वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-17

ममापि दयितं विद्धि
कनिष्ठं शुनकं नृप ॥१७॥

17. mamāpi dayitaṃ viddhi
kaniṣṭhaṃ śunakaṃ nṛpa.

17. mama api dayitam viddhi
kaniṣṭham śunakam nṛpa

17. nṛpa mama api kaniṣṭham
śunakam dayitam viddhi

17. O King, know that my youngest dog is also beloved.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• कनिष्ठम् (kaniṣṭham) - youngest, smallest, junior

• शुनकम् (śunakam) - dog

• नृप (nṛpa) - king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'day' (to show pity, to love)

Root: day (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

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

Root verb, 2nd conjugation

Root: vid (class 2)

कनिष्ठम् (kaniṣṭham) - youngest, smallest, junior

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaniṣṭha

kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, junior

Superlative degree of 'kana' (young, small)

शुनकम् (śunakam) - dog

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śunaka

śunaka - dog, puppy

Diminutive of śvan (dog)

नृप (nṛpa) - king, ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound: nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from root pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)