वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-21, verse-10

गृहाण वत्स सलिलं मा भूत् कालस्य पर्ययः ।
मन्त्रग्रामं गृहाण त्वं बलामतिबलां तथा ॥१०॥

10. gṛhāṇa vatsa salilaṃ mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ ,
mantragrāmaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ balāmatibalāṃ tathā.

10. gṛhāṇa vatsa salilam mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ
mantragrāmam gṛhāṇa tvam balām atibalām tathā

10. vatsa salilam gṛhāṇa kālasya paryayaḥ mā bhūt
tvam tathā mantragrāmam balām atibalām gṛhāṇa

10. O child, take this water; let there be no delay (kāla). You should also accept these groups of sacred formulas (mantra), Balā and Atibalā.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept

• वत्स (vatsa) - O child, O dear one

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (not, do not)

• भूत् (bhūt) - may there be, let there be

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• पर्ययः (paryayaḥ) - lapse, delay, passage

• मन्त्रग्रामम् (mantragrāmam) - a group/collection of sacred formulas (mantra)

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• बलाम् (balām) - Balā (name of a magical knowledge/lore)

• अतिबलाम् (atibalām) - Atibalā (name of another magical knowledge/lore)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

Words meanings and morphology

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of grah

Imperative active voice, 2nd singular

Root: grah (class 9)

वत्स (vatsa) - O child, O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling, dear one

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

भूत् (bhūt) - may there be, let there be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Injunctive (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist without augment (injunctive) active voice, 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, appropriate time

पर्ययः (paryayaḥ) - lapse, delay, passage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryaya

paryaya - revolution, turn, change, lapse, delay, passage

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

मन्त्रग्रामम् (mantragrāmam) - a group/collection of sacred formulas (mantra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantragrāma

mantragrāma - collection of sacred formulas, group of incantations

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mantra+grāma)

• mantra – sacred formula, incantation, hymn, counsel
  noun (masculine)
• grāma – village, collection, multitude, group
  noun (masculine)

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of grah

Imperative active voice, 2nd singular

Root: grah (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

बलाम् (balām) - Balā (name of a magical knowledge/lore)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of balā

balā - strength, power; name of a divine lore taught by Viśvāmitra

अतिबलाम् (atibalām) - Atibalā (name of another magical knowledge/lore)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atibalā

atibalā - very strong, exceedingly powerful; name of a divine lore taught by Viśvāmitra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+balā)

• ati – over, beyond, excessive, very
  indeclinable
• balā – strength, power
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

(indeclinable)

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