वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-69, verse-15

प्रैष्यं पापीयसां यातु सूर्यं च प्रति मेहतु ।
हन्तु पादेन गां सुप्तां यस्यार्यो ऽनुमते गतः ॥१५॥

15. praiṣyaṃ pāpīyasāṃ yātu sūryaṃ ca prati mehatu ,
hantu pādena gāṃ suptāṃ yasyāryo'numate gataḥ.

15. praīṣyam pāpīyasām yātu sūryam ca prati mehatu
hantu pādena gām suptām yasya āryaḥ anumate gataḥ

15. yasya āryaḥ anumate gataḥ,
praīṣyam pāpīyasām yātu,
sūryam ca prati mehatu,
pādena gām suptām hantu

15. May he attain the servitude of the most sinful. And may he urinate facing the sun. May he strike a sleeping cow with his foot, the one by whose consent the noble one (ārya) departed.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रईष्यम् (praīṣyam) - servitude, state of being a servant, menial work

• पापीयसाम् (pāpīyasām) - of the most sinful, of the worst wrongdoers

• यातु (yātu) - may he go, may he obtain, may he attain

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

• मेहतु (mehatu) - may he urinate

• हन्तु (hantu) - may he strike, may he kill

• पादेन (pādena) - with the foot, by means of the foot

• गाम् (gām) - a cow

• सुप्ताम् (suptām) - sleeping, asleep

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - the noble one (ārya), referring to Rama (noble one, honorable person)

• अनुमते (anumate) - with consent, by permission, according to the wish

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

Words meanings and morphology

प्रईष्यम् (praīṣyam) - servitude, state of being a servant, menial work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praīṣya

praīṣya - servitude, service, mission, message

Prefixes: pra+iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

पापीयसाम् (pāpīyasām) - of the most sinful, of the worst wrongdoers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpīyas

pāpīyas - more wicked, very sinful, worst

Comparative degree of 'pāpa'

यातु (yātu) - may he go, may he obtain, may he attain

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, the sun god

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case ('sūryam').

मेहतु (mehatu) - may he urinate

(verb)

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

Root: mih (class 1)

हन्तु (hantu) - may he strike, may he kill

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

पादेन (pādena) - with the foot, by means of the foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray

गाम् (gām) - a cow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

सुप्ताम् (suptām) - sleeping, asleep

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of supta

supta - sleeping, asleep, unconscious

Past Passive Participle

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gām'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the person who gave consent.

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - the noble one (ārya), referring to Rama (noble one, honorable person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable; a noble person (ārya)

अनुमते (anumate) - with consent, by permission, according to the wish

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anumata

anumata - consented, approved, permitted

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'with consent'.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, passed, reached

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

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