वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-29

वन्दितव्याश्च ते नित्यं याः शेषा मम मातरः ।
स्नेहप्रणयसंभोगैः समा हि मम मातरः ॥२९॥

29. vanditavyāśca te nityaṃ yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ ,
snehapraṇayasaṃbhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ.

29. vanditavyāḥ ca te nityam yāḥ śeṣāḥ mama mātaraḥ
| sneha-praṇaya-saṃbhogaiḥ samāḥ hi mama mātaraḥ

29. yāḥ śeṣāḥ mama mātaraḥ te ca nityam vanditavyāḥ
hi mama mātaraḥ sneha-praṇaya-saṃbhogaiḥ samāḥ

29. And those who remain as my mothers should always be honored by you. Indeed, all my mothers are equal in affection, love, and intimacy.

Words meanings summery:

• वन्दितव्याः (vanditavyāḥ) - should be honored (to be honored, venerable, worthy of respect)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - by you (implied agent of the gerundive) (by you (singular), those (plural))

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• याः (yāḥ) - who (who, which)

• शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - remaining (remaining, rest, residue)

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

• स्नेह-प्रणय-संभोगैः (sneha-praṇaya-saṁbhogaiḥ) - by affection, love, and intimacy (by affection, love, and intimacy/enjoyment)

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal (equal, same, uniform)

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

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

Words meanings and morphology

वन्दितव्याः (vanditavyāḥ) - should be honored (to be honored, venerable, worthy of respect)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanditavya

vanditavya - venerable, worthy of praise/honor, to be saluted

Gerundive

Formed from root √vand (to praise, salute) with suffix -tavya.

Root: vand (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you (implied agent of the gerundive) (by you (singular), those (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form used as the agent with a gerundive.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

याः (yāḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - remaining (remaining, rest, residue)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, residue; remaining, left over

Formed from root √śiṣ (to leave, remain).

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adjective agreeing with mātaraḥ.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

स्नेह-प्रणय-संभोगैः (sneha-praṇaya-saṁbhogaiḥ) - by affection, love, and intimacy (by affection, love, and intimacy/enjoyment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sneha-praṇaya-saṃbhoga

sneha-praṇaya-saṁbhoga - affection, love, enjoyment, intimacy

Compound type : Dvandva (sneha+praṇaya+saṃbhoga)

• sneha – affection, tenderness, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root √snih (to be sticky, to love).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• praṇaya – love, affection, regard, intimacy
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√nī (to lead forward).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nī (class 1)
• saṃbhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, intimate union, association
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√bhuj (to enjoy together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

समाः (samāḥ) - equal (equal, same, uniform)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sama

sama - same, equal, similar; uniform

Note: Adjective agreeing with mātaraḥ.

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

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

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