वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-21

स त्वया नावमन्तव्यः पुत्रः प्रव्राजितो मम ।
तव दैवतमस्त्वेष निर्धनः सधनो ऽपि वा ॥२१॥

21. sa tvayā nāvamantavyaḥ putraḥ pravrājito mama ,
tava daivatamastveṣa nirdhanaḥ sadhano'pi vā.

21. saḥ tvayā na avamantavyaḥ putraḥ pravrājitaḥ mama
| tava daivatam astu eṣaḥ nirdhanaḥ sadhanaḥ api vā

21. My son, though exiled, should not be disrespected by you. Let this son be your deity, whether he is without wealth or with wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Rama (he, that)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - to be disrespected, to be despised

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• प्रव्राजितः (pravrājitaḥ) - exiled, banished, gone forth

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity, god

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to Rama (this one)

• निर्धनः (nirdhanaḥ) - without wealth, poor

• सधनः (sadhanaḥ) - with wealth, wealthy

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Rama (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - to be disrespected, to be despised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamantavya

avamantavya - to be disrespected, to be despised, worthy of insult

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

Derived from the root √man (to think, to respect) with the prefix 'ava' and the gerundive suffix '-tavya'.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

प्रव्राजितः (pravrājitaḥ) - exiled, banished, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravrājita

pravrājita - exiled, banished, having gone forth, ascetic

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vraj (to go) with the prefix 'pra' and the suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vraj (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (singular, plural)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity, god

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, divinity, god, relating to gods

Derived from 'deva' (god) with the suffix '-ta'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to Rama (this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

निर्धनः (nirdhanaḥ) - without wealth, poor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdhana

nirdhana - poor, destitute, without wealth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+dhana)

• nir – without, out, away from
  prefix
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

सधनः (sadhanaḥ) - with wealth, wealthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadhana

sadhana - wealthy, rich, possessing wealth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dhana)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

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