वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-31

न मे परं किं चिदितस्त्वया पुनः प्रियं प्रियार्हे सुवचं वचो वरम् ।
तथा ह्यवोचस्त्वमतः प्रियोत्तरं वरं परं ते प्रददामि तं वृणु ॥३१॥

31. na me paraṃ kiṃ ciditastvayā punaḥ priyaṃ priyārhe suvacaṃ vaco varam ,
tathā hyavocastvamataḥ priyottaraṃ varaṃ paraṃ te pradadāmi taṃ vṛṇu.

31. na me param kim cit itaḥ tvayā punaḥ
priyam priyārhe suvacam vacaḥ varam
tathā hi avocāḥ tvam ataḥ priyottaram
varam param te pradadāmi tam vṛṇu

31. priyārhe,
tvayā punaḥ itaḥ param priyam suvacam varam vacaḥ me na [uktam].
hi tvam tathā avocāḥ.
ataḥ,
te param priyottaram varam pradadāmi.
tam vṛṇu.

31. O worthy of love, no other dear, well-spoken, excellent word has been spoken by you that is more pleasing to me than this. Since you have spoken thus, I therefore grant you a supreme boon (vara) that is even more precious. Choose that!

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• परम् (param) - other, more significant (superior, higher, another)

• किम् (kim) - anything (what? anything)

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

• इतः (itaḥ) - from this, than this

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing

• प्रियार्हे (priyārhe) - O Mantharā, who is worthy of love (O worthy of love)

• सुवचम् (suvacam) - well-spoken, eloquent

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

• वरम् (varam) - excellent (word) (excellent, best; a boon, a blessing)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अवोचाः (avocāḥ) - you spoke, you said

• त्वम् (tvam) - Mantharā (you)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

• प्रियोत्तरम् (priyottaram) - more pleasing, superior to dear things, even dearer

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• प्रददामि (pradadāmi) - I give, I bestow

• तम् (tam) - that (boon) (that)

• वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

परम् (param) - other, more significant (superior, higher, another)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, different, subsequent, supreme, superior

Note: Could also be taken as adverbial 'further', 'more'.

किम् (kim) - anything (what? anything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which? something, anything (when used with cit)

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - from this, than this

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam with suffix tas.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates agent of "spoken".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Root: prī (class 9)

प्रियार्हे (priyārhe) - O Mantharā, who is worthy of love (O worthy of love)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of priyārha

priyārha - worthy of love, deserving of kindness

Compound of priya (dear) and arha (deserving).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (priya+arha)

• priya – dear, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'arh' (to deserve)
  Root: arh (class 1)

सुवचम् (suvacam) - well-spoken, eloquent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvaca

suvaca - well-spoken, eloquent, easy to say

Compound of su (good, well) and vaca (speech).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+vaca)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• vaca – speech, word
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

वरम् (varam) - excellent (word) (excellent, best; a boon, a blessing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice; a boon, a request

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of tad.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

अवोचाः (avocāḥ) - you spoke, you said

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of vac

Aorist second person singular

From root vac. a augment for past tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - Mantharā (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam with suffix tas.

प्रियोत्तरम् (priyottaram) - more pleasing, superior to dear things, even dearer

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priyottara

priyottara - more dear, more pleasing, superior in dearness

Comparative compound of priya (dear) and uttara (later, superior).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (priya+uttara)

• priya – dear, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• uttara – later, subsequent, superior, higher
  adjective (masculine)
  Comparative form of 'ud'
  Prefix: ud

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - a boon, a blessing, a request; choice, excellent

From root vṛ (to choose, ask for).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best, ultimate

Superlative of para (other, distant).

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रददामि (pradadāmi) - I give, I bestow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

Present indicative first person singular

From root dā with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तम् (tam) - that (boon) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Accusative singular masculine/neuter.

Note: Agreement with varam (boon).

वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Imperative second person singular

From root vṛ.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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