वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-48, verse-7

अफलस्तु कृतो मेषः परां तुष्टिं प्रदास्यति ।
भवतां हर्षणार्थाय ये च दास्यन्ति मानवाः ॥७॥

7. aphalastu kṛto meṣaḥ parāṃ tuṣṭiṃ pradāsyati ,
bhavatāṃ harṣaṇārthāya ye ca dāsyanti mānavāḥ.

7. aphalaḥ tu kṛtaḥ meṣaḥ parām tuṣṭim pradāsyati
bhavatām harṣaṇārthāya ye ca dāsyanti mānavāḥ

7. tu aphalaḥ kṛtaḥ meṣaḥ bhavatām harṣaṇārthāya
parām tuṣṭim pradāsyati ca ye mānavāḥ dāsyanti

7. But this ram, even if rendered castrated (fruitless), will bestow supreme satisfaction upon you for your delight, and also upon those humans who will offer it.

Words meanings summery:

• अफलः (aphalaḥ) - fruitless, barren, ineffectual, castrated

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, rendered

• मेषः (meṣaḥ) - ram

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, excellent

• तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) - satisfaction, contentment

• प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will give, will bestow

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, respectful)

• हर्षणार्थाय (harṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of delighting, for delight

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give, will offer

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

Words meanings and morphology

अफलः (aphalaḥ) - fruitless, barren, ineffectual, castrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aphala

aphala - fruitless, barren, unproductive, ineffectual

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+phala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, outcome
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, rendered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मेषः (meṣaḥ) - ram

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meṣa

meṣa - ram, sheep

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - highest, supreme, excellent, other, ultimate

तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will give, will bestow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

हर्षणार्थाय (harṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of delighting, for delight

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of harṣaṇārtha

harṣaṇārtha - for the sake of joy, for delight

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (harṣaṇa+artha)

• harṣaṇa – causing joy, delighting
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give, will offer

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (Lṛṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

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