वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-86, verse-3

मद्वचो ब्रूत गच्छध्वमिति
भगवतो ऽन्तिकम् ॥३॥

3. madvaco brūta gacchadhvamiti
bhagavato'ntikam.

3. mat vacaḥ brūta gacchadhvam
iti bhagavataḥ antikam

3. iti gacchadhvam bhagavataḥ
antikam mat vacaḥ brūta

3. “Go and convey my message to the venerable one.”

Words meanings summery:

• मत् (mat) - my (in 'my message') (my)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - message (word, speech, message)

• ब्रूत (brūta) - speak, tell (ye)

• गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - go (ye)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable one, of the lord

• अन्तिकम् (antikam) - to the presence of (proximity, near, presence)

Words meanings and morphology

मत् (mat) - my (in 'my message') (my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, my

Genitive form of 'aham' (I) used as possessive, or possibly ablative from which 'mat' is derived. Here primarily used as a prefix to form 'madvacas'.

Note: It is the first part of the compound 'madvacas'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - message (word, speech, message)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement, message

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'brūta'. The full compound 'madvacas' means 'my message'.

ब्रूत (brūta) - speak, tell (ye)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative Active

Second person plural imperative form of the root 'brū'

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Kuśa and Lava (implied).

गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - go (ye)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative Middle

Second person plural imperative middle form of the root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Kuśa and Lava (implied).

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark direct speech or thoughts, or to specify something.

Note: Marks the preceding words as a quotation.

भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable one, of the lord

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, venerable, lord

From 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) + suffix '-vat'

Note: Governed by 'antikam'.

अन्तिकम् (antikam) - to the presence of (proximity, near, presence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - proximity, vicinity, near

Can function as an adverb or noun

Note: Acts as an adverbial phrase meaning 'to the presence'.

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