वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-20, verse-35

ब्रवीहि को ऽद्यैव मया वियुज्यतां तवासुहृत् प्राणयशः सुहृज्जनैः ।
यथा तवेयं वसुधा वशे भवेत्तथैव मां शाधि तवास्मि किंकरः ॥३५॥

35. bravīhi ko'dyaiva mayā viyujyatāṃ tavāsuhṛt prāṇayaśaḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ ,
yathā taveyaṃ vasudhā vaśe bhavettathaiva māṃ śādhi tavāsmi kiṃkaraḥ.

35. bravīhi kaḥ adya eva mayā viyujyatām
tava asuhṛt prāṇa yaśaḥ suhṛt janaiḥ
yathā tava iyam vasudhā vaśe bhavet
tathā eva mām śādhi tava asmi kiṃkaraḥ

35. adya eva tava asuhṛt kaḥ mayā prāṇa
yaśaḥ suhṛt janaiḥ viyujyatām bravīhi
yathā iyam vasudhā tava vaśe bhavet
tathā eva mām śādhi asmi tava kiṃkaraḥ

35. Tell me, who among your enemies should be separated by me this very day from his life, fame, and friends, so that this earth may come under your control? Instruct me accordingly, for I am your servant.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वियुज्यताम् (viyujyatām) - let him be separated

• तव (tava) - your

• असुहृत् (asuhṛt) - enemy, ill-wisher

• प्राण (prāṇa) - life, breath, vital air

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, honor

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, from people, with people

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• तव (tava) - your

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth

• वशे (vaśe) - in control, under authority

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• माम् (mām) - me

• शाधि (śādhi) - instruct, command, teach

• तव (tava) - your

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• किंकरः (kiṁkaraḥ) - servant, attendant

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वियुज्यताम् (viyujyatām) - let him be separated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of yuj

Passive voice, prefixed with vi (indicating separation)

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

असुहृत् (asuhṛt) - enemy, ill-wisher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asuhṛd

asuhṛd - enemy, ill-wisher, unfriendly

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+suhṛd)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• suhṛd – friend, well-wisher
  noun (masculine)

प्राण (prāṇa) - life, breath, vital air

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - life, breath, vital air

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used here in a list of things to be separated from, implying accusative case with the verb 'viyujyatām'.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, honor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, honor

Note: Used here in a list of things to be separated from, implying accusative case with the verb 'viyujyatām'.

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

Note: Used here as part of 'friends/dear ones', implying instrumental case with 'janaiḥ' for separation.

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, from people, with people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The instrumental case here indicates separation, meaning 'from his dear ones'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, ground

वशे (vaśe) - in control, under authority

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

शाधि (śādhi) - instruct, command, teach

(verb)

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

Root: śās (class 2)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किंकरः (kiṁkaraḥ) - servant, attendant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiṃkara

kiṁkara - servant, attendant

Compound 'kim' (what) + 'kara' (maker, doer) - 'one who asks 'what should I do?'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+kara)

• kim – what
  pronoun (neuter)
• kara – doer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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