वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-25

वरं माल्यं वरं पानं वरं वस्त्रं च शोभने ।
भर्तारं च वरं मन्ये त्वद्युक्तमसितेक्षणे ॥२५॥

25. varaṃ mālyaṃ varaṃ pānaṃ varaṃ vastraṃ ca śobhane ,
bhartāraṃ ca varaṃ manye tvadyuktamasitekṣaṇe.

25. varam mālyam varam pānam varam vastram ca śobhane
bhartāram ca varam manye tvat yuktam asitekṣaṇe

25. śobhane varam mālyam varam pānam varam vastram ca
asitekṣaṇe varam bhartāram ca tvat yuktam manye

25. Excellent garlands, fine beverages, and splendid garments are available, O beautiful one. And I consider an excellent husband suitable for you, O dark-eyed one.

Words meanings summery:

• वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

• माल्यम् (mālyam) - garland, wreath

• वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

• पानम् (pānam) - drink, beverage

• वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

• वस्त्रम् (vastram) - garment, cloth

• च (ca) - and, also

• शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one, O radiant one

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, master, supporter

• च (ca) - and, also

• वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• त्वत् (tvat) - for you, of you, from you

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - suitable, fit, proper

• असितेक्षणे (asitekṣaṇe) - O dark-eyed one, O lady with black eyes

Words meanings and morphology

वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - excellent, superior, best, boon, choice

माल्यम् (mālyam) - garland, wreath

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mālya

mālya - garland, wreath, chaplet

Derived from mālā (garland) with suffix -ya.

वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - excellent, superior, best, boon, choice

पानम् (pānam) - drink, beverage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāna

pāna - drinking, beverage, drink

Derived from root pā (to drink) with suffix -ana.

Root: pā (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - excellent, superior, best, boon, choice

वस्त्रम् (vastram) - garment, cloth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastra

vastra - cloth, garment, apparel

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शोभने (śobhane) - O beautiful one, O radiant one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śobhanā

śobhanā - beautiful, splendid, radiant, auspicious

Derived from root śubh (to shine, be splendid) with suffix -ana.

Root: śubh (class 1)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, master, supporter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartar

bhartar - husband, master, supporter, maintainer

agent noun

Agent noun derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) with suffix -tṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - excellent, superior, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, superior, best, boon, choice

Note: Modifies 'bhartāram'.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

त्वत् (tvat) - for you, of you, from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here in a sense of 'suitable for you'.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - suitable, fit, proper

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, fit, suitable, proper, connected

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root yuj (to join, to connect).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'bhartāram'.

असितेक्षणे (asitekṣaṇe) - O dark-eyed one, O lady with black eyes

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of asitekṣaṇā

asitekṣaṇā - dark-eyed, having black eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asita+īkṣaṇā)

• asita – black, dark, unbind, unfettered
  adjective
  From a (not) + sita (white, bound) or as a primary root meaning black.
• īkṣaṇā – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with suffix -ana and feminine ā.
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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