वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-23

एवं ते ज्ञातिपक्षस्य श्रेयश्चैव भविष्यति ।
यदि चेद्भरतो धर्मात् पित्र्यं राज्यमवाप्स्यति ॥२३॥

23. evaṃ te jñātipakṣasya śreyaścaiva bhaviṣyati ,
yadi cedbharato dharmāt pitryaṃ rājyamavāpsyati.

23. evam te jñātipakṣasya śreyaḥ ca eva bhaviṣyati
yadi cet bharataḥ dharmāt pitryam rājyam avāpsyati

23. evam te jñātipakṣasya ca eva śreyaḥ bhaviṣyati
yadi cet bharataḥ dharmāt pitryam rājyam avāpsyati

23. Thus, prosperity will come to your kinsmen if Bharata obtains the ancestral kingdom, in accordance with his intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ते (te) - your, to you

• ज्ञातिपक्षस्य (jñātipakṣasya) - of the kinsmen's side, of the family group

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - prosperity, welfare, good fortune, excellence

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

• यदि (yadi) - if

• चेत् (cet) - if (particle, often with yadi)

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from dharma, according to dharma, by natural law

• पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral, paternal, inherited

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion

• अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati) - will obtain, will get, will reach

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of the second person singular pronoun, here expressing possession.

ज्ञातिपक्षस्य (jñātipakṣasya) - of the kinsmen's side, of the family group

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jñātipakṣa

jñātipakṣa - side of kinsmen, family group, party of relatives

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāti+pakṣa)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative, family
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣa – side, wing, party, group
  noun (masculine)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - prosperity, welfare, good fortune, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, best; welfare, good fortune, prosperity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (particle, often with yadi)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used in combination with `yadi` to strengthen the conditional meaning.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother), one who is maintained/supported

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from dharma, according to dharma, by natural law

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral, paternal, inherited

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitrya

pitrya - ancestral, paternal, hereditary, belonging to a father

Derived from `pitṛ` (father) with the suffix `-ya`.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule

Derived from `rājan` (king).

अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati) - will obtain, will get, will reach

(verb)

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

From root `āp` (to obtain) with prefix `ava`.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

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