वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-20

मणिमुक्तासुवर्णानि रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
दद्याद्दशरथो राजा मा स्म तेषु मनः कृथाः ॥२०॥

20. maṇimuktāsuvarṇāni ratnāni vividhāni ca ,
dadyāddaśaratho rājā mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ.

20. maṇimuktāsuvarṇāni ratnāni vividhāni ca dadyāt
daśarathaḥ rājā mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ

20. rājā daśarathaḥ maṇimuktāsuvarṇāni vividhāni ca ratnāni dadyāt.
teṣu manaḥ mā sma kṛthāḥ.

20. King Daśaratha would offer jewels, pearls, gold, and various other precious gems. Do not, however, set your heart on those things.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिमुक्तासुवर्णानि (maṇimuktāsuvarṇāni) - jewels, pearls, and gold

• रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems, jewels, treasures

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, manifold, diverse

• च (ca) - and, also

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give, should give, may give

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (used with mā to form strong prohibition)

• तेषु (teṣu) - on those (referring to the gems) (in them, on them)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, thought

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should set (your mind) (you should make, you should do, you should set)

Words meanings and morphology

मणिमुक्तासुवर्णानि (maṇimuktāsuvarṇāni) - jewels, pearls, and gold

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇimuktāsuvarṇa

maṇimuktāsuvarṇa - jewels, pearls, gold

Compound type : dvandva (maṇi+muktā+suvarṇa)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• suvarṇa – gold, good color
  noun (neuter)

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems, jewels, treasures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - gem, jewel, treasure, excellent thing

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give, should give, may give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dā

optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

root dā (class 3)

Root: dā (class 3)

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (used with mā to form strong prohibition)

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - on those (referring to the gems) (in them, on them)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Here used to refer to 'ratnāni' which is neuter plural.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, heart, intellect, thought, desire

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should set (your mind) (you should make, you should do, you should set)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist Injunctive, 2nd person singular, middle voice

root kṛ (class 8). Used with mā sma for prohibition.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The form `kṛthāḥ` is 2nd sg aorist injunctive Ātmanepada, often used with `mā` for prohibition.

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