वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-95, verse-2

सो ऽभिगम्य च सौमित्रिमुवाच ऋषिसत्तमः ।
रामं दर्शय मे शीघ्रं पुरा मे ऽर्थो ऽतिवर्तते ॥२॥

2. so'bhigamya ca saumitrimuvāca ṛṣisattamaḥ ,
rāmaṃ darśaya me śīghraṃ purā me'rtho'tivartate.

2. saḥ abhigamya ca saumitrim uvāca ṛṣisattamaḥ
rāmam darśaya me śīghram purā me arthaḥ ativartate

2. saḥ ṛṣisattamaḥ ca abhigamya saumitrim uvāca me
rāmam śīghram darśaya purā me arthaḥ ativartate

2. And having approached Saumitri (Lakshmana), the best of sages said, 'Show Rama to me quickly, before my purpose is thwarted.'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Durvasa) (he)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

• च (ca) - and

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Saumitri (Lakshmana) (to Saumitri)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣisattamaḥ) - best of sages

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• दर्शय (darśaya) - show, cause to see

• मे (me) - to me, my

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly

• मे (me) - my

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - my purpose/matter (purpose, meaning, object, matter)

• अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - passes away, expires, is thwarted, transcends

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Durvasa) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root gam with prefix abhi + lyap suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - to Saumitri (Lakshmana) (to Saumitri)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra, Lakshmana

patronymic from Sumitrā

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣisattamaḥ) - best of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, most excellent sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu)

दर्शय (darśaya) - show, cause to see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of darśaya

causative imperative

from root dṛś + niC (causative) + -hi (imperative 2nd sg)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - my purpose/matter (purpose, meaning, object, matter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, matter

अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - passes away, expires, is thwarted, transcends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ativṛt

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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