मिन्निक्ष्वाकुरमितप्रभः ।
जनयिष्ये कथं पुत्रानिति चिन्तापरो ऽभवत् ॥१२॥

12. prayāte tridive tasminnikṣvākuramitaprabhaḥ ,
janayiṣye kathaṃ putrāniti cintāparo'bhavat.

12. prayāte tridive tasmin ikṣvākuḥ amitaprabhaḥ
janayiṣye katham putrān iti cintāparaḥ abhavat

12. tasmin tridive prayāte amitaprabhaḥ ikṣvākuḥ
katham putrān janayiṣye iti cintāparaḥ abhavat

12. When Manu had departed to heaven, Ikṣvāku, who possessed immeasurable splendor, became preoccupied with the thought, 'How shall I beget sons?'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - when Manu had departed (having departed, when he departed)

• त्रिदिवे (tridive) - in heaven, to heaven

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (Manu), referring to Manu (in that, when that)

• इक्ष्वाकुः (ikṣvākuḥ) - Ikṣvāku (name of a king)

• अमितप्रभः (amitaprabhaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor, having endless brilliance

• जनयिष्ये (janayiṣye) - I shall beget, I shall produce

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct quote (thus, so)

• चिन्तापरः (cintāparaḥ) - preoccupied with the thought (of begetting sons) (absorbed in thought, preoccupied with worry)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयाते (prayāte) - when Manu had departed (having departed, when he departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, referring to Manu (tasmin).

त्रिदिवे (tridive) - in heaven, to heaven

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tridiva

tridiva - heaven, sky, abode of gods

Note: Locative indicating place.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (Manu), referring to Manu (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Manu. Part of locative absolute with 'prayāte'.

इक्ष्वाकुः (ikṣvākuḥ) - Ikṣvāku (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - name of a celebrated king, son of Manu

Note: Subject of the main clause.

अमितप्रभः (amitaprabhaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor, having endless brilliance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitaprabha

amitaprabha - of immeasurable splendor, of endless brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+prabhā)

• amita – unmeasured, immeasurable, infinite
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (from ā + √mā + a)
  Negative prefix 'a-' + 'mita' (measured)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Ikṣvāku.

जनयिष्ये (janayiṣye) - I shall beget, I shall produce

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of jan

Future (lṛṭ)

Causative stem janaya- + future affix -iṣya-

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of the direct speech.

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'janayiṣye'.

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct quote (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

चिन्तापरः (cintāparaḥ) - preoccupied with the thought (of begetting sons) (absorbed in thought, preoccupied with worry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintāpara

cintāpara - absorbed in thought, preoccupied, anxious

Compound type : tatpurusha (cintā+para)

• cintā – thought, reflection, worry, anxiety
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 10)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
  adjective

Note: Predicative adjective for Ikṣvāku.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect (laṅ)

Augmented past tense of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb.