वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-41, verse-19

देया च संततिर्देव नावसीदेत् कुलं च नः ।
इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले देव एष मे ऽस्तु वरः परः ॥१९॥

19. deyā ca saṃtatirdeva nāvasīdet kulaṃ ca naḥ ,
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule deva eṣa me'stu varaḥ paraḥ.

19. deyā ca saṃtatiḥ deva na avasīdet kulam ca naḥ
ikṣvākūṇām kule deva eṣaḥ me astu varaḥ paraḥ

19. deva [me] saṃtatiḥ ca deyā [bhavatu],
ca naḥ kulam na avasīdet.
deva,
ikṣvākūṇām kule me eṣaḥ paraḥ varaḥ astu.

19. And, O Lord, let progeny be granted, and may our lineage not decline. O Lord, let this be my supreme boon for the Ikṣvāku family.

Words meanings summery:

• देया (deyā) - should be granted (to be given, should be given)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - progeny (progeny, offspring, lineage)

• देव (deva) - O Lord (god, deity, lord)

• न (na) - not (not, nor)

• अवसीदेत् (avasīdet) - may it decline (may it sink, may it perish, may it decline)

• कुलम् (kulam) - lineage (family, lineage, race)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us)

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus (of the Ikṣvākus (a solar dynasty))

• कुले (kule) - in the family (in the family, in the lineage)

• देव (deva) - O Lord (god, deity, lord)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine nominative singular))

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, wish, request)

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, excellent, ultimate, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

देया (deyā) - should be granted (to be given, should be given)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of deya

deya - to be given, giftable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give), gerundive form, feminine nominative singular

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃtatiḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - progeny (progeny, offspring, lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtati

saṁtati - progeny, offspring, continuous line, lineage

From root 'tan' (to extend) with 'sam-' prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject for 'deyā' (implied verb 'bhavatu').

देव (deva) - O Lord (god, deity, lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, Lord

From root 'div' (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

न (na) - not (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'avasīdet'.

अवसीदेत् (avasīdet) - may it decline (may it sink, may it perish, may it decline)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of avasīd

Optative Active

Root 'sad' (1st class) with prefix 'ava-', Optative (Liṅ) 3rd person singular active

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'kulam'.

कुलम् (kulam) - lineage (family, lineage, race)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

Note: Subject of 'avasīdet'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

From 'vayam' (we)

Note: Possessive for 'kulam'.

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākus (of the Ikṣvākus (a solar dynasty))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - Ikṣvāku (name of a legendary king and his dynasty)

Note: Possessive for 'kule'.

कुले (kule) - in the family (in the family, in the lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

Note: Refers to the context of the boon.

देव (deva) - O Lord (god, deity, lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, Lord

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the requested boon.

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

From 'aham' (I)

Note: Possessive for 'varaḥ'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root 'as' (2nd class), Imperative (Loṭ) 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'eṣaḥ varaḥ paraḥ'.

वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, wish, request)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, gift, choice, excellent

From root 'vṛ' (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'eṣaḥ'.

परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, excellent, ultimate, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, chief, highest

Note: Adjective for 'varaḥ'.