वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-58, verse-29

कन्दमूलफलं हृत्वा को मां प्रियमिवातिथिम् ।
भोजयिष्यत्यकर्मण्यमप्रग्रहमनायकम् ॥२९॥

29. kandamūlaphalaṃ hṛtvā ko māṃ priyamivātithim ,
bhojayiṣyatyakarmaṇyamapragrahamanāyakam.

29. kandamūlaphalam hṛtvā kaḥ mām priyam iva atithim
bhojayisyati akarmaṇyam apragraham anāyakam

29. kaḥ kandamūlaphalam hṛtvā akarmaṇyam apragraham
anāyakam mām priyam atithim iva bhojayisyati?

29. Who, having gathered roots, tubers, and fruits, will feed me—inactive, without support, and without a leader—as if I were a beloved guest?

Words meanings summery:

• कन्दमूलफलम् (kandamūlaphalam) - roots, tubers, and fruits

• हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having gathered/brought (having taken, having brought, having carried away)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest, stranger

• भोजयिस्यति (bhojayisyati) - will feed, will cause to eat

• अकर्मण्यम् (akarmaṇyam) - inactive, unable to work, useless

• अप्रग्रहम् (apragraham) - without support, without protection, uncontrolled

• अनायकम् (anāyakam) - without a leader, without a guide, helpless

Words meanings and morphology

कन्दमूलफलम् (kandamūlaphalam) - roots, tubers, and fruits

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kandamūlaphala

kandamūlaphala - roots, tubers, and fruits

Compound type : dvandva (kanda+mūla+phala)

• kanda – tuber, bulb
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'hṛtvā'.

हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having gathered/brought (having taken, having brought, having carried away)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root hṛ (to take, carry).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Subject of the verb 'bhojayisyati'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Direct object of 'bhojayisyati'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Note: Agrees with 'atithim'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest, stranger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger

Note: Treated as an object of comparison.

भोजयिस्यति (bhojayisyati) - will feed, will cause to eat

(verb)

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

Causative future tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अकर्मण्यम् (akarmaṇyam) - inactive, unable to work, useless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akarmaṇya

akarmaṇya - inactive, unable to work, useless

Derived from 'karmaṇya' with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+karmaṇya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• karmaṇya – fit for work, active, useful
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from 'karma' (action) with suffix '-ṇya'.

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

अप्रग्रहम् (apragraham) - without support, without protection, uncontrolled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apragraha

apragraha - without support, without protection, uncontrolled

Derived from 'pragraha' with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nah-bahuvrihi (a+pragraha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• pragraha – support, control, reins
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

अनायकम् (anāyakam) - without a leader, without a guide, helpless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anāyaka

anāyaka - without a leader, without a guide, helpless

Derived from 'nāyaka' with negative prefix 'an-'.

Compound type : nah-bahuvrihi (an+nāyaka)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• nāyaka – leader, guide
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.