वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-82, verse-25

वसन्तं भ्रातुरर्थाय शत्रुघ्नो मानुवत्स्यति ।
लक्ष्मणेन सह त्वार्यो अयोध्यां पालयिष्यति ॥२५॥

25. vasantaṃ bhrāturarthāya śatrughno mānuvatsyati ,
lakṣmaṇena saha tvāryo ayodhyāṃ pālayiṣyati.

25. vasantam bhrātuḥ arthāya śatrughnaḥ mā anuvatsyati
| lakṣmaṇena saha tu āryaḥ ayodhyām pālayiṣyati

25. śatrughnaḥ bhrātuḥ arthāya vasantam mā anuvatsyati
tu āryaḥ lakṣmaṇena saha ayodhyām pālayiṣyati

25. Shatrughna will reside with me, me dwelling in the forest for the sake of our brother (Rama). But the noble one (Rama), along with Lakshmana, will govern Ayodhya.

Words meanings summery:

• वसन्तम् (vasantam) - me (Bharata) dwelling (in the forest) (dwelling, residing, living)

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of Rama, my brother (of the brother)

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of, for the purpose

• शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Shatrughna

• मा (mā) - with me (Bharata) (me)

• अनुवत्स्यति (anuvatsyati) - he will reside after, he will follow and reside, he will reside along with

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakshmana

• सह (saha) - with, together with

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

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - the noble Rama (noble, respectable, worthy)

• अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (the city)

• पालयिष्यति (pālayiṣyati) - he will protect, rule

Words meanings and morphology

वसन्तम् (vasantam) - me (Bharata) dwelling (in the forest) (dwelling, residing, living)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, living

Present Active Participle

From root vas (1st class Parasmaipada) in present active participle form.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bharata (the speaker), who is referred to by 'mā'.

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of Rama, my brother (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Rama.

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of, for the purpose

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, for the sake of

Note: Often used in dative to express 'for the sake of'.

शत्रुघ्नः (śatrughnaḥ) - Shatrughna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Shatrughna (lit. 'slayer of foes')

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – slaying, killer, destroying
  adjective
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

मा (mā) - with me (Bharata) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Note: Refers to Bharata (the speaker) in this context.

अनुवत्स्यति (anuvatsyati) - he will reside after, he will follow and reside, he will reside along with

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of anu-vas

Future tense

From root vas (1st class Parasmaipada) with upasarga anu. Future tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: anu

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject is Shatrughna.

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - with Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rama's brother)

Note: Used with 'saha'.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - the noble Rama (noble, respectable, worthy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, worthy; a noble person

Note: Refers to Rama.

अयोध्याम् (ayodhyām) - Ayodhya (the city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ayodhyā

ayodhyā - Ayodhya (name of a city)

Lit. 'that which cannot be fought against'.

पालयिष्यति (pālayiṣyati) - he will protect, rule

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of pālay

Future tense, Parasmaipada (causative stem)

From root pā (to protect) with causative suffix -aya. Future tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'āryaḥ' (Rama).