वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-79, verse-15

सदृशीयं मम भवेद् यदि नान्यपरिग्रहा ।
इति बुद्धिं समास्थाय जलात् स्थलमुपागमत् ॥१५॥

15. sadṛśīyaṃ mama bhaved yadi nānyaparigrahā ,
iti buddhiṃ samāsthāya jalāt sthalamupāgamat.

15. sadṛśī iyam mama bhavet yadi na anya-parigrahā
iti buddhim sam-āsthāya jalāt sthalam upa-āgamat

15. iyam mama sadṛśī bhavet yadi anya-parigrahā na
iti buddhim sam-āsthāya jalāt sthalam upa-āgamat

15. "She would be perfect for me if she does not already belong to another," thinking thus, he came out of the water onto the land.

Words meanings summery:

• सदृशी (sadṛśī) - suitable, fitting (similar, suitable, like, equal)

• इयम् (iyam) - this one (Ilā) (this (feminine singular nominative))

• मम (mama) - for me (my, to me, for me)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (potential) (may be, might be, should be, would be)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्य-परिग्रहा (anya-parigrahā) - belonging to another (man), another's wife (belonging to another, taken by another (as a wife))

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating the end of the direct thought (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - this thought, decision (intelligence, understanding, perception, thought, mind)

• सम्-आस्थाय (sam-āsthāya) - having resolved, having firmly decided (having stood, having resolved, having firmly taken)

• जलात् (jalāt) - from the water (from water, from the water)

• स्थलम् (sthalam) - the land (land, ground, place)

• उप-आगमत् (upa-āgamat) - he came onto (the land) (he approached, he came near)

Words meanings and morphology

सदृशी (sadṛśī) - suitable, fitting (similar, suitable, like, equal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, suitable, equal

From 'sa' (with) + 'dṛś' (appearance).

Prefix: sa

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'iyam'.

इयम् (iyam) - this one (Ilā) (this (feminine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

'idam' declension, feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of the clause.

मम (mama) - for me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Here, indicating possession or relationship 'for me'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (potential) (may be, might be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Third person singular, optative mood, active voice

From root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्य-परिग्रहा (anya-parigrahā) - belonging to another (man), another's wife (belonging to another, taken by another (as a wife))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya-parigrahā

anya-parigrahā - belonging to another, another's wife

Compound. 'parigraha' means 'taking, marriage, wife, possession'. 'anya' means 'another'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (anya+parigraha)

• anya – other, another
  adjective
• parigraha – taking, seizing, embracing, marrying, a wife, possession, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'grah' (to seize, take) with prefix 'pari'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicate for 'iyam' in the conditional clause.

इति (iti) - thus, indicating the end of the direct thought (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing or concluding direct speech, thought, or explanation.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - this thought, decision (intelligence, understanding, perception, thought, mind)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, perception, understanding, mind, reason, thought

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive) with suffix 'ti'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samāsthāya'.

सम्-आस्थाय (sam-āsthāya) - having resolved, having firmly decided (having stood, having resolved, having firmly taken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

जलात् (jalāt) - from the water (from water, from the water)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Root: jal (class 1)

Note: Indicates separation from.

स्थलम् (sthalam) - the land (land, ground, place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - land, dry ground, place, site

Root: sthal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upāgamat'.

उप-आगमत् (upa-āgamat) - he came onto (the land) (he approached, he came near)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of upāgam

Third person singular, imperfect tense, active voice

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefixes 'upa' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Budha.