वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-26, verse-15

प्रेत्यभावे ऽपि कल्याणः संगमो मे सह त्वया ।
श्रुतिर्हि श्रूयते पुण्या ब्राह्मणानां यशस्विनाम् ॥१५॥

15. pretyabhāve'pi kalyāṇaḥ saṃgamo me saha tvayā ,
śrutirhi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānāṃ yaśasvinām.

15. pretyabhāve api kalyāṇaḥ saṅgamaḥ me saha tvayā
śrutiḥ hi śrūyate puṇyā brāhmaṇānām yaśasvinām

15. api pretyabhāve tvayā saha me saṅgamaḥ kalyāṇaḥ [bhavati]
hi puṇyā śrutiḥ yaśasvinām brāhmaṇānām [sādhu] śrūyate

15. Even in the afterlife, my union with you will be auspicious. For indeed, a sacred teaching (śruti) is heard from renowned Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the afterlife, in the state after death

• अपि (api) - even, also

• कल्याणः (kalyāṇaḥ) - auspicious, propitious, good

• सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - union, meeting, association

• मे (me) - my, to me

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• त्वया (tvayā) - with you

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition, revelation, Vedic text, what is heard

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• पुण्या (puṇyā) - sacred, virtuous, pure

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

• यशस्विनाम् (yaśasvinām) - of the renowned, of the famous

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the afterlife, in the state after death

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pretyabhāva

pretyabhāva - state after death, future existence, afterlife

Tatpuruṣa compound: pretya (having died) + bhāva (state/condition)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pretya+bhāva)

• pretya – having died, having gone away
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (Gerund)
  From prefix pra + root √i (to go)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √i (class 2)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhū (to be, to exist)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

कल्याणः (kalyāṇaḥ) - auspicious, propitious, good

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - beautiful, good, auspicious, blessed, fortunate

सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - union, meeting, association

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgama

saṅgama - meeting, union, confluence, sexual intercourse

From prefix sam + root √gam (to go)

Prefix: sam

Root: √gam (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative 'to me'.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition, revelation, Vedic text, what is heard

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, listening, sacred knowledge, revelation (Vedas)

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: √śru (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √śru

Root: √śru (class 5)

पुण्या (puṇyā) - sacred, virtuous, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, pure, auspicious

Note: Agrees with śrutiḥ.

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

यशस्विनाम् (yaśasvinām) - of the renowned, of the famous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, celebrated, renowned

Derived from yaśas (fame, glory)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇānām.

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