वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-38

प्लक्षश्चैव प्रभावश्च मन्त्रिणावर्थधर्मयोः ।
वक्तुमुच्चावचं प्राप्तं लक्ष्मणं तौ शशंसतुः ॥३८॥

38. plakṣaścaiva prabhāvaśca mantriṇāvarthadharmayoḥ ,
vaktumuccāvacaṃ prāptaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ tau śaśaṃsatuḥ.

38. plakṣaḥ ca eva prabhāvaḥ ca mantriṇau artha-dharmayoḥ
vaktum uccāvacam prāptam lakṣmaṇam tau śaśaṃsatuḥ

38. plakṣaḥ ca eva prabhāvaḥ ca artha-dharmayoḥ mantriṇau
tau uccāvacam vaktum prāptam lakṣmaṇam śaśaṃsatuḥ

38. These were Plakṣa and Prabhāva, two ministers skilled in matters of worldly prosperity (artha) and intrinsic nature (dharma). They addressed Lakṣmaṇa, who had arrived, speaking to him on various subjects.

Words meanings summery:

• प्लक्षः (plakṣaḥ) - Plakṣa (Plakṣa (a proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

• प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - Prabhāva (Prabhāva (a proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मन्त्रिणौ (mantriṇau) - the two advisors (two ministers)

• अर्थ-धर्मयोः (artha-dharmayoḥ) - of material well-being (artha) and intrinsic nature (dharma) (of wealth and (natural) law)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (to speak, to say, to address)

• उच्चावचम् (uccāvacam) - various subjects (high and low, various, diverse)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - who had arrived (arrived, attained)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother))

• तौ (tau) - those two (ministers) (those two)

• शशंसतुः (śaśaṁsatuḥ) - they two addressed (they two addressed, they two praised)

Words meanings and morphology

प्लक्षः (plakṣaḥ) - Plakṣa (Plakṣa (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plakṣa

plakṣa - Plakṣa (name of a minister or a fig tree)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - Prabhāva (Prabhāva (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - Prabhāva (name of a minister, also power, might)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिणौ (mantriṇau) - the two advisors (two ministers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

अर्थ-धर्मयोः (artha-dharmayoḥ) - of material well-being (artha) and intrinsic nature (dharma) (of wealth and (natural) law)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of artha-dharma

artha-dharma - wealth and righteousness, material well-being and intrinsic nature

Compound type : dvandva (artha+dharma)

• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, material well-being
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – righteousness, (natural) law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual of the Dvandva compound 'artha-dharma'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (to speak, to say, to address)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

उच्चावचम् (uccāvacam) - various subjects (high and low, various, diverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uccāvacam

uccāvacam - high and low, various, diverse, manifold

Compound type : dvandva (ucca+avaca)

• ucca – high, elevated
  adjective (neuter)
• avaca – low, humble
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying an implied noun like 'vacana' (words) or 'viṣaya' (topics).

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - who had arrived (arrived, attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra- and suffix -kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, modifying 'lakṣmaṇam'.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)

तौ (tau) - those two (ministers) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Nominative dual masculine, referring to Plakṣa and Prabhāva.

शशंसतुः (śaśaṁsatuḥ) - they two addressed (they two addressed, they two praised)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, from root śaṃs.

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