वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-10

एकः कस्याः सुतो ब्रह्मन् का बहूञ्जनयिष्यति ।
श्रोतुमिच्छावहे ब्रह्मन् सत्यमस्तु वचस्तव ॥१०॥

10. ekaḥ kasyāḥ suto brahman kā bahūñjanayiṣyati ,
śrotumicchāvahe brahman satyamastu vacastava.

10. ekaḥ kasyāḥ sutaḥ brahman kā bahūn janayiṣyati
śrotum icchāvahe brahman satyam astu vacaḥ tava

10. O Brahmin, who will be the mother of the one son? And who will give birth to many? We both desire to hear, O Brahmin; let your words be true.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single one

• कस्याः (kasyāḥ) - of which, whose

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son, offspring

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O learned one

• का (kā) - who (feminine)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) - will give birth, will produce

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छावहे (icchāvahe) - we two desire, we two wish

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O learned one

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true, real

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

कस्याः (kasyāḥ) - of which, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - born, produced; son, child

Past Passive Participle (nominalized)

Derived from root sū (to give birth).

Root: sū (class 5)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O learned one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class), a learned man, a priest

का (kā) - who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant, numerous

जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) - will give birth, will produce

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jan

Future tense, causative form

Causative stem janay- (to cause to be born, to produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छावहे (icchāvahe) - we two desire, we two wish

(verb)

1st person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Ātmanepada (middle voice) conjugation.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O learned one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class), a learned man, a priest

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent; truth, reality

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, utterance

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

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