वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-37

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ततः क्रोधेन तेनैव दशग्रीवः सहानुजः ।
प्राप्स्यामि तपसा काममिति कृत्वाध्यवस्य च ।
आगच्छदात्मसिद्ध्यर्थं गोकर्णस्याश्रमं शुभम् ॥३७॥

37. tataḥ krodhena tenaiva daśagrīvaḥ sahānujaḥ ,
prāpsyāmi tapasā kāmamiti kṛtvādhyavasya ca ,
āgacchadātmasiddhyarthaṃ gokarṇasyāśramaṃ śubham.

37. tataḥ krodhena tena eva daśagrīvaḥ
sahānujaḥ prāpsyāmi tapasā kāmam iti
kṛtvā adhyavasya ca āgacchat
ātmasiddhyartham gokarṇasya āśramam śubham

37. tataḥ tena eva krodhena sahānujaḥ
daśagrīvaḥ 'tapasā kāmam prāpsyāmi' iti
kṛtvā ca adhyavasya ātmasiddhyartham
gokarṇasya śubham āśramam āgacchat

37. Then, filled with that very anger, Daśagrīva, accompanied by his younger brother, resolved to obtain his desire through asceticism (tapas). For the sake of his self-accomplishment (ātmasiddhi), he went to the auspicious hermitage (āśrama) of Gokarna.

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

क्रोधेन (krodhena) - filled with anger (by anger, with anger)

तेन (tena) - by that (anger) (by that, with that)

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed, very)

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

सहानुजः (sahānujaḥ) - along with his younger brother (Vibhīṣaṇa) (accompanied by his younger brother, having a younger brother)

प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I shall reach

तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism, by austerity)

कामम् (kāmam) - his desire (desire, wish, object of desire)

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the quoted resolve) (thus, so, in this way)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (a resolve) (having done, having made)

अध्यवस्य (adhyavasya) - having determined (having resolved, having determined)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - he went (he came, he went)

आत्मसिद्ध्यर्थम् (ātmasiddhyartham) - for the sake of his own accomplishment (ātmasiddhi) (for the sake of self-accomplishment/realization)

गोकर्णस्य (gokarṇasya) - of the sage Gokarna (of Gokarna)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (āśrama) (hermitage, abode, stage of life)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, pure)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

From `tad` + `tasil` suffix.

क्रोधेन (krodhena) - filled with anger (by anger, with anger)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, fury

from root `krudh` (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Expresses the state or means.

तेन (tena) - by that (anger) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the indignation from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśagrīva

daśagrīva - one having ten necks, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+grīvā)

daśan – ten
numeral
grīvā – neck
noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `āgacchat`.

सहानुजः (sahānujaḥ) - along with his younger brother (Vibhīṣaṇa) (accompanied by his younger brother, having a younger brother)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahānuja

sahānuja - having a younger brother, accompanied by a younger brother

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+anuja)

saha – with, together, having
indeclinable
Used as a prefix in compounds.
anuja – younger brother, born after
noun (masculine)
from `anu` (after) + root `jan` (to be born)
Prefix: anu
Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `daśagrīvaḥ`.

प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I shall reach

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

from `pra` + root `āp` (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: 1st person singular future active.

तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism, by austerity)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, heat, penance, spiritual fervor

from root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Means by which desire is attained.

कामम् (kāmam) - his desire (desire, wish, object of desire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, object of desire, pleasure

from root `kam` (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of `prāpsyāmi`.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the quoted resolve) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (a resolve) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root `kṛ` + `tvā` suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अध्यवस्य (adhyavasya) - having determined (having resolved, having determined)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from `adhi` + `ava` + root `so` (to cut, decide). `adhyavasya` is the absolutive form (lyap).

Prefixes: adhi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - he went (he came, he went)

(verb)

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

from `ā` + root `gam` (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular past imperfect active.

आत्मसिद्ध्यर्थम् (ātmasiddhyartham) - for the sake of his own accomplishment (ātmasiddhi) (for the sake of self-accomplishment/realization)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātmasiddhi+artha)

ātmasiddhi – self-realization, self-accomplishment, success of oneself
noun (feminine)
from `ātman` + `siddhi`
artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
noun (masculine)

गोकर्णस्य (gokarṇasya) - of the sage Gokarna (of Gokarna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gokarṇa

gokarṇa - name of a sage, a sacred place, cow's ear

`go` (cow) + `karṇa` (ear).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+karṇa)