वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-15

तौ वरौ याच भर्तारं भरतस्याभिषेचनम् ।
प्रव्राजनं च रामस्य त्वं वर्षाणि चतुर्दश ॥१५॥

15. tau varau yāca bhartāraṃ bharatasyābhiṣecanam ,
pravrājanaṃ ca rāmasya tvaṃ varṣāṇi caturdaśa.

15. tau varau yāca bhartāram bharatasya abhiṣecanam
pravrājanam ca rāmasya tvam varṣāṇi caturdaśa

15. tvam bhartāram tau varau yāca bharatasya
abhiṣecanam ca rāmasya caturdaśa varṣāṇi pravrājanam

15. You (Kaikeyi) should ask your husband for those two boons: the consecration (abhiṣecanam) of Bharata (as king), and the exile (pravrājanm) of Rama for fourteen years.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (boons) (those two)

• वरौ (varau) - the two boons (two boons, two wishes)

• याच (yāca) - you (Kaikeyi) should ask (ask, beg, request)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - your husband (King Dasaratha) (husband, supporter, maintainer)

• भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Prince Bharata (of Bharata)

• अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - the consecration (abhiṣecanam) of Bharata as king (anointing, consecration, installation)

• प्रव्राजनम् (pravrājanam) - the exile (pravrājanm) of Rama (exile, banishment, causing to wander)

• च (ca) - and, also

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Prince Rama (of Rama)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kaikeyi) (you)

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (duration) (years, rainy seasons)

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen (years) (fourteen)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (boons) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वरौ (varau) - the two boons (two boons, two wishes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, choice

याच (yāca) - you (Kaikeyi) should ask (ask, beg, request)

(verb)

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

Root: yāc (class 1)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - your husband (King Dasaratha) (husband, supporter, maintainer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, husband, lord

Agent Noun

Agent of root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

भरतस्य (bharatasya) - of Prince Bharata (of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a prince, brother of Rama)

अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - the consecration (abhiṣecanam) of Bharata as king (anointing, consecration, installation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhiṣecana

abhiṣecana - anointing, consecration, bathing ritual

Action Noun

Derived from root sic (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

प्रव्राजनम् (pravrājanam) - the exile (pravrājanm) of Rama (exile, banishment, causing to wander)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pravrājana

pravrājana - exile, banishment, sending into wandering

Action Noun

Derived from root vraj (to go, walk) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vraj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Prince Rama (of Rama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a legendary prince and avatar of Vishnu)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kaikeyi) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (duration) (years, rainy seasons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season

Note: Used here to indicate duration.

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen (years) (fourteen)

(numeral)

Note: Functions as an adjective qualifying 'varṣāṇi'.

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