वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-52, verse-9

गवां शतसहस्रेण दीयतां शबला मम ।
रत्नं हि भगवन्नेतद् रत्नहारी च पार्थिवः ।
तस्मान्मे शबलां देहि ममैषा धर्मतो द्विज ॥९॥

9. gavāṃ śatasahasreṇa dīyatāṃ śabalā mama ,
ratnaṃ hi bhagavannetad ratnahārī ca pārthivaḥ ,
tasmānme śabalāṃ dehi mamaiṣā dharmato dvija.

9. gavām śatasahasreṇa dīyatām śabalā
mama ratnam hi bhagavan etat
ratnahārī ca pārthivaḥ tasmāt me
śabalām dehi mama eṣā dharmataḥ dvija

9. bhagavan dvija,
gavām śatasahasreṇa mama śabalā dīyatām.
etat hi ratnam,
ca pārthivaḥ ratnahārī.
tasmāt śabalām me dehi.
eṣā dharmataḥ mama.

9. Let Shabalā be given to me in exchange for a hundred thousand cows. Indeed, O venerable one, this is a jewel, and a king is by his intrinsic nature (dharma) a collector of jewels. Therefore, give Shabalā to me. O twice-born (dvija), by natural law (dharma), she is mine.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

• शबला (śabalā) - Shabalā (name of a cow)

• मम (mama) - my, to me

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - a jewel, a gem

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

• एतत् (etat) - this

• रत्नहारी (ratnahārī) - a taker/collector of jewels

• च (ca) - and

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मे (me) - to me, my

• शबलाम् (śabalām) - Shabalā (name of a cow)

• देहि (dehi) - give

• मम (mama) - mine, my

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by natural law (dharma), righteously, according to duty

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (dvija), O Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - one hundred thousand

Compound of 'śata' (hundred) and 'sahasra' (thousand).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+sahasra)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

शबला (śabalā) - Shabalā (name of a cow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - Shabalā (name of a variegated or spotted cow, often associated with Vasiṣṭha)

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

रत्नम् (ratnam) - a jewel, a gem

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure

From root 'rā' (to give, bestow) or 'ram' (to delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, prosperous

From 'bhaga' (fortune, prosperity) with suffix '-vat'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

रत्नहारी (ratnahārī) - a taker/collector of jewels

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratnahārin

ratnahārin - one who carries away jewels, a collector of jewels

Compound of 'ratna' (jewel) and 'hārin' (taker/carrier).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ratna+hārin)

• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'ram' (to delight).
  Root: ram (class 1)
• hārin – taking, carrying, stealing, charming
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from verbal root
  Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, carry, steal) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, prince, ruler (lit. 'belonging to the earth')

Derived from 'pṛthivī' or 'pṛthā' (earth).

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

शबलाम् (śabalām) - Shabalā (name of a cow)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śabalā

śabalā - Shabalā (name of a variegated or spotted cow, often associated with Vasiṣṭha)

देहि (dehi) - give

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

मम (mama) - mine, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by natural law (dharma), righteously, according to duty

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from 'dharma'.

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (dvija), O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), bird, tooth

From 'dvi' (twice) and root 'jan' (to be born).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from, descendant of
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from verbal root
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born, produce).
  Root: jan (class 4)