वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-21

उपस्थितं प्रयुञ्जानस्त्वयि सान्त्वमनर्थकम् ।
अर्थेनैवाद्य ते भर्ता कौसल्यां योजयिष्यति ॥२१॥

21. upasthitaṃ prayuñjānastvayi sāntvamanarthakam ,
arthenaivādya te bhartā kausalyāṃ yojayiṣyati.

21. upasthitam prayuñjānaḥ tvayi sāntvam anarthakam
arthena eva adya te bhartā kausalyām yojayiṣyati

21. (Your) bhartā (now) adya upasthitam anarthakam sāntvam tvayi prayuñjānaḥ (san) arthena eva kausalyām yojayiṣyati.

21. Your husband is employing meaningless conciliatory words towards you right now. Today, your husband will ally himself with Kaushalya solely for his own benefit.

Words meanings summery:

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - already determined, imminent, 'at hand' (referring to the blandishments) (present, approached, standing near, ready)

• प्रयुञ्जानः (prayuñjānaḥ) - employing, using, applying

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, towards you

• सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - insincere soothing words (conciliatory words, blandishment, gentle speech)

• अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless, meaningless, vain, futile

• अर्थेन (arthena) - for his own benefit or advantage (by means of wealth, for a purpose, for gain)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• ते (te) - your, to you

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, master

• कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kaushalya (proper noun)

• योजयिष्यति (yojayiṣyati) - will ally with, will favor (will unite, will connect, will join)

Words meanings and morphology

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - already determined, imminent, 'at hand' (referring to the blandishments) (present, approached, standing near, ready)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, arrived, standing near, ready, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of upa-sthā.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रयुञ्जानः (prayuñjānaḥ) - employing, using, applying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayuñjāna

prayuñjāna - employing, using, applying, executing

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Present participle (śānac) of pra-yuj.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, towards you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (plural/singular as context dictates)

2nd person pronoun.

सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - insincere soothing words (conciliatory words, blandishment, gentle speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliatory words, blandishment, gentle address, solace

Derived from root san (to gain) or related to sāntva (conciliation).

अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless, meaningless, vain, futile

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anarthaka

anarthaka - useless, meaningless, vain, without purpose, unprofitable

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of arthaka (having purpose).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+arthaka)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• arthaka – having meaning, having purpose, advantageous
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from artha with kan suffix.

अर्थेन (arthena) - for his own benefit or advantage (by means of wealth, for a purpose, for gain)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, wealth, advantage, object

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (plural/singular as context dictates)

2nd person pronoun.

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord, maintainer

agent noun

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with tṛC suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kaushalya (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (mother of Rama)

योजयिष्यति (yojayiṣyati) - will ally with, will favor (will unite, will connect, will join)

(verb)

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

Future Active

Future tense, active voice, 3rd person singular, causative form (yojayati).

Root: yuj (class 7)

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