वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-10

धन्यो ऽस्म्यनुगृहीतो ऽस्मि यस्य मे मुनिपुंगवः ।
गुणैः सभ्रातृभार्यस्य वरदः परितुष्यति ॥१०॥

10. dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi yasya me munipuṃgavaḥ ,
guṇaiḥ sabhrātṛbhāryasya varadaḥ parituṣyati.

10. dhanyaḥ asmi anugṛhītaḥ asmi yasya me munipuṅgavaḥ
guṇaiḥ sabhrātṛbhāryasya varadaḥ parituṣyati

10. asmi dhanyaḥ asmi anugṛhītaḥ yasya me munipuṅgavaḥ
varadaḥ sabhrātṛbhāryasya guṇaiḥ parituṣyati

10. I am blessed, and I am favored, for the chief of sages, the bestower of boons, is pleased with the qualities of me, who am accompanied by my brother and wife.

Words meanings summery:

• धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - blessed (blessed, fortunate, rich, virtuous)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अनुगृहीतः (anugṛhītaḥ) - favored (favored, obliged, helped)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• यस्य (yasya) - for whom (Rama, implied by `me`) (whose, of whom, for whom (dative sense))

• मे (me) - my (referring to the qualities) / for me (dative of interest) (my, for me, to me)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the chief of sages (Viśvāmitra) (chief among sages, excellent sage)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by (my) qualities/virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by good attributes)

• सभ्रातृभार्यस्य (sabhrātṛbhāryasya) - of me, who am accompanied by my brother and wife (of one who is with brother and wife)

• वरदः (varadaḥ) - the bestower of boons (epithet for the sage) (bestower of boons, boon-giver)

• परितुष्यति (parituṣyati) - is thoroughly pleased (is completely satisfied, is very pleased)

Words meanings and morphology

धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - blessed (blessed, fortunate, rich, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, virtuous, wealthy

From `dhana` (wealth, fortune).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective for `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular

Root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

अनुगृहीतः (anugṛhītaḥ) - favored (favored, obliged, helped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugṛhīta

anugṛhīta - favored, obliged, helped, gratified

Past Passive Participle

From `anu` (prefix) and root `grah` (to seize, accept), in causative sense 'to cause to be favored'.

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicative adjective for `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular

Root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

यस्य (yasya) - for whom (Rama, implied by `me`) (whose, of whom, for whom (dative sense))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of `asmi` (Rama).

मे (me) - my (referring to the qualities) / for me (dative of interest) (my, for me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad.

Note: Can be genitive 'my' or dative 'for me'. Context suggests both, 'for me' (dative of interest) and 'my' (genitive with `guṇaiḥ`).

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the chief of sages (Viśvāmitra) (chief among sages, excellent sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief among sages, excellent sage

Compound: `muni` (sage) + `puṅgava` (bull, chief, excellent).

Note: Subject of `parituṣyati`.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by (my) qualities/virtues (by qualities, by virtues, by good attributes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)

Note: Instrument of `parituṣyati`.

सभ्रातृभार्यस्य (sabhrātṛbhāryasya) - of me, who am accompanied by my brother and wife (of one who is with brother and wife)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sabhrātṛbhārya

sabhrātṛbhārya - with brother and wife

Compound: `sa` (with) + `bhrātṛ` (brother) + `bhāryā` (wife). Describes the person (Rama).

Note: Qualifies `me` (Rama).

वरदः (varadaḥ) - the bestower of boons (epithet for the sage) (bestower of boons, boon-giver)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - bestower of boons, boon-giver

Compound: `vara` (boon) + `da` (giver, from root `dā` to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Adjective for `munipuṅgavaḥ`.

परितुष्यति (parituṣyati) - is thoroughly pleased (is completely satisfied, is very pleased)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tuṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix `pari` (completely, around).

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

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