वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-100, verse-15

दानसंवनना ह्येते ग्रन्था मेधाविभिः कृताः ।
यजस्व देहि दीक्षस्व तपस्तप्यस्व संत्यज ॥१५॥

15. dānasaṃvananā hyete granthā medhāvibhiḥ kṛtāḥ ,
yajasva dehi dīkṣasva tapastapyasva saṃtyaja.

15. dānasaṃvananāḥ hi ete granthāḥ medhāvibhiḥ kṛtāḥ
yajasva dehi dīkṣasva tapas tapyasva saṃtyaja

15. hi ete granthāḥ dānasaṃvananāḥ medhāvibhiḥ kṛtāḥ
yajasva dehi dīkṣasva tapas tapyasva saṃtyaja

15. Indeed, these texts were created by the intelligent to entice donations (dāna). (They exhort): 'Perform sacrifices! Give! Undergo consecration! Practice austerity (tapas)! Renounce!'

Words meanings summery:

• दानसंवननाः (dānasaṁvananāḥ) - allurements for donations (dāna) (meant for enticing gifts, meant for attracting donations)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• एते (ete) - these (these (masculine nominative plural))

• ग्रन्थाः (granthāḥ) - texts (books, texts, compositions)

• मेधाविभिः (medhāvibhiḥ) - by the intelligent (by the intelligent, by the wise)

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - created (made, done, created (masculine nominative plural))

• यजस्व (yajasva) - perform sacrifices! (sacrifice! (imperative middle))

• देहि (dehi) - give! (give! offer! (imperative))

• दीक्षस्व (dīkṣasva) - undergo consecration! (undergo initiation! consecrate yourself!)

• तपस् (tapas) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

• तप्यस्व (tapyasva) - practice! (austerity) (practice austerity! (imperative middle))

• संत्यज (saṁtyaja) - renounce! (renounce! abandon! (imperative))

Words meanings and morphology

दानसंवननाः (dānasaṁvananāḥ) - allurements for donations (dāna) (meant for enticing gifts, meant for attracting donations)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānasaṃvanana

dānasaṁvanana - enticing with gifts, an allurement for donations

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāna+saṃvanana)

• dāna – gift, donation, giving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• saṃvanana – conciliating, winning over, enticing, fascinating
  noun (neuter)
  derived from sam + van
  Prefix: sam
  Root: van (class 10)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (these (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these (near to the speaker)

ग्रन्थाः (granthāḥ) - texts (books, texts, compositions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grantha

grantha - knot, book, text, composition

Root: granth (class 10)

मेधाविभिः (medhāvibhiḥ) - by the intelligent (by the intelligent, by the wise)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - created (made, done, created (masculine nominative plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यजस्व (yajasva) - perform sacrifices! (sacrifice! (imperative middle))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yaj

imperative, middle voice, 2nd person singular

derived from root yaj, class 1

Root: yaj (class 1)

देहि (dehi) - give! (give! offer! (imperative))

(verb)

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

imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular

derived from root dā, class 3

Root: dā (class 3)

दीक्षस्व (dīkṣasva) - undergo consecration! (undergo initiation! consecrate yourself!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of dīkṣ

imperative, middle voice, 2nd person singular

derived from root dīkṣ, class 1

Root: dīkṣ (class 1)

तपस् (tapas) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-mortification, penance, asceticism, austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

तप्यस्व (tapyasva) - practice! (austerity) (practice austerity! (imperative middle))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of tap

imperative, middle voice, 2nd person singular

derived from root tap, class 1, passive voice for 'practice austerity'

Root: tap (class 1)

संत्यज (saṁtyaja) - renounce! (renounce! abandon! (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of saṃtyaj

imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular

derived from root tyaj with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

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