वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-10, verse-1

भूय एव च राजेन्द्र शृणु मे वचनं हितम् ।
यथा स देवप्रवरः कथायामेवमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. bhūya eva ca rājendra śṛṇu me vacanaṃ hitam ,
yathā sa devapravaraḥ kathāyāmevamabravīt.

1. bhūyaḥ eva ca rājendra śṛṇu me vacanam hitam
yathā saḥ devapravaraḥ kathāyām evam abravīt

1. rājendra,
bhūyaḥ eva ca me hitam vacanam śṛṇu,
yathā saḥ devapravaraḥ kathāyām evam abravīt

1. And listen again, O King of kings, to my beneficial advice, just as that foremost among the gods spoke in the narrative.

Words meanings summery:

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of kings, O best of kings

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen

• मे (me) - to me, my

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, advice

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• सः (saḥ) - that

• देवप्रवरः (devapravaraḥ) - chief among gods, foremost of gods

• कथायाम् (kathāyām) - in the narrative, in the story

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of kings, O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, king of kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – chief, best
  noun (masculine)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying, advice

Root: vac (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, salutary, good, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefix 'hi-' or as a past passive participle meaning 'placed well, proper, good'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवप्रवरः (devapravaraḥ) - chief among gods, foremost of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devapravara

devapravara - chief among gods, foremost of deities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+pravara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pravara – chief, excellent, best, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

कथायाम् (kathāyām) - in the narrative, in the story

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: bru (class 2)

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