वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-28, verse-18

अहं प्रदातुमिच्छामि यदिदं मामकं धनम् ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तपस्विभ्यस्त्वया सह परंतप ॥१८॥

18. ahaṃ pradātumicchāmi yadidaṃ māmakaṃ dhanam ,
brāhmaṇebhyastapasvibhyastvayā saha paraṃtapa.

18. aham pradātum icchāmi yat idam māmakam dhanam
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ tapasvibhyaḥ tvayā saha paraṃtapa

18. tvayā saha aham māmakam idam dhanam brāhmaṇebhyaḥ
tapasvibhyaḥ pradātum icchāmi paraṃtapa

18. O tormentor of foes (paraṃtapa), I wish to give this wealth of mine to Brahmins and ascetics, accompanied by you.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, me

• प्रदातुम् (pradātum) - to give, to offer, to bestow

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• यत् (yat) - that which is this (which, that)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मामकम् (māmakam) - my, mine, belonging to me

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins

• तपस्विभ्यः (tapasvibhyaḥ) - to ascetics, to those practicing austerity (tapas)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - Address to a hero (e.g., Rama or Lakṣmaṇa) (O tormentor of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रदातुम् (pradātum) - to give, to offer, to bestow

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root dā (class 3) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Infinitive form

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

present active

root iṣ (class 6) with present tense ending -āmi (1st person singular)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

यत् (yat) - that which is this (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Relative pronoun

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

मामकम् (māmakam) - my, mine, belonging to me

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine, belonging to me

derived from asmad (I) + ka suffix

Note: Agrees with `dhanam`

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, property, riches, money

Note: Object of wishing to give

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

derived from brahman (Vedic text, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality)

Note: Recipient of the wealth

तपस्विभ्यः (tapasvibhyaḥ) - to ascetics, to those practicing austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - an ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas)

derived from tapas (austerity)

Note: Recipient of the wealth

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used with `saha` (with)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - Address to a hero (e.g., Rama or Lakṣmaṇa) (O tormentor of foes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies

compound: param (enemy) + tapa (one who torments)

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+tapa)

• para – other, supreme, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• tapa – one who torments, one who burns; also austerity (tapas)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root tap
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Compound word

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