वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-63, verse-11

यन्मां लोभयसे रम्भे कामक्रोधजयैषिणम् ।
दशवर्षसहस्राणि शैली स्थास्यसि दुर्भगे ॥११॥

11. yanmāṃ lobhayase rambhe kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam ,
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śailī sthāsyasi durbhage.

11. yat mām lobhayase rambhe kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śailī sthāsyasi durbhage

11. rambhe durbhage yat mām kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam
lobhayase daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śailī sthāsyasi

11. O Rambhā, O unfortunate one, because you tempt me, who strives to conquer desire and anger, you shall remain as a stone for ten thousand years.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

• माम् (mām) - me

• लोभयसे (lobhayase) - you tempt (you tempt, you entice)

• रम्भे (rambhe) - O Rambhā

• कामक्रोधजयैषिणम् (kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam) - one who seeks to conquer desire and anger (Viśvāmitra) (desirous of conquering desire and anger)

• दशवर्षसहस्राणि (daśavarṣasahasrāṇi) - for ten thousand years

• शैली (śailī) - a stone form/statue (a rock, a stone, a stone image)

• स्थास्यसि (sthāsyasi) - you shall remain (you will stand, you will remain)

• दुर्भगे (durbhage) - O unfortunate one (O unfortunate one, O ill-fated one)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - because (which, because, that)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

First person pronoun.

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

लोभयसे (lobhayase) - you tempt (you tempt, you entice)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of lubh

Present tense, 2nd person singular, middle voice, causative.

Causative stem 'lobha-ya'.

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'rambhe'.

रम्भे (rambhe) - O Rambhā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of rambhā

rambhā - Rambhā (a celebrated Apsarā or celestial nymph)

कामक्रोधजयैषिणम् (kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam) - one who seeks to conquer desire and anger (Viśvāmitra) (desirous of conquering desire and anger)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇ

kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇ - desirous of conquering desire and anger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+krodha+jaya+eṣiṇ)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'krudh'.
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ji' (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• eṣiṇ – desirous, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from 'iṣ' (to desire)
  Agent noun suffix -in.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mām'.

दशवर्षसहस्राणि (daśavarṣasahasrāṇi) - for ten thousand years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of daśavarṣasahasra

daśavarṣasahasra - ten thousand years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+varṣa+sahasra)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Accusative of duration of time.

शैली (śailī) - a stone form/statue (a rock, a stone, a stone image)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śailī

śailī - a stone, a rock, a stone image

Derived from 'śila' (rock).

Note: Predicate nominative.

स्थास्यसि (sthāsyasi) - you shall remain (you will stand, you will remain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of sthā

Future tense, 2nd person singular, active voice.

From root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'tvam' (you, Rambhā).

दुर्भगे (durbhage) - O unfortunate one (O unfortunate one, O ill-fated one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of durbhagā

durbhagā - unfortunate, ill-fated, miserable

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'bhaga' (fortune, destiny).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bhaga)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, destiny, prosperity, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhaj' (to partake).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addresses Rambhā.

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