वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-68

पुत्रो दशरथस्यायं महाराजस्य धीमतः ।
निदेशं पालयत्वेनं गङ्गे त्वदभिरक्षितः ॥६८॥

68. putro daśarathasyāyaṃ mahārājasya dhīmataḥ ,
nideśaṃ pālayatvenaṃ gaṅge tvadabhirakṣitaḥ.

68. putraḥ daśarathasya ayam mahārājasya dhīmataḥ
nideśam pālayatu enam gaṅge tvat abhirakṣitaḥ

68. gaṅge ayam daśarathasya dhīmataḥ mahārājasya
putraḥ tvat abhirakṣitaḥ enam nideśam pālayatu

68. O Gaṅgā, may this son of the wise great king Daśaratha, protected by you, fulfill this command (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Rama) (son, child)

• दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of King Dasharatha (of Dasharatha)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Rama) (this (masculine nominative))

• महाराजस्य (mahārājasya) - of the great king (Dasharatha) (of the great king, emperor)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (king Dasharatha) (of the wise, intelligent)

• निदेशम् (nideśam) - this command (of exile) (command, instruction, order)

• पालयतु (pālayatu) - may he fulfill (this command) (may he protect, may he rule, may he observe)

• एनम् (enam) - this (command) (this, him (masculine accusative))

• गङ्गे (gaṅge) - O Gaṅgā (river goddess) (O Ganges)

• त्वत् (tvat) - by you (Ganga) (from you, by you)

• अभिरक्षितः (abhirakṣitaḥ) - protected (by you) (protected, guarded)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Rama) (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: Subject of 'pālayatu'.

दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of King Dasharatha (of Dasharatha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (a king, father of Rama)

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (Rama) (this (masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this (person)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'putraḥ'.

महाराजस्य (mahārājasya) - of the great king (Dasharatha) (of the great king, emperor)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'daśarathasya'.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (king Dasharatha) (of the wise, intelligent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

Possessive adjective from 'dhī' (intellect) with suffix '-mat'.

Note: Qualifies 'mahārājasya'.

निदेशम् (nideśam) - this command (of exile) (command, instruction, order)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, instruction, order, direction

From prefix 'ni' + root 'diś' (to point, indicate).

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'pālayatu'.

पालयतु (pālayatu) - may he fulfill (this command) (may he protect, may he rule, may he observe)

(verb)

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

Imperative third person singular

Causative stem from root 'pā' (to protect) with suffix '-ayā'.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'putraḥ' (Rama).

एनम् (enam) - this (command) (this, him (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Demonstrative pronoun. Often used to refer to something already mentioned.

Note: Refers to 'nideśam'.

गङ्गे (gaṅge) - O Gaṅgā (river goddess) (O Ganges)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges, the goddess Ganga

Note: Direct address to the river.

त्वत् (tvat) - by you (Ganga) (from you, by you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Used here in instrumental sense, 'by you'.

अभिरक्षितः (abhirakṣitaḥ) - protected (by you) (protected, guarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

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