वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-52, verse-22
एतदेव हि मे रत्नमेतदेव हि मे धनम् ।
एतदेव हि सर्वस्वमेतदेव हि जीवितम् ॥२२॥
एतदेव हि सर्वस्वमेतदेव हि जीवितम् ॥२२॥
22. etadeva hi me ratnametadeva hi me dhanam ,
etadeva hi sarvasvametadeva hi jīvitam.
etadeva hi sarvasvametadeva hi jīvitam.
22.
etat eva hi me ratnam etat eva hi me dhanam
etat eva hi sarvasvam etat eva hi jīvitam
etat eva hi sarvasvam etat eva hi jīvitam
22.
hi etat eva me ratnam hi etat eva me dhanam
hi etat eva sarvasvam hi etat eva jīvitam
hi etat eva sarvasvam hi etat eva jīvitam
22.
Indeed, this alone is my gem; this alone is my wealth. Indeed, this alone is my whole possession; this alone is my very life.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतत् (etat) - Refers to Śabalā. (this)
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, giving reason for refusal. (indeed, surely, because)
- मे (me) - my, to me
- रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, treasure, precious thing
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
- सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - all possession, everything
- जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living
Words meanings and morphology
एतत् (etat) - Refers to Śabalā. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Demonstrative pronoun stem.
Note: Subject of implied "is".
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
emphatic particle
हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, giving reason for refusal. (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
particle
मे (me) - my, to me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
enclitic genitive/dative singular.
Note: Possessive, "my".
रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, treasure, precious thing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna
ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, excellent thing
from root ram (to delight)
Root: ram (class 1)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
from root dhā (to place, hold)
Root: dhā (class 3)
सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - all possession, everything
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvasva
sarvasva - all one's property, one's whole possession, everything
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+sva)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - sva – one's own, property, wealth
noun (neuter)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, living, existence
Past Passive Participle
from root jīv (to live), substantivized.
Root: jīv (class 1)