वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-16

अक्षेमं सुमहद्देवि प्रवृत्तं त्वद्विनाशनम् ।
रामं दशरथो राजा यौवराज्ये ऽभिषेक्ष्यति ॥१६॥

16. akṣemaṃ sumahaddevi pravṛttaṃ tvadvināśanam ,
rāmaṃ daśaratho rājā yauvarājye'bhiṣekṣyati.

16. akṣemam sumahat devi pravṛttam tvad-vināśanam
rāmam daśarathaḥ rājā yauvarājye abhiṣekṣyati

16. devi sumahat akṣemam tvadvināśanam pravṛttam
rājā daśarathaḥ rāmam yauvarājye abhiṣekṣyati

16. O goddess, a great misfortune has begun, leading to your ruin. King Daśaratha will consecrate Rāma as the crown prince.

Words meanings summery:

• अक्षेमम् (akṣemam) - misfortune, ill-being, insecurity

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, exceedingly large

• देवि (devi) - O goddess, O lady

• प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - begun, started, happened, set in motion

• त्वद्-विनाशनम् (tvad-vināśanam) - your destruction, ruin for you

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha

• राजा (rājā) - king

• यौवराज्ये (yauvarājye) - in the crown principality, to the position of crown prince

• अभिषेक्ष्यति (abhiṣekṣyati) - will consecrate, will anoint

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षेमम् (akṣemam) - misfortune, ill-being, insecurity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣema

akṣema - misfortune, ill-being, insecurity, danger, welfare, well-being, safe

Negation of kṣema (welfare, security)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣema)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• kṣema – welfare, security, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Can be an adjective modifying a neuter noun or a neuter noun itself. Here used as a noun.

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, exceedingly large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, exceedingly large, eminent

'su' (well, very) + 'mahat' (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'akṣemam'.

देवि (devi) - O goddess, O lady

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady, divine woman

Feminine form of deva (god)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Kaikeyī by Mantharā.

प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - begun, started, happened, set in motion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, started, engaged in, happened, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'akṣemam'.

त्वद्-विनाशनम् (tvad-vināśanam) - your destruction, ruin for you

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tvad-vināśana

tvad-vināśana - your destruction, ruin for you

'tvat' (your) + 'vināśana' (destruction)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tvat+vināśana)

• tvat – you, your (ablative or as stem)
  pronoun
  stem of second person pronoun
• vināśana – destruction, ruin, annihilation
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'naś' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Describes 'akṣemam', either appositional or as another predicate noun. 'Which is your destruction.'

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the son of Daśaratha), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abhiṣekṣyati'.

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Daśaratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of a king, father of Rāma)

'daśa' (ten) + 'ratha' (chariot); one who has ten chariots

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+ratha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhiṣekṣyati'.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Appositional to 'Daśarathaḥ'.

यौवराज्ये (yauvarājye) - in the crown principality, to the position of crown prince

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yauvarājya

yauvarājya - crown principality, office of crown prince, heir-apparentship

Derived from 'yuvarāja' (crown prince) + suffix 'ṣyañ' (for office/state)

Note: Indicates the position or office for the anointing.

अभिषेक्ष्यति (abhiṣekṣyati) - will consecrate, will anoint

(verb)

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

Future Tense

From root 'sic' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

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