वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-52, verse-14

माता च मम कौसल्या कुशलं चाभिवादनम् ।
देवि देवस्य पादौ च देववत् परिपालय ॥१४॥

14. mātā ca mama kausalyā kuśalaṃ cābhivādanam ,
devi devasya pādau ca devavat paripālaya.

14. mātā ca mama kausalyā kuśalam ca abhivādanam
devi devasya pādau ca devavat paripālaya

14. ca mama kausalyā mātā kuśalam abhivādanam
ca devi devasya pādau devavat ca paripālaya

14. And convey well-being and my salutations to my mother, Kausalyā. O goddess (Kausalyā), protect the feet of the divine one (Bharata), treating him as you would a god.

Words meanings summery:

• माता (mātā) - mother

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalyā (Kausalyā (proper noun))

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - (convey) well-being (well-being, welfare, prosperity)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभिवादनम् (abhivādanam) - (offer) salutations (salutation, bowing, homage)

• देवि (devi) - O goddess (referring to Kausalyā) (O goddess, O lady)

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the divine one (Bharata) (of the god, of the divine one)

• पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (of Bharata, symbolizing him) (two feet)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• देववत् (devavat) - as you would a god (like a god, as a god)

• परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect/cherish (protect, cherish, preserve, govern)

Words meanings and morphology

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: It's the subject of the implicit statement about conveying regards.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this instruction to the previous one about the inner apartments.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive adjective for `mātā`.

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalyā (Kausalyā (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalyā (mother of Rama)

Note: In apposition to `mātā`.

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - (convey) well-being (well-being, welfare, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, clever, skillful

Note: Object of implied verb 'say' or 'convey'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `kuśalam` and `abhivādanam`.

अभिवादनम् (abhivādanam) - (offer) salutations (salutation, bowing, homage)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhivādana

abhivādana - salutation, respectful greeting, bowing down

Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of implied verb 'say' or 'convey'.

देवि (devi) - O goddess (referring to Kausalyā) (O goddess, O lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, esteemed lady

Note: Addressed to Kausalyā.

देवस्य (devasya) - of the divine one (Bharata) (of the god, of the divine one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to Bharata.

पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (of Bharata, symbolizing him) (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Object of `paripālaya`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `devasya pādau` to `devavat` (or rather, adds emphasis).

देववत् (devavat) - as you would a god (like a god, as a god)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat meaning 'like' or 'as'

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying `paripālaya`.

परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect/cherish (protect, cherish, preserve, govern)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of paripāl

Root 'pāl' (to protect) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: An instruction to Kausalyā.

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