वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-98, verse-59

श्रुतेन बालः स्थानेन जन्मना भवतो ह्यहम् ।
स कथं पालयिष्यामि भूमिं भवति तिष्ठति ॥५९॥

59. śrutena bālaḥ sthānena janmanā bhavato hyaham ,
sa kathaṃ pālayiṣyāmi bhūmiṃ bhavati tiṣṭhati.

59. śrutena bālaḥ sthānena janmanā bhavataḥ hi aham
saḥ katham pālayiṣyāmi bhūmim bhavati tiṣṭhati

59. hi,
śrutena,
sthānena,
janmanā ca aham bhavataḥ bālaḥ (asmi).
bhavati tiṣṭhati (sati) saḥ aham katham bhūmim pālayiṣyāmi?

59. Indeed, I am a child compared to you in terms of learning, position, and birth. How, then, can I rule the land while you are present?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning, by sacred knowledge, by tradition

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, young, immature

• स्थानेन (sthānena) - by position, by place, by rank

• जन्मना (janmanā) - by birth, by origin

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - than you (ablative of 'bhavat', respectful second person pronoun)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

• कथम् (katham) - how

• पालयिष्यामि (pālayiṣyāmi) - I will rule, I will protect

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, the land

• भवति (bhavati) - while you are present (while you exist, when you are (present active participle, locative singular))

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - while you remain (in power) (while you stand, while you remain (present active participle, locative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning, by sacred knowledge, by tradition

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, learned, sacred knowledge, tradition

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child, young, immature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, foolish, inexperienced

स्थानेन (sthānena) - by position, by place, by rank

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, rank, station

derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

जन्मना (janmanā) - by birth, by origin

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, life

derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - than you (ablative of 'bhavat', respectful second person pronoun)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing; your honor, sir (respectful second person pronoun)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here for comparison.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सः (saḥ) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'aham'.

कथम् (katham) - how

(indeclinable)

पालयिष्यामि (pālayiṣyāmi) - I will rule, I will protect

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of pāl

denominative verb from pāla (protector) or causative of pā

Root: pā (class 2)

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth, the land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

भवति (bhavati) - while you are present (while you exist, when you are (present active participle, locative singular))

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - while you remain (in power) (while you stand, while you remain (present active participle, locative singular))

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, parallel to 'bhavati'.

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