वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-22

यदा तु ते वरं दद्यात् स्वयमुत्थाप्य राघवः ।
व्यवस्थाप्य महाराजं त्वमिमं वृणुया वरम् ॥२२॥

22. yadā tu te varaṃ dadyāt svayamutthāpya rāghavaḥ ,
vyavasthāpya mahārājaṃ tvamimaṃ vṛṇuyā varam.

22. yadā tu te varam dadyāt svayam utthāpya rāghavaḥ
vyavasthāpya mahārājam tvam imam vṛṇuyā varam

22. yadā rāghavaḥ svayam utthāpya te varam dadyāt tu,
tvam mahārājam vyavasthāpya imam varam vṛṇuyā

22. But when Rāghava himself, having uplifted you, grants you a boon, then you should choose this very boon: to establish a great king.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

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

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• वरम् (varam) - boon (boon, blessing, best thing, excellent)

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

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised up / uplifted (having caused to rise, having raised up, having uplifted)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rama) (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

• व्यवस्थाप्य (vyavasthāpya) - having established (having established, having settled, having arranged)

• महाराजम् (mahārājam) - as the great king (a great king, paramount ruler)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इमम् (imam) - this (boon) (this, this one)

• वृणुया (vṛṇuyā) - should choose (would choose, should choose, may choose)

• वरम् (varam) - boon (boon, blessing, best thing, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from yad

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Can be dative or genitive singular, here dative.

वरम् (varam) - boon (boon, blessing, best thing, excellent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, choice, bridegroom

From verb vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root dā, Parasmaipada, class 3 (reduplicating class)

Root: dā (class 3)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic reflexive adverb

उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised up / uplifted (having caused to rise, having raised up, having uplifted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From causal of ut-sthā (to stand up) with lyap suffix

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rama) (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama

raghu + aṇ suffix for patronymic

व्यवस्थाप्य (vyavasthāpya) - having established (having established, having settled, having arranged)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From causal of vi-ava-sthā (to stand in order) with lyap suffix

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

महाराजम् (mahārājam) - as the great king (a great king, paramount ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, paramount ruler, emperor

Compound of mahā (great) and rājan (king)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

इमम् (imam) - this (boon) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with `varam` (masculine accusative singular).

वृणुया (vṛṇuyā) - should choose (would choose, should choose, may choose)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vṛ

Optative mood, 2nd person singular

Root vṛ, Atmanepada, class 5 (sometimes class 9 in Parasmaipada)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

वरम् (varam) - boon (boon, blessing, best thing, excellent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, choice, bridegroom

From verb vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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