वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-32

सर्वान्देवान्नमस्यन्ति रामस्यार्थे यशस्विनः ।
तेषामायाचितं देव त्वत्प्रसादात् समृध्यताम् ॥३२॥

32. sarvāndevānnamasyanti rāmasyārthe yaśasvinaḥ ,
teṣāmāyācitaṃ deva tvatprasādāt samṛdhyatām.

32. sarvān devān namasyanti rāmasya arthe yaśasvinaḥ
| teṣām āyācitam deva tvat prasādāt samṛdhyatām

32. yaśasvinaḥ rāmasya arthe sarvān devān namasyanti
deva teṣām āyācitam tvat prasādāt samṛdhyatām

32. These glorious people worship all the gods for the sake of Rama. O King, may their requested boon be fulfilled by your grace.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)

• देवान् (devān) - gods (gods, deities)

• नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they worship (they worship, they bow down)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for, on account of)

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious (people) (glorious, famous, illustrious)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• आयाचितम् (āyācitam) - their prayer/requested boon (requested, prayed for, begged (as a noun: request, prayer, boon))

• देव (deva) - O King (addressed to Daśaratha) (god, lord, king (vocative))

• त्वत् (tvat) - your (used for possessive through ablative for 'by your grace') (from you, by you)

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by your grace (from grace, by grace, through favor)

• समृध्यताम् (samṛdhyatām) - may it be fulfilled (let it prosper, let it be fulfilled, may it succeed)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

देवान् (devān) - gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, a king (honorific)

Root: div (class 1)

नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they worship (they worship, they bow down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of namasya

Denominative verb from 'namas' (obeisance)

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: namas

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for, on account of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, cause, sake

Root: arth (class 10)

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious (people) (glorious, famous, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, renowned, distinguished

Note: Refers to the people mentioned in the previous verse.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

आयाचितम् (āyācitam) - their prayer/requested boon (requested, prayed for, begged (as a noun: request, prayer, boon))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyācita

āyācita - requested, implored, asked for; a request, prayer, boon

Past Passive Participle

from root 'yāc' (to ask) with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yāc (class 1)

देव (deva) - O King (addressed to Daśaratha) (god, lord, king (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, a king (honorific)

Root: div (class 1)

त्वत् (tvat) - your (used for possessive through ablative for 'by your grace') (from you, by you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Used in a compound-like fashion with 'prasādāt'.

प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by your grace (from grace, by grace, through favor)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, kindness, clearness, serenity

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: `tvat prasādāt` means 'by your grace'.

समृध्यताम् (samṛdhyatām) - may it be fulfilled (let it prosper, let it be fulfilled, may it succeed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of samṛdh

Imperative, passive voice, 3rd person singular (or middle voice)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

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