वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-55, verse-11

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एवं कनीयसा भ्रात्रा भुक्तं राज्यं विशां पते ।
भ्राता ज्येष्ठा वरिष्ठाश्च किमर्थं नावमंस्यते ॥११॥

11. evaṃ kanīyasā bhrātrā bhuktaṃ rājyaṃ viśāṃ pate ,
bhrātā jyeṣṭhā variṣṭhāśca kimarthaṃ nāvamaṃsyate.

11. evam kanīyasā bhrātrā bhuktam rājyam viśām pate
bhrātā jyeṣṭhā variṣṭhāḥ ca kim artham na avamansyate

11. viśām pate evam kanīyasā bhrātrā rājyam bhuktam
jyeṣṭhā variṣṭhāḥ bhrātā kim artham na avamansyate ca

11. O lord of the people (viśām pate)! Thus, the kingdom has been enjoyed by the younger brother. Why would the elder (jyeṣṭha), the most excellent (variṣṭha) brother not be dishonored?

Words meanings summery:

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एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

कनीयसा (kanīyasā) - by the younger, by the smaller

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - enjoyed, consumed

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - the elder (brother, Rama) (the elder, the oldest)

वरिष्ठाः (variṣṭhāḥ) - the most excellent (brother, Rama) (the most excellent, the supreme)

च (ca) - and, also

किम् (kim) - what, why

अर्थम् (artham) - reason, purpose, meaning

न (na) - not, no

अवमन्स्यते (avamansyate) - will be dishonored, will be disrespected

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

कनीयसा (kanīyasā) - by the younger, by the smaller

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kanīyas

kanīyas - younger, smaller, inferior

comparative adjective

Comparative form of 'yuvan' (young) or 'bāla' (young).

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by the brother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - enjoyed, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - enjoyed, eaten, consumed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhuj (to enjoy, eat) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - the elder (brother, Rama) (the elder, the oldest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - elder, oldest, most excellent, chief

Superlative form of 'yuvan' (young).

Note: Grammatically, 'jyeṣṭhā' is nominative singular feminine. In context, it refers to the elder brother (Rama), which would typically be 'jyeṣṭhaḥ' (masculine nominative singular). This is likely a textual variation or a specific poetic usage where gender concord is not strictly maintained.

वरिष्ठाः (variṣṭhāḥ) - the most excellent (brother, Rama) (the most excellent, the supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - most excellent, best, principal, supreme

Superlative form from root √vṛ (to choose, to prefer).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Grammatically, 'variṣṭhāḥ' is nominative plural feminine. In context, it refers to the elder brother (Rama), which would typically be 'variṣṭhaḥ' (masculine nominative singular). This is likely a textual variation or a specific poetic usage where gender and number concord are not strictly maintained.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

अर्थम् (artham) - reason, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, cause, reason, wealth

Note: Used with 'kim' to form 'kimartham' (for what purpose, why).

न (na) - not, no