वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-97, verse-8

तस्य मे दासभूतस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
अभिषिञ्चस्व चाद्यैव राज्येन मघवानिव ॥८॥

8. tasya me dāsabhūtasya prasādaṃ kartumarhasi ,
abhiṣiñcasva cādyaiva rājyena maghavāniva.

8. tasya me dāsabhūtasya prasādam kartum arhasi
abhiṣiñcasva ca adya eva rājyena maghavān iva

8. tasya me dāsabhūtasya prasādam kartum arhasi
ca adya eva rājyena maghavān iva abhiṣiñcasva

8. You ought to show favor to me, who has become your servant. And anoint yourself with the kingdom today itself, like Maghavan (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - to me (referring to the speaker, Bharata) (to him, of him, to that, of that)

• मे (me) - to me (Bharata) (to me, of me)

• दासभूतस्य (dāsabhūtasya) - to me, who has become your servant (of one who has become a servant, to one who has become a servant)

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor (favor, grace, calmness, serenity)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to show (favor) (to do, to make, to perform)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

• अभिषिञ्चस्व (abhiṣiñcasva) - anoint yourself (anoint yourself, consecrate yourself)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• राज्येन (rājyena) - with the kingdom (with the kingdom, by means of the kingdom)

• मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan (Indra) (Indra, liberal, wealthy)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - to me (referring to the speaker, Bharata) (to him, of him, to that, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: It stands as an adjective to 'me' ('dāsabhūtasya').

मे (me) - to me (Bharata) (to me, of me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of dative/genitive singular of 'asmad'.

दासभूतस्य (dāsabhūtasya) - to me, who has become your servant (of one who has become a servant, to one who has become a servant)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dāsabhūta

dāsabhūta - become a servant, having turned into a servant

Compound of dāsa (servant) and bhūta (become, being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsa+bhūta)

• dāsa – servant, slave
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – been, become, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'me'.

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor (favor, grace, calmness, serenity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - favor, grace, calmness, serenity, clearness

Derived from pra-sad (to be clear, to be gracious)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to show (favor) (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'arhasi' to express 'ought to do'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present tense (laṭ lakāra), 2nd person singular

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'tvam' (you).

अभिषिञ्चस्व (abhiṣiñcasva) - anoint yourself (anoint yourself, consecrate yourself)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of abhiṣiñc

Imperative (loṭ lakāra), 2nd person singular, Middle voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: An instruction to Rama to take the throne.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

राज्येन (rājyena) - with the kingdom (with the kingdom, by means of the kingdom)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, kingship, rule, sovereignty

Note: Instrument of anointing.

मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan (Indra) (Indra, liberal, wealthy)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maghavan

maghavan - liberal, wealthy, powerful; epithet of Indra

Note: Refers to Indra, the king of gods.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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