वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-24

स ते सुखोचितो बालो रामस्य सहजो रिपुः ।
समृद्धार्थस्य नष्टार्थो जीविष्यति कथं वशे ॥२४॥

24. sa te sukhocito bālo rāmasya sahajo ripuḥ ,
samṛddhārthasya naṣṭārtho jīviṣyati kathaṃ vaśe.

24. saḥ te sukhocitaḥ bālaḥ rāmasya sahajaḥ ripuḥ
samṛddhārthasya naṣṭārthaḥ jīviṣyati katham vaśe

24. saḥ te sukhocitaḥ bālaḥ rāmasya sahajaḥ ripuḥ
naṣṭārthaḥ samṛddhārthasya vaśe katham jīviṣyati

24. That son of yours, accustomed to comfort, is Rama's natural enemy. How will he, having lost his status, live under the sway of one whose wealth and power are secure?

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine singular nominative)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• सुकोचितः (sukocitaḥ) - accustomed to comfort, used to pleasure

• बालः (bālaḥ) - boy, young man, child, son

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• सहजः (sahajaḥ) - natural, inborn, innate, congenital

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

• समृद्धार्थस्य (samṛddhārthasya) - of one whose purpose/wealth is fulfilled/prosperous

• नष्टार्थः (naṣṭārthaḥ) - one who has lost his purpose/wealth/status

• जीविष्यति (jīviṣyati) - will live, will exist

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in the power of, subject to

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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.

सुकोचितः (sukocitaḥ) - accustomed to comfort, used to pleasure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukocita

sukocita - accustomed to comfort, used to pleasure, suitable to happiness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+ucita)

• sukha – pleasure, comfort, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)
• ucita – proper, suitable, accustomed, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `uc` (to be pleased, to be proper) with the suffix `-kta`.
  Root: uc (class 4)

बालः (bālaḥ) - boy, young man, child, son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of the Ramayana), pleasing, delightful

सहजः (sahajaḥ) - natural, inborn, innate, congenital

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahaja

sahaja - born with, innate, natural, inherent

Derived from `saha` (with) and `ja` (born from root `jan`).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+ja)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root `jan` (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

समृद्धार्थस्य (samṛddhārthasya) - of one whose purpose/wealth is fulfilled/prosperous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samṛddhārtha

samṛddhārtha - one whose purpose is accomplished, one whose wealth is prospering

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samṛddha+artha)

• samṛddha – prosperous, abundant, fulfilled, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `ṛdh` (to prosper) with prefix `sam` and suffix `-kta`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, goal
  noun (masculine)

नष्टार्थः (naṣṭārthaḥ) - one who has lost his purpose/wealth/status

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭārtha

naṣṭārtha - one who has lost his purpose, ruined, impoverished, having lost his object

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+artha)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished, vanished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `naś` (to perish, to be lost) with suffix `-kta`.
  Root: naś (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, goal
  noun (masculine)

जीविष्यति (jīviṣyati) - will live, will exist

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in the power of, subject to

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, wish, desire; control, power, dominion

Root: vaś (class 1)

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