वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-31

सुप्तायास्ते गमिष्यन्ति नववर्षाणि पञ्च च ।
सा समग्रमिह प्राप्तं मां द्रक्ष्यसि सुहृद्वृतम् ॥३१॥

31. suptāyāste gamiṣyanti navavarṣāṇi pañca ca ,
sā samagramiha prāptaṃ māṃ drakṣyasi suhṛdvṛtam.

31. suptāyāḥ te gamiṣyanti nava-varṣāṇi pañca ca sā
samagram iha prāptam mām drakṣyasi suhṛd-vṛtam

31. suptāyāḥ te nava varṣāṇi pañca ca gamiṣyanti sā
tvam iha samagram suhṛd-vṛtam mām prāptam drakṣyasi

31. While you are sleeping, fourteen years will pass for you. Then, you will see me returned here completely, surrounded by friends.

Words meanings summery:

• सुप्तायाः (suptāyāḥ) - while you (mother) are sleeping (of the sleeping one, while sleeping)

• ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, of you)

• गमिष्यन्ति (gamiṣyanti) - (the years) will pass (they will go, they will pass)

• नव-वर्षाणि (nava-varṣāṇi) - nine years

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• च (ca) - and

• सा (sā) - you (referring to Kaushalya as the subject of the next clause) (she, that one)

• समग्रम् (samagram) - entirely (returned), completely (restored) (complete, entire, whole)

• इह (iha) - here (in Ayodhya) (here, in this world)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - returned, arrived (obtained, arrived, returned)

• माम् (mām) - me (Rama) (me)

• द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see

• सुहृद्-वृतम् (suhṛd-vṛtam) - surrounded by friends (surrounded by friends, accompanied by friends)

Words meanings and morphology

सुप्तायाः (suptāyāḥ) - while you (mother) are sleeping (of the sleeping one, while sleeping)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of supta

supta - sleeping, asleep

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root 'svap' (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with the implied 'tvam' (you) or 'tava' (your). Used in a genitive absolute construction.

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Ethical dative/genitive.

गमिष्यन्ति (gamiṣyanti) - (the years) will pass (they will go, they will pass)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future tense, 3rd person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'nava varṣāṇi pañca ca'.

नव-वर्षाणि (nava-varṣāṇi) - nine years

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of navavarṣa

navavarṣa - nine years

Compound type : dvigu (nava+varṣa)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of gamiṣyanti.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies varṣāṇi, often taken with nava-varṣāṇi as 9 + 5 = 14.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सा (sā) - you (referring to Kaushalya as the subject of the next clause) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the mother, subject of drakṣyasi.

समग्रम् (samagram) - entirely (returned), completely (restored) (complete, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samagra

samagra - complete, entire, whole, perfect

Note: Adverbial usage, or adjective modifying 'mām'.

इह (iha) - here (in Ayodhya) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - returned, arrived (obtained, arrived, returned)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, gained

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agreeing with mām.

माम् (mām) - me (Rama) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of drakṣyasi.

द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Future tense, 2nd person singular

Root 'dṛś' takes 'drakṣya' stem in future.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुहृद्-वृतम् (suhṛd-vṛtam) - surrounded by friends (surrounded by friends, accompanied by friends)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suhṛdvṛta

suhṛdvṛta - surrounded by friends

Compound type : tatpurusha (suhṛd+vṛta)

• suhṛd – friend, well-wisher
  noun (masculine)
• vṛta – surrounded, encompassed, chosen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'vṛ' (to surround, to choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agreeing with mām.

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