वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-48

भृत्यवत्सल तिष्ठन्तं भर्तृपुत्रगते पथि ।
भक्तं भृत्यं स्थितं स्थित्यां त्वं न मां हातुमर्हसि ॥४८॥

48. bhṛtyavatsala tiṣṭhantaṃ bhartṛputragate pathi ,
bhaktaṃ bhṛtyaṃ sthitaṃ sthityāṃ tvaṃ na māṃ hātumarhasi.

48. bhṛtyavatsala tiṣṭhantam bhartṛputragate pathi bhaktam
bhṛtyam sthitam sthityām tvam na mām hātum arhasi

48. bhṛtyavatsala ! bhartṛputragate pathi tiṣṭhantam sthityām
sthitam bhaktam bhṛtyam mām tvam hātum na arhasi

48. O protector of your servants, you should not abandon me, your devoted servant, who stands firm on the path taken by his master's son and remains steadfast in his proper duty.

Words meanings summery:

• भृत्यवत्सल (bhṛtyavatsala) - O protector of servants, O affectionate towards servants

• तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - standing, remaining, existing

• भर्तृपुत्रगते (bhartṛputragate) - on the path taken by the master's son

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, in the way

• भक्तम् (bhaktam) - devoted, faithful

• भृत्यम् (bhṛtyam) - servant

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, established

• स्थित्याम् (sthityām) - in the proper place, in one's duty, in the established order

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• न (na) - not

• माम् (mām) - me

• हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to give up

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

भृत्यवत्सल (bhṛtyavatsala) - O protector of servants, O affectionate towards servants

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛtyavatsala

bhṛtyavatsala - affectionate towards servants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛtya+vatsala)

• bhṛtya – servant, dependent, to be supported
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -tya.
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• vatsala – affectionate, tender, loving, fond of
  adjective (masculine)

तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - standing, remaining, existing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

भर्तृपुत्रगते (bhartṛputragate) - on the path taken by the master's son

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhartṛputragata

bhartṛputragata - gone on the path of the master's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+putra+gata)

• bhartṛ – master, husband, supporter
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, attained, reached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the path (`pathi`).

पथि (pathi) - on the path, in the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

भक्तम् (bhaktam) - devoted, faithful

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, loyal, served, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhaj (to divide, share, possess, worship).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भृत्यम् (bhṛtyam) - servant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, one to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -tya.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, established

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थित्याम् (sthityām) - in the proper place, in one's duty, in the established order

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, state, proper place, duty, stability

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon, to give up

(verb)

infinitive of hā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root hā.

Root: hā (class 3)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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