वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-17, verse-10

समृद्धार्थस्य सिद्धार्था मुदितामलवर्णिनी ।
आर्यस्य त्वं विशालाक्षि भार्या भव यवीयसी ॥१०॥

10. samṛddhārthasya siddhārthā muditāmalavarṇinī ,
āryasya tvaṃ viśālākṣi bhāryā bhava yavīyasī.

10. samṛddhārthasya siddhārthā muditāmalavarṇinī
āryasya tvam viśālākṣi bhāryā bhava yavīyasī

10. muditāmalavarṇinī viśālākṣi siddhārthā tvam
samṛddhārthasya āryasya bhāryā bhava aham yavīyasī

10. O joyful, pure-complexioned one (muditāmalavarṇinī)! O broad-eyed one (viśālākṣi)! You, whose aims are fulfilled, become the wife of the noble one (ārya) whose aims are accomplished. I am the younger (brother).

Words meanings summery:

• समृद्धार्थस्य (samṛddhārthasya) - of the noble one (Rama) whose aims are accomplished (of one whose aims are accomplished, of one whose wealth is abundant)

• सिद्धार्था (siddhārthā) - O Sita, whose aims are fulfilled (by being Rama's wife) (one whose aims are fulfilled, successful)

• मुदितामलवर्णिनी (muditāmalavarṇinī) - O Sita, who is joyful and has a pure complexion (O joyful one of pure complexion)

• आर्यस्य (āryasya) - of the noble one (Rama) (of the noble one, of the respectable one)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sita) (you)

• विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O Sita, who has broad eyes (O broad-eyed one, O large-eyed one)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• भव (bhava) - become (become, be)

• यवीयसी (yavīyasī) - (I am) the younger (brother). (Implied subject 'I' (Lakshmana) uses this feminine form to refer to himself in a self-effacing way as 'the junior one'.) (younger (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

समृद्धार्थस्य (samṛddhārthasya) - of the noble one (Rama) whose aims are accomplished (of one whose aims are accomplished, of one whose wealth is abundant)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samṛddhārtha

samṛddhārtha - one whose aims are accomplished, prosperous, wealthy

Compound of samṛddha (accomplished) and artha (aim/purpose)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samṛddha+artha)

• samṛddha – accomplished, prosperous, thriving
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + ṛdh (to prosper)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)
• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सिद्धार्था (siddhārthā) - O Sita, whose aims are fulfilled (by being Rama's wife) (one whose aims are fulfilled, successful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhārtha

siddhārtha - one whose aims are fulfilled, successful

Compound of siddha (fulfilled) and artha (aim/purpose)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siddha+artha)

• siddha – fulfilled, accomplished, perfected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sidh (to succeed, accomplish)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a vocative here, referring to Sita.

मुदितामलवर्णिनी (muditāmalavarṇinī) - O Sita, who is joyful and has a pure complexion (O joyful one of pure complexion)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of muditāmalavarṇin

muditāmalavarṇin - having a joyful and pure complexion

Compound of mudita (joyful), amala (pure), varṇa (color) + in (possessive suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mudita+amala+varṇa)

• mudita – joyful, delighted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mud (to rejoice)
  Root: mud (class 1)
• amala – pure, spotless, stainless
  adjective
  a (negation) + mala (dirt)
• varṇa – color, complexion, caste
  noun (masculine)

Note: Feminine vocative singular.

आर्यस्य (āryasya) - of the noble one (Rama) (of the noble one, of the respectable one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, Aryan

Note: Refers to Rama, Lakshmana's elder brother.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sita) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O Sita, who has broad eyes (O broad-eyed one, O large-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśālākṣa

viśālākṣa - broad-eyed, large-eyed

Compound of viśāla (broad) and akṣi (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – broad, wide, spacious
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine vocative singular.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

gerundive

from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + Nyat suffix

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Though derived as a gerundive, it functions as a noun.

भव (bhava) - become (become, be)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active from root bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

यवीयसी (yavīyasī) - (I am) the younger (brother). (Implied subject 'I' (Lakshmana) uses this feminine form to refer to himself in a self-effacing way as 'the junior one'.) (younger (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuvā

yuvā - young, youthful

comparative adjective

Feminine nominative singular of comparative adjective yavīyas (younger), derived from yuvā (young person)

Note: Though grammatically feminine nominative singular, it is used here by Lakshmana (masculine speaker) referring to himself as "the younger (brother)", which is a known textual and grammatical anomaly in this verse.

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