वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-55

कच्चित्ते ब्राह्मणाः शर्म सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदः ।
आशंसन्ते महाप्राज्ञ पौरजानपदैः सह ॥५५॥

55. kaccitte brāhmaṇāḥ śarma sarvaśāstrārthakovidaḥ ,
āśaṃsante mahāprājña paurajānapadaiḥ saha.

55. kaccit te brāhmaṇāḥ śarma sarva-śāstrārtha-kovidaḥ
āśaṃsante mahāprājña paura-jānapadaiḥ saha

55. kaccit he mahāprājña,
te sarva-śāstrārtha-kovidaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ paura-jānapadaiḥ saha (tava) śarma āśaṃsante

55. O greatly wise one, I hope that your Brahmins, who are skilled in the meanings of all scriptures, wish for your welfare, along with the citizens and countryfolk.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

• ते (te) - your (referring to the king's Brahmins) (your (genitive/dative singular))

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class (nominative plural)

• शर्म (śarma) - your welfare/well-being (happiness, welfare, refuge, protection (accusative singular))

• सर्व-शास्त्रार्थ-कोविदः (sarva-śāstrārtha-kovidaḥ) - Refers to the Brahmins' expertise. (skilled in the meanings of all scriptures (nominative plural))

• आशंसन्ते (āśaṁsante) - they wish, they hope, they pray for

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O most intelligent one (vocative singular)

• पौर-जानपदैः (paura-jānapadaiḥ) - by citizens and countryfolk, along with citizens and countryfolk

• सह (saha) - with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, perhaps

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (referring to the king's Brahmins) (your (genitive/dative singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form for 'your'.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class (nominative plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

शर्म (śarma) - your welfare/well-being (happiness, welfare, refuge, protection (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarman

śarman - happiness, welfare, refuge, protection

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Also can be nominative, but accusative fits the verb `āśaṃsante` (wish for).

सर्व-शास्त्रार्थ-कोविदः (sarva-śāstrārtha-kovidaḥ) - Refers to the Brahmins' expertise. (skilled in the meanings of all scriptures (nominative plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva-śāstrārtha-kovida

sarva-śāstrārtha-kovida - skilled in the meanings of all scriptures

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+śāstra+artha+kovida)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text, science
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kovida – skilled, expert, learned
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `brāhmaṇāḥ`.

आशंसन्ते (āśaṁsante) - they wish, they hope, they pray for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śaṃs

present

3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O most intelligent one (vocative singular)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `prajñā` (wisdom).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: An address to the king.

पौर-जानपदैः (paura-jānapadaiḥ) - by citizens and countryfolk, along with citizens and countryfolk

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paura-jānapada

paura-jānapada - citizens and countryfolk, urban and rural people

Compound type : dvandva (paura+jānapada)

• paura – citizen, townsman
  noun (masculine)
• jānapada – countryman, inhabitant of a district
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with `saha` (with).

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

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