वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-23

शत्रुः पतिप्रवादेन मात्रेव हितकाम्यया ।
आशीविष इवाङ्केन बाले परिधृतस्त्वया ॥२३॥

23. śatruḥ patipravādena mātreva hitakāmyayā ,
āśīviṣa ivāṅkena bāle paridhṛtastvayā.

23. śatruḥ pati-pravādena mātrā iva hita-kāmyayā
āśī-viṣaḥ iva aṅkena bāle paridhṛtaḥ tvayā

23. bāle,
śatruḥ pati-pravādena mātrā iva hita-kāmyayā āśī-viṣaḥ iva aṅkena tvayā paridhṛtaḥ (asti).

23. O innocent one, that enemy, under the guise of being your husband and with a desire for your welfare like a mother's, has been cherished by you on your lap just like a venomous serpent.

Words meanings summery:

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

• पति-प्रवादेन (pati-pravādena) - by the name of husband, under the pretext of being a husband

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by a mother, like a mother

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• हित-काम्यया (hita-kāmyayā) - with a desire for welfare, wishing well

• आशी-विषः (āśī-viṣaḥ) - venomous serpent, snake with poisoned fangs/breath

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अङ्केन (aṅkena) - on the lap, in the bosom, by the mark

• बाले (bāle) - Addressing Kaikeyi, implying her naivety (O child, O innocent one, O naive one)

• परिधृतः (paridhṛtaḥ) - held, cherished, encircled

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

Words meanings and morphology

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śat (class 10)

पति-प्रवादेन (pati-pravādena) - by the name of husband, under the pretext of being a husband

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pati-pravāda

pati-pravāda - mere talk of husband, pretext of husband, by word 'husband'

Compound of pati (husband) and pravāda (talk, saying).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+pravāda)

• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
• pravāda – talk, report, rumour, pretext, fame
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-vad (to speak forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vad (class 1)

मात्रा (mātrā) - by a mother, like a mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

हित-काम्यया (hita-kāmyayā) - with a desire for welfare, wishing well

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hita-kāmyā

hita-kāmyā - desire for welfare, benevolence, wishing good

Compound of hita (welfare) and kāmyā (desire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+kāmyā)

• hita – beneficial, good, welfare, well-being
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root dhā (to place). Often used as a noun meaning 'welfare'.
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāmyā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

आशी-विषः (āśī-viṣaḥ) - venomous serpent, snake with poisoned fangs/breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśī-viṣa

āśī-viṣa - venomous serpent, snake whose breath is poison, snake whose fangs are poisoned

Compound of āśī (fang, curse, blessing) and viṣa (poison). Here, āśī refers to the fangs or breath.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, serpent's tooth, blessing, wish
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अङ्केन (aṅkena) - on the lap, in the bosom, by the mark

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, bosom, side, mark, number

Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'on the lap'.

बाले (bāle) - Addressing Kaikeyi, implying her naivety (O child, O innocent one, O naive one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young girl, innocent woman, child-like

Feminine form of bāla (young, child).

परिधृतः (paridhṛtaḥ) - held, cherished, encircled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paridhṛta

paridhṛta - held, supported, encircled, protected, cherished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pari-dhṛ.

Prefix: pari

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (plural/singular as context dictates)

2nd person pronoun.

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