वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-29

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त्वमेव तु ममार्थेषु नित्ययुक्ता हितैषिणी ।
नाहं समवबुध्येयं कुब्जे राज्ञश्चिकीर्षितम् ॥२९॥

29. tvameva tu mamārtheṣu nityayuktā hitaiṣiṇī ,
nāhaṃ samavabudhyeyaṃ kubje rājñaścikīrṣitam.

29. tvam eva tu mama artheṣu nityayuktā hitaiṣiṇī |
na aham samavabudhyeyam kubje rājñaḥ cikīrṣitam

29. kubje,
tvam eva tu mama artheṣu nityayuktā hitaiṣiṇī.
aham rājñaḥ cikīrṣitam na samavabudhyeyam.

29. Indeed, you alone are always diligently concerned with my interests and are my well-wisher. O hunchback, I would not have understood the king's intention (without your insight).

Words meanings summery:

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त्वम् (tvam) - you (Manthara) (you)

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in my interests / affairs (in matters, in purposes, in interests)

नित्ययुक्ता (nityayuktā) - always diligently concerned (constantly engaged, always attentive, perpetually joined)

हितैषिणी (hitaiṣiṇī) - well-wisher (well-wisher, benevolent, seeking welfare)

न (na) - not

अहम् (aham) - I (Kaikeyi) (I)

समवबुध्येयम् (samavabudhyeyam) - I would not have understood (I would understand, I would know)

कुब्जे (kubje) - O hunchback (addressing Manthara) (O hunchbacked one)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Dasharatha) (of the king)

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - the king's intention (intended to be done, desired action, intention)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Manthara) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Subject of the implied `asi` (you are).

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes `tvam`.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'my affairs'.

अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in my interests / affairs (in matters, in purposes, in interests)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, object, affair

Note: Locative of sphere of activity.

नित्ययुक्ता (nityayuktā) - always diligently concerned (constantly engaged, always attentive, perpetually joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nityayukta

nityayukta - constantly engaged, always connected, perpetually attentive

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+yukta)

nitya – constant, perpetual, eternal
adjective (masculine)
yukta – joined, connected, engaged, diligent
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `yuj` (to join, connect).
Root: yuj (class 7)

हितैषिणी (hitaiṣiṇī) - well-wisher (well-wisher, benevolent, seeking welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hitaiṣin

hitaiṣin - wishing good, benevolent, well-wisher

Agent noun from `iṣ` (to wish) with `hita` (good, welfare).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+eṣin)

hita – good, beneficial, salutary
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `dhā` (to place) with `hi` (variant prefix) or `dhā` as 'do good'.
Root: dhā (class 3)
eṣin – wishing, desiring
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from root `iṣ` (to wish).
Root: iṣ (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (Kaikeyi) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of samavabudhyeyam.

समवबुध्येयम् (samavabudhyeyam) - I would not have understood (I would understand, I would know)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of budh