वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-18

तव दुःखेन कैकेयि मम दुःखं महद्भवेत् ।
त्वद्वृद्धौ मम वृद्धिश्च भवेदत्र न संशयः ॥१८॥

18. tava duḥkhena kaikeyi mama duḥkhaṃ mahadbhavet ,
tvadvṛddhau mama vṛddhiśca bhavedatra na saṃśayaḥ.

18. tava duḥkhena kaikeyī mama duḥkham mahat bhavet
tvad-vṛddhau mama vṛddhiḥ ca bhavet atra na saṃśayaḥ

18. kaikeyī tava duḥkhena mama mahat duḥkham bhavet ca
tvadvṛddhau atra mama vṛddhiḥ bhavet na saṃśayaḥ

18. O Kaikeyī, if you suffer distress, I too would suffer great sorrow. And in your prosperity, my own prosperity would surely lie; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow, by distress

• कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - O Kaikeyī

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, distress

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might happen

• त्वद्-वृद्धौ (tvad-vṛddhau) - in your prosperity, in your growth

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ) - prosperity, growth, increase

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might happen

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Possessive adjective for 'duḥkhena'.

दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow, by distress

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, suffering, distress

Note: Refers to Kaikeyī's sorrow.

कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - O Kaikeyī

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyī (name of one of Daśaratha's queens)

Name of the princess from the Kīkaya kingdom.

Note: Person being addressed.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Possessive adjective for 'duḥkham'.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, distress

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, suffering, distress

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, eminent

Adjective form from root 'mah' (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'duḥkham'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

3rd person singular optative active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्वद्-वृद्धौ (tvad-vṛddhau) - in your prosperity, in your growth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tvad-vṛddhi

tvad-vṛddhi - your prosperity, your growth, increase for you

'tvad' (your) + 'vṛddhi' (growth, prosperity)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tvad+vṛddhi)

• tvad – your, you
  pronoun
  stem of second person pronoun
• vṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity, welfare
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'vṛdh' (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Condition for Mantharā's prosperity.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Possessive adjective for 'vṛddhiḥ'.

वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ) - prosperity, growth, increase

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, welfare, success

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, prosper).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the two clauses.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood

3rd person singular optative active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/circumstance.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Negates 'saṃśayaḥ'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion

From root 'śī' (to lie) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Part of the idiom 'na saṃśayaḥ' (no doubt).