वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-45, verse-33

पादपान् काञ्चनान्नूनं बहून्पश्यसि मन्दभाक् ।
राघवस्य प्रियां भार्यां यस्त्वमिच्छसि रावण ॥३३॥

33. pādapān kāñcanānnūnaṃ bahūnpaśyasi mandabhāk ,
rāghavasya priyāṃ bhāryāṃ yastvamicchasi rāvaṇa.

33. pādapān kāñcanān nūnam bahūn paśyasi mandabhāk |
rāghavasya priyām bhāryām yaḥ tvam icchasi rāvaṇa

33. mandabhāk rāvaṇa,
tvam nūnam kāñcanān bahūn pādapān paśyasi yaḥ tvam rāghavasya priyām bhāryām icchasi (tathā tvam na labhate)

33. O ill-fated Ravana, you must surely be seeing many golden trees, since you desire Raghava's beloved wife.

Words meanings summery:

• पादपान् (pādapān) - trees

• काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden (trees, indicating something illusory or unreal) (golden, made of gold)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly (surely, certainly, indeed)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see (as in hallucinate, or perceive falsely) (you see)

• मन्दभाक् (mandabhāk) - O ill-fated one (vocative for Ravana) (ill-fated, unfortunate)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Raghava (Rama) (of Raghava, belonging to Raghava (Rama))

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved (wife) (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (Sita) (wife)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to "tvam") (who, which)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ravana) (you)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (Rama's wife) (you desire, you wish)

• रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Ravana (vocative address) (Ravana)

Words meanings and morphology

पादपान् (pādapān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. foot-drinker)

From 'pāda' (foot/root) and 'pa' (drinker).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Object of "paśyasi".

काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden (trees, indicating something illusory or unreal) (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Derived from 'kañcana' (gold).

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see (as in hallucinate, or perceive falsely) (you see)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root dṛś, 1st class, Parasmaipada, with 'paśya' stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Verb for "tvam".

मन्दभाक् (mandabhāk) - O ill-fated one (vocative for Ravana) (ill-fated, unfortunate)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mandabhāj

mandabhāj - ill-fated, unfortunate, having a bad share

From 'manda' (slow, dull, bad) and 'bhāj' (sharing, participating). In this context, implying one who has a bad destiny.

Root: bhāj (class 1)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Raghava (Rama) (of Raghava, belonging to Raghava (Rama))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Possessive case, modifies "bhāryām".

प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved (wife) (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Root: prī (class 4)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (Sita) (wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one who is to be supported

Gerundive

From root BHṚ 'to bear, support', with suffix -ya, meaning 'one who is to be borne/supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of "icchasi".

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to "tvam") (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ravana) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of "icchasi".

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire (Rama's wife) (you desire, you wish)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root iṣ, 6th class, Parasmaipada.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Verb for "tvam".

रावण (rāvaṇa) - O Ravana (vocative address) (Ravana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (the king of Lanka)

Root: ru (class 2)

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