वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-15, verse-18

भार्याणामनुरूपाणामश्नीतेति प्रयच्छ वै ।
तासु त्वं लप्स्यसे पुत्रान्यदर्थं यजसे नृप ॥१८॥

18. bhāryāṇāmanurūpāṇāmaśnīteti prayaccha vai ,
tāsu tvaṃ lapsyase putrānyadarthaṃ yajase nṛpa.

18. bhāryāṇām anurūpāṇām aśnīta iti prayaccha vai
tāsu tvam lapsyase putrān yadartham yajase nṛpa

18. nṛpa vai anurūpāṇām bhāryāṇām prayaccha iti
aśnīta tāsu tvam putrān lapsyase yadartham yajase

18. Indeed, accept suitable wives and instruct them to partake [of the ritual offerings or blessings]. From them, O King, you will obtain sons, for which purpose you are performing the Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• भार्याणाम् (bhāryāṇām) - of wives, of those to be maintained

• अनुरूपाणाम् (anurūpāṇām) - of suitable, appropriate, fitting

• अश्नीत (aśnīta) - you all partake (of ritual offerings/blessings) (you all eat, you all partake, you all enjoy)

• इति (iti) - indicating direct speech or instruction (thus, so, in this way)

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - accept, take (as wives) (give, grant, bestow, offer)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• तासु (tāsu) - from them (referring to the wives) (among them, in them)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• लप्स्यसे (lapsyase) - you will obtain, you will get, you will acquire

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children

• यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose, for what reason

• यजसे (yajase) - you perform the Vedic ritual (yajña) (you perform a Vedic ritual, you worship, you sacrifice)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king, O ruler

Words meanings and morphology

भार्याणाम् (bhāryāṇām) - of wives, of those to be maintained

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman; one to be supported

feminine noun derived from the root √bhṛ (to bear, support) with the Nyat suffix, implying 'one who is to be supported/maintained'

Root: √bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'anurūpāṇām'.

अनुरूपाणाम् (anurūpāṇām) - of suitable, appropriate, fitting

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, fitting, conformable, correspondent

compound of 'anu' (according to) and 'rūpa' (form, appearance)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, according to, towards, along
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty, image
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāryāṇām'.

अश्नीत (aśnīta) - you all partake (of ritual offerings/blessings) (you all eat, you all partake, you all enjoy)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √aś

imperative

9th class verb (Ātmanepada, sometimes Parasmaipada), imperative 2nd plural Ātmanepada

Root: √aś (class 9)

Note: Implies an instruction to the wives.

इति (iti) - indicating direct speech or instruction (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - accept, take (as wives) (give, grant, bestow, offer)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √yam

imperative

from pra-√yam (to offer, give); imperative 2nd singular Parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: √yam (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the King.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

तासु (tāsu) - from them (referring to the wives) (among them, in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Feminine plural locative of 'tad' (she/that).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Subject of 'lapsyase'.

लप्स्यसे (lapsyase) - you will obtain, you will get, you will acquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of √labh

future

future 2nd singular Ātmanepada

Root: √labh (class 1)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'lapsyase'.

यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose, for what reason

(indeclinable)

compound of 'yat' (which) and 'artha' (purpose)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yat+artha)

• yat – which, what (neuter nominative/accusative of 'yad')
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

यजसे (yajase) - you perform the Vedic ritual (yajña) (you perform a Vedic ritual, you worship, you sacrifice)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √yaj

present

present 2nd singular Ātmanepada

Root: √yaj (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pa' (protector, from root √pā 'to protect')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian (often seen as part of compounds)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from the root √pā (to protect)
  Root: √pā (class 1)

Note: Direct address to the King.

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