वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-52, verse-15

सर्व स्वमेतत् सत्येन मम तुष्टिकरी सदा ।
कारणैर्बहुभी राजन्न दास्ये शबलां तव ॥१५॥

15. sarva svametat satyena mama tuṣṭikarī sadā ,
kāraṇairbahubhī rājanna dāsye śabalāṃ tava.

15. sarvam svam etat satyena mama tuṣṭikarī sadā
kāraṇaiḥ bahubhī rājan na dāsye śabalām tava

15. rājan etat sarvam svam satyena sadā mama tuṣṭikarī (asti).
bahubhī kāraṇaiḥ tava śabalām na dāsye.

15. This entire possession (sva) truly always brings me satisfaction. O King, I will not give Śabalā to you for many reasons.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, every, entire, whole)

• स्वम् (svam) - possession (own, one's own, property, wealth, possession)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सत्येन (satyena) - truly (by truth, truly, with truth)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• तुष्टिकरी (tuṣṭikarī) - causing satisfaction (causing satisfaction, gratifying, pleasing)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - for reasons (by reasons, for causes)

• बहुभी (bahubhī) - many (by many, with many)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O King, King)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• दास्ये (dāsye) - I will give

• शबलाम् (śabalām) - Śabalā (the divine cow) (Śabalā)

• तव (tava) - to you (your, to you, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, every, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with 'svam'.

स्वम् (svam) - possession (own, one's own, property, wealth, possession)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, property, wealth, possession, self

Note: Used as a noun here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

सत्येन (satyena) - truly (by truth, truly, with truth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

Note: Functions adverbially here.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

तुष्टिकरी (tuṣṭikarī) - causing satisfaction (causing satisfaction, gratifying, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭikara

tuṣṭikara - causing satisfaction, gratifying, pleasing

From tuṣṭi (satisfaction) + kara (making/causing, from root kṛ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṣṭi+kara)

• tuṣṭi – satisfaction, contentment, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
  From root tuṣ (to be pleased).
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• kara – making, causing, doing; hand
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Feminine form, agrees with 'svam'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - for reasons (by reasons, for causes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बहुभी (bahubhī) - many (by many, with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇaiḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O King, King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

दास्ये (dāsye) - I will give

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Future tense, Ātmanepada, 1st person singular

Root dā, syā suffix for future, e ending for 1st singular ātmanepada.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Here used in the middle voice (Ātmanepada).

शबलाम् (śabalām) - Śabalā (the divine cow) (Śabalā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - spotted, variegated; name of a divine cow

Note: Object of 'dāsye'.

तव (tava) - to you (your, to you, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here functions as dative, 'to you'.

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