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4,18

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-37

दुर्लभस्य च धर्मस्य जीवितस्य शुभस्य च ।
राजानो वानरश्रेष्ठ प्रदातारो न संशयः ॥३७॥
37. durlabhasya ca dharmasya jīvitasya śubhasya ca ,
rājāno vānaraśreṣṭha pradātāro na saṃśayaḥ.
37. durlabhasya ca dharmasya jīvitasya śubhasya ca
rājānaḥ vānaraśreṣṭha pradātāraḥ na saṃśayaḥ
37. vānaraśreṣṭha,
rājānaḥ durlabhasya dharmasya ca śubhasya jīvitasya ca pradātāraḥ atra na saṃśayaḥ
37. O best of monkeys! Kings are undoubtedly givers of rare natural law (dharma) and a prosperous life.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुर्लभस्य (durlabhasya) - of the rare (natural law or life) (of the rare, of the difficult to obtain)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of duty)
  • जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life (of life, of livelihood)
  • शुभस्य (śubhasya) - of the prosperous (life) (of the auspicious, of the good, of the prosperous)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)
  • वानरश्रेष्ठ (vānaraśreṣṭha) - O best of monkeys (vocative for Vali) (O best of monkeys)
  • प्रदातारः (pradātāraḥ) - givers (givers, bestowers)
  • (na) - no (not, no)
  • संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्लभस्य (durlabhasya) - of the rare (natural law or life) (of the rare, of the difficult to obtain)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of durlabha
durlabha - rare, difficult to obtain, scarce
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (with negation)
Compound of dur (difficult) and labha (to be obtained/obtained). From root labh (to obtain).
Prefix: dur
Root: labh (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of duty)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life (of life, of livelihood)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, livelihood, living
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
From root jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
शुभस्य (śubhasya) - of the prosperous (life) (of the auspicious, of the good, of the prosperous)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
वानरश्रेष्ठ (vānaraśreṣṭha) - O best of monkeys (vocative for Vali) (O best of monkeys)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vānaraśreṣṭha
vānaraśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, chief of monkeys
Compound of vānara (monkey) and śreṣṭha (best).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vānara+śreṣṭha)
  • vānara – monkey, ape
    noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
    adjective (masculine)
    Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent).
प्रदातारः (pradātāraḥ) - givers (givers, bestowers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pradātṛ
pradātṛ - giver, bestower, donor
Agent noun
Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra (forth, greatly).
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
(na) - no (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
From root śī (to lie) with prefix sam (together, completely). Or root śī (to bind) with sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)