वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-17, verse-33

यथामृतस्य संप्राप्तिर्यथा वर्षमनूदके ।
यथा सदृशदारेषु पुत्रजन्माप्रजस्य च ।
प्रनष्टस्य यथा लाभो यथा हर्षो महोदये ।
तथैवागमनं मन्ये स्वागतं ते महामुने ॥३३॥

33. yathāmṛtasya saṃprāptiryathā varṣamanūdake ,
yathā sadṛśadāreṣu putrajanmāprajasya ca ,
pranaṣṭasya yathā lābho yathā harṣo mahodaye ,
tathaivāgamanaṃ manye svāgataṃ te mahāmune.

33. yathā amṛtasya samprāptiḥ yathā varṣam anūdake
yathā sadṛśadāreṣu putrajammā aprajasyā ca
pranaṣṭasya yathā lābhaḥ yathā harṣaḥ mahodaye
tathā eva āgamanam manye svāgatam te mahāmune

33. mahāmune yathā amṛtasya samprāptiḥ yathā anūdake
varṣam yathā sadṛśadāreṣu aprajasyā ca
putrajammā yathā pranaṣṭasya lābhaḥ yathā mahodaye
harṣaḥ tathā eva te āgamanam svāgatam manye

33. Just as the attainment of nectar, just as rain upon a waterless land, just as the birth of a son to a childless man from a suitable wife, just as the recovery of something lost, and just as joy in a great prosperity—similarly, I consider your arrival a welcome, O great sage.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar, of immortality

• सम्प्राप्तिः (samprāptiḥ) - attainment, acquisition, arrival

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain

• अनूदके (anūdake) - in a waterless place

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• सदृशदारेषु (sadṛśadāreṣu) - among suitable wives

• पुत्रजम्मा (putrajammā) - birth of a son

• अप्रजस्या (aprajasyā) - of a childless man

• च (ca) - and

• प्रनष्टस्य (pranaṣṭasya) - of something lost

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, recovery

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy, delight, happiness

• महोदये (mahodaye) - in great prosperity, in a great rise

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-arrived

• ते (te) - your (arrival) (to you, your)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar, of immortality

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, ambrosia

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'mṛta' (dead).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mṛta – dead
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

सम्प्राप्तिः (samprāptiḥ) - attainment, acquisition, arrival

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samprāpti

samprāpti - attainment, acquisition, arrival, obtaining

Derived from sam-pra-āp

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject of the first simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, year, raining

From root vṛṣ (to rain)

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second simile.

अनूदके (anūdake) - in a waterless place

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anūdaka

anūdaka - waterless, dry

a-nudaka (no water)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+udaka)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'region' or 'place'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

सदृशदारेषु (sadṛśadāreṣu) - among suitable wives

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sadṛśadāra

sadṛśadāra - suitable wife

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sadṛśa+dāra)

• sadṛśa – similar, suitable, appropriate
  adjective
• dāra – wife (often plural: dārāḥ)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative is used to indicate the source or means of birth.

पुत्रजम्मा (putrajammā) - birth of a son

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putrajanman

putrajanman - birth of a son

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (putra+janman)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the third simile.

अप्रजस्या (aprajasyā) - of a childless man

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aprajas

aprajas - childless, without offspring

a-prajas (without offspring)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+prajas)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• prajas – offspring, progeny
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'man'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this simile.

प्रनष्टस्य (pranaṣṭasya) - of something lost

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pranaṣṭa

pranaṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-naś (to be lost, perish)

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Refers to a lost object.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, recovery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, obtaining

From root labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the fourth simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy, delight, happiness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, pleasure, thrill

From root hṛṣ (to rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the fifth simile.

महोदये (mahodaye) - in great prosperity, in a great rise

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-udaya

mahā-udaya - great prosperity, great rise, great fortune

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udaya – rise, prosperity, increase
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, arrival, approach

From ā-gam (to come)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, Present (Laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-arrived

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-come, fortunate arrival

su-āgata (well-come)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ā-gam (to come)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative accusative with 'manye'.

ते (te) - your (arrival) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Possessive, connected to 'āgamanam'.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-muni

mahā-muni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Viśvāmitra.

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