वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-36

जात्येन च सुवर्णेन सुनिष्टप्तेन सुन्दरि ।
लब्धार्था च प्रतीता च लेपयिष्यामि ते स्थगु ॥३६॥

36. jātyena ca suvarṇena suniṣṭaptena sundari ,
labdhārthā ca pratītā ca lepayiṣyāmi te sthagu.

36. jātyena ca suvarṇena suniṣṭaptena sundari
labdhārthā ca pratītā ca lepayiṣyāmi te sthagu

36. sundari labdhārthā ca pratītā ca,
te sthagu jātyena ca suvarṇena suniṣṭaptena lepayiṣyāmi

36. O beautiful one (sundarī), when you have achieved your purpose and are content, I will adorn your hump (sthagu) with pure, well-refined gold.

Words meanings summery:

• जात्येन (jātyena) - with genuine, with noble, with pure

• च (ca) - and

• सुवर्णेन (suvarṇena) - with gold

• सुनिष्टप्तेन (suniṣṭaptena) - with well-refined, with well-purified

• सुन्दरि (sundari) - O Manthara (sarcastic use of 'beautiful') (O beautiful one)

• लब्धार्था (labdhārthā) - having achieved your (Manthara's) purpose (having achieved the purpose, successful)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतीता (pratītā) - content (Manthara) (pleased, satisfied, convinced)

• च (ca) - and

• लेपयिष्यामि (lepayiṣyāmi) - I will adorn (your hump) (I will smear, I will anoint, I will cover, I will adorn)

• ते (te) - your, of you

• स्थगु (sthagu) - hump (of Manthara) (hump)

Words meanings and morphology

जात्येन (jātyena) - with genuine, with noble, with pure

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jātya

jātya - genuine, authentic, noble, of good quality

Note: Agrees with 'suvarṇena'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'jātyena' and 'suniṣṭaptena'

सुवर्णेन (suvarṇena) - with gold

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, beautiful color

Prefix: su

Root: vṛ (class 9)

सुनिष्टप्तेन (suniṣṭaptena) - with well-refined, with well-purified

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of suniṣṭapta

suniṣṭapta - well-refined, well-purified, thoroughly heated

Past Passive Participle

From su-ni-ṣṭap (to heat well, purify)

Prefixes: su+ni

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'suvarṇena'

सुन्दरि (sundari) - O Manthara (sarcastic use of 'beautiful') (O beautiful one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sundarī

sundarī - beautiful woman

feminine of sundara

लब्धार्था (labdhārthā) - having achieved your (Manthara's) purpose (having achieved the purpose, successful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of labdhārthā

labdhārthā - having attained one's object or purpose, successful

feminine of labdhārtha (from labdha + artha)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (labdha+artha)

• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Manthara (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'labdhārthā' and 'pratītā'

प्रतीता (pratītā) - content (Manthara) (pleased, satisfied, convinced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratītā

pratītā - convinced, pleased, satisfied, confident

Past Passive Participle

feminine of pratīta (from prati-i, to understand, to be pleased)

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to Manthara (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लेपयिष्यामि (lepayiṣyāmi) - I will adorn (your hump) (I will smear, I will anoint, I will cover, I will adorn)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of lepaya

Causative verb

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice. Causative of 'lip'

Root: lip (class 6)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternate form for tava

स्थगु (sthagu) - hump (of Manthara) (hump)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthagu

sthagu - hump

Note: Object of 'lepayiṣyāmi'

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