वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-21, verse-4

अङ्गदस्तु कुमारो ऽयं द्रष्टव्यो जीवपुत्रया ।
आयत्या च विधेयानि समर्थान्यस्य चिन्तय ॥४॥

4. aṅgadastu kumāro'yaṃ draṣṭavyo jīvaputrayā ,
āyatyā ca vidheyāni samarthānyasya cintaya.

4. aṅgadaḥ tu kumāraḥ ayam draṣṭavyaḥ jīvaputrayā
| āyatyā ca vidheyāni samarthāni asya cintaya

4. ayam kumāraḥ aṅgadaḥ tu jīvaputrayā draṣṭavyaḥ
ca āyatyā asya samarthāni vidheyāni cintaya

4. This prince Angada should be regarded by a mother as her own living son. And consider what appropriate measures should be taken for him in the future.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Prince Angada (Angada (proper name))

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, and, indeed, however)

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince (young man, boy, prince, son)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Angada) (this, this one)

• द्रष्टव्यः (draṣṭavyaḥ) - should be regarded (to be seen, to be looked at, to be regarded)

• जीवपुत्रया (jīvaputrayā) - by a mother (who has living children) (by a mother whose son is alive, by one who has living sons)

• आयत्या (āyatyā) - in the future (in the future, for the future, in future time)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विधेयानि (vidheyāni) - should be made/taken (measures) (to be made, to be done, to be arranged, obedient)

• समर्थानि (samarthāni) - appropriate (measures) (capable, able, suitable, appropriate)

• अस्य (asya) - for him (Angada) (of him, for him, his)

• चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider (think, consider, reflect)

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - Prince Angada (Angada (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgada

aṅgada - Angada (proper name), bracelet, armlet

तु (tu) - indeed (but, and, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince (young man, boy, prince, son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son, bachelor

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Angada) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of idam.

द्रष्टव्यः (draṣṭavyaḥ) - should be regarded (to be seen, to be looked at, to be regarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭavya

draṣṭavya - to be seen, to be looked at, to be observed, visible

Gerundive

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tavya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Gerundive in masculine nominative singular.

जीवपुत्रया (jīvaputrayā) - by a mother (who has living children) (by a mother whose son is alive, by one who has living sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvaputrī

jīvaputrī - a woman who has living sons

Feminine form of jīvaputra (having living sons)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīva+putra)

• jīva – living, alive, life
  adjective
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Form of jīvaputrī in instrumental singular.

आयत्या (āyatyā) - in the future (in the future, for the future, in future time)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āyati

āyati - future, coming, outcome, prosperity

From ā-i (to come)

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Can be instrumental or locative singular. Context suggests 'in the future'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विधेयानि (vidheyāni) - should be made/taken (measures) (to be made, to be done, to be arranged, obedient)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vidheya

vidheya - to be done, to be ordered, obedient, controllable, to be made

Gerundive

Derived from root dhā with prefix vi and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Gerundive in neuter nominative/accusative plural.

समर्थानि (samarthāni) - appropriate (measures) (capable, able, suitable, appropriate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, able, appropriate, significant, powerful

From sam-artha (joint purpose or meaning), or related to root arth (to aim, to be capable)

Note: Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

अस्य (asya) - for him (Angada) (of him, for him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine genitive singular form of idam.

चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider (think, consider, reflect)

(verb)

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

10th class verb

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Imperative 2nd singular active.

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