वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-12

एको वंशकरो वास्तु बहवो वा महाबलाः ।
कीर्तिमन्तो महोत्साहाः का वा कं वरमिच्छति ॥१२॥

12. eko vaṃśakaro vāstu bahavo vā mahābalāḥ ,
kīrtimanto mahotsāhāḥ kā vā kaṃ varamicchati.

12. ekaḥ vaṃśakaraḥ vā astu bahavaḥ vā mahābalāḥ
kīrtimantaḥ mahotsāhāḥ kā vā kam varam icchati

12. kā vā kam varam icchati (ekaḥ vaṃśakaraḥ vā astu,
bahavaḥ vā mahābalāḥ kīrtimantaḥ mahotsāhāḥ)?

12. Whether there be one heir to the lineage, or many who are exceedingly mighty, famous, and greatly energetic—which (woman) desires what boon?

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• वंशकरः (vaṁśakaraḥ) - one who makes a lineage, an heir

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• वा (vā) - or, either

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very mighty, very strong

• कीर्तिमन्तः (kīrtimantaḥ) - famous, glorious

• महोत्साहाः (mahotsāhāḥ) - highly energetic, greatly enthusiastic

• का (kā) - who (feminine)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कम् (kam) - whom, what

• वरम् (varam) - what boon (referring to the choice of offspring) (boon, blessing, best one, husband)

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

वंशकरः (vaṁśakaraḥ) - one who makes a lineage, an heir

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśakara

vaṁśakara - one who makes a lineage, an heir

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+kara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• kara – making, doing, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very mighty, very strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very mighty, very strong

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

कीर्तिमन्तः (kīrtimantaḥ) - famous, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtimat

kīrtimat - famous, glorious, possessing fame

possessive suffix -mat

महोत्साहाः (mahotsāhāḥ) - highly energetic, greatly enthusiastic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahotsāha

mahotsāha - highly energetic, greatly enthusiastic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utsāha)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, determination
  noun (masculine)

का (kā) - who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कम् (kam) - whom, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

वरम् (varam) - what boon (referring to the choice of offspring) (boon, blessing, best one, husband)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best one, husband, choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)

इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

root of the desiderative form 'icchati'

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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