वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-55, verse-18

अशुभान्येव भूयिष्ठं यथा प्रादुर्भवन्ति मे ।
अपि लक्ष्मण सीतायाः सामग्र्यं प्राप्नुयावहे ॥१८॥

18. aśubhānyeva bhūyiṣṭhaṃ yathā prādurbhavanti me ,
api lakṣmaṇa sītāyāḥ sāmagryaṃ prāpnuyāvahe.

18. aśubhāni eva bhūyiṣṭham yathā prādurbhavanti
me api lakṣmaṇa sītāyāḥ sāmagryam prāpnuyāvahe

18. lakṣmaṇa yathā bhūyiṣṭham aśubhāni eva me
prādurbhavanti api sītāyāḥ sāmagryam prāpnuyāvahe

18. O Lakshmana, as predominantly inauspicious signs are appearing to me, will we indeed be able to achieve Sita's well-being?

Words meanings summery:

• अशुभानि (aśubhāni) - Inauspicious omens/signs. (inauspicious, evil, bad things)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing the nature of the omens. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly, predominantly, in the greatest degree

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• प्रादुर्भवन्ति (prādurbhavanti) - they appear, they manifest

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• अपि (api) - Used to introduce a question or express hope/doubt. (also, even, perhaps)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

• सामग्र्यम् (sāmagryam) - Sita's well-being or reunion with Sita. (completeness, well-being, entirety, reunion)

• प्राप्नुयावहे (prāpnuyāvahe) - Expressing hope/question about achieving Sita's well-being. (may we obtain, may we achieve, should we obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

अशुभानि (aśubhāni) - Inauspicious omens/signs. (inauspicious, evil, bad things)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, ominous, evil, bad

Negative prefix 'a-' with śubha (auspicious)

Note: Also could be accusative plural.

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the nature of the omens. (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly, predominantly, in the greatest degree

(indeclinable)

Superlative of bahu (much, many)

Note: Functions adverbially.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

प्रादुर्भवन्ति (prādurbhavanti) - they appear, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prādurbhū

From pra-ādus-bhū

Prefixes: pra+ādur

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

Note: Variant of mama/mayā.

अपि (api) - Used to introduce a question or express hope/doubt. (also, even, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka)

सामग्र्यम् (sāmagryam) - Sita's well-being or reunion with Sita. (completeness, well-being, entirety, reunion)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmagrya

sāmagrya - completeness, totality, prosperity, well-being, reunion

From samagra (whole, entire)

प्राप्नुयावहे (prāpnuyāvahe) - Expressing hope/question about achieving Sita's well-being. (may we obtain, may we achieve, should we obtain)

(verb)

1st person , dual, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-āp

Root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: We two (Rama and Lakshmana).

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