वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-40

कच्चित्ते दयिताः सर्वे कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः ।
वार्तायां संश्रितस्तात लोको हि सुखमेधते ॥४०॥

40. kaccitte dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ ,
vārtāyāṃ saṃśritastāta loko hi sukhamedhate.

40. kaccit te dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvinaḥ
vārtāyām saṃśritaḥ tāta lokaḥ hi sukham edhate

40. tāta kaccit te sarve kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvinaḥ
dayitāḥ hi vārtāyām saṃśritaḥ lokaḥ sukham edhate

40. Dear son, I hope that all those who subsist on agriculture and cattle-rearing are dear to you, for indeed, people who rely on these livelihoods (vārtā) prosper happily.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that

• ते (te) - to you, your

• दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• कृषि-गो-रक्ष-जीविनः (kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvinaḥ) - those who live by agriculture and cattle-rearing

• वार्तायाम् (vārtāyām) - in the livelihood, in economy

• संश्रितः (saṁśritaḥ) - relying on, engaged in, resorted to

• तात (tāta) - dear son, dear father (term of endearment)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, world, realm

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably

• एधते (edhate) - prospers, thrives, grows

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'dear to you' makes more sense.

दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear

Past Passive Participle

From root day 'to pity, be compassionate'

Root: day (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

कृषि-गो-रक्ष-जीविनः (kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvinaḥ) - those who live by agriculture and cattle-rearing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvin

kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvin - those who live by agriculture and cattle-rearing

Compound ending in jīvin 'living by'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣi+go-rakṣa+jīvin)

• kṛṣi – agriculture, farming
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛṣ 'to plow'
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• go-rakṣa – cattle-rearing, protection of cows
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: go (cow) + rakṣa (protection)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• jīvin – living by, subsisting on
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jīv 'to live'
  Root: jīv (class 1)

वार्तायाम् (vārtāyām) - in the livelihood, in economy

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vārtā

vārtā - livelihood, news, profession, economy (esp. agriculture, cattle-rearing, trade)

From vṛtti 'mode of life'

संश्रितः (saṁśritaḥ) - relying on, engaged in, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - relying on, engaged in, resorted to, dependent

Past Passive Participle

From sam-śri 'to resort to, rely on'

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

तात (tāta) - dear son, dear father (term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear son, dear father (term of endearment, usually used by elders to younger, or vice versa)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, world, realm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - people, world, realm

Root: lok (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular

एधते (edhate) - prospers, thrives, grows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of edh

Root: edh (class 1)

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