वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-38, verse-15

कदा परिणतो बुद्ध्या वयसा चामरप्रभः ।
अभ्युपैष्यति धर्मज्ञस्त्रिवर्ष इव मां ललन् ॥१५॥

15. kadā pariṇato buddhyā vayasā cāmaraprabhaḥ ,
abhyupaiṣyati dharmajñastrivarṣa iva māṃ lalan.

15. kadā pariṇataḥ buddhyā vayasā ca amaraprabhaḥ
abhyupaiṣyati dharmajñaḥ trivarṣaḥ iva mām lalan

15. kadā saḥ buddhyā ca vayasā pariṇataḥ amaraprabhaḥ
dharmajñaḥ trivarṣaḥ iva lalan mām abhyupaiṣyati

15. When will he, mature in intellect and age, radiant with the splendor of a god, and a knower of natural law (dharma), come to me, playfully like a three-year-old?

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when, at what time

• परिणतः (pariṇataḥ) - mature, developed, ripened

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, with wisdom

• वयसा (vayasā) - by age, with age

• च (ca) - and

• अमरप्रभः (amaraprabhaḥ) - having the splendor of a god, god-like in radiance

• अभ्युपैष्यति (abhyupaiṣyati) - he will approach, he will come to

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of intrinsic nature (dharma), ethical principles, and constitutional duties (knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, dutiful)

• त्रिवर्षः (trivarṣaḥ) - three-year-old

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• माम् (mām) - me

• ललन् (lalan) - sporting, playing, fondling, caressing

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

परिणतः (pariṇataḥ) - mature, developed, ripened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariṇata

pariṇata - matured, developed, ripe, grown old

Past Passive Participle

From root nam (to bend) with upasarga pari, n changed to ṇ due to retroflexion rule

Prefix: pari

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (Rama)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding, with wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

वयसा (vayasā) - by age, with age

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, youth, vigor, strength

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अमरप्रभः (amaraprabhaḥ) - having the splendor of a god, god-like in radiance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amaraprabha

amaraprabha - having the splendor/light of a god

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amara+prabhā)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (Rama)

अभ्युपैष्यति (abhyupaiṣyati) - he will approach, he will come to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhyupe

Future Tense

From root i (to go) with upasargas abhi and upa; Future Tense, 3rd person singular

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of intrinsic nature (dharma), ethical principles, and constitutional duties (knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, dutiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma; righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (Rama)

त्रिवर्षः (trivarṣaḥ) - three-year-old

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trivarṣa

trivarṣa - three-year-old, lasting three years

Compound type : dvigu (tri+varṣa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• varṣa – year
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (Rama)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

ललन् (lalan) - sporting, playing, fondling, caressing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lal

lal - to sport, play, fondle, caress, swing

Present Active Participle

From root lal (to play, sport); forming present active participle

Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, modifying the implied subject (Rama)