वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-17

साहं त्वदर्थे संप्राप्ता त्वं तु मां नावबुध्यसे ।
सपत्निवृद्धौ या मे त्वं प्रदेयं दातुमिच्छसि ॥१७॥

17. sāhaṃ tvadarthe saṃprāptā tvaṃ tu māṃ nāvabudhyase ,
sapatnivṛddhau yā me tvaṃ pradeyaṃ dātumicchasi.

17. sā aham tvadarthe saṃprāptā tvam tu mām na avabudhyase
sapatnivṛddhau yā me tvam pradeyam dātum icchasi

17. sā aham tvadarthe saṃprāptā,
tu tvam mām na avabudhyase.
tvam pradeyam dātum icchasi yā me sapatnivṛddhau.

17. I have arrived here for your benefit, yet you do not understand me. You desire to bestow a gift that would lead to the prosperity of a co-wife.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake, for your purpose

• संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - arrived, reached, obtained (feminine)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• माम् (mām) - me

• न (na) - not

• अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you understand, you comprehend

• सपत्निवृद्धौ (sapatnivṛddhau) - in the prosperity of a co-wife, for the advancement of a rival queen

• या (yā) - whereby, in which way (referring to the implied action/situation)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - that which is to be given, a gift, an offering

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give, for giving

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake, for your purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tvadartha

tvadartha - purpose of you, your sake

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuṣmad+artha)

• yuṣmad – you (pronoun)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, object
  noun (masculine)

संप्राप्ता (saṁprāptā) - arrived, reached, obtained (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you understand, you comprehend

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of budh

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

सपत्निवृद्धौ (sapatnivṛddhau) - in the prosperity of a co-wife, for the advancement of a rival queen

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sapatnivṛddhi

sapatnivṛddhi - prosperity of a co-wife, increase of a co-wife

Compound type : tatpurusha (sapatnī+vṛddhi)

• sapatnī – co-wife, rival wife
  noun (feminine)
• vṛddhi – increase, growth, prosperity
  noun (feminine)

या (yā) - whereby, in which way (referring to the implied action/situation)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रदेयम् (pradeyam) - that which is to be given, a gift, an offering

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradeya

pradeya - that which is to be given, a gift, due

Gerundive

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

दातुम् (dātum) - to give, for giving

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: dā (class 3)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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