वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-30, verse-43

तस्य मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य त्वं सपुत्रः सह बन्धुभिः ।
राजंस्तिष्ठ स्वसमये भव सत्यप्रतिश्रवः ॥४३॥

43. tasya mūrdhnā praṇamya tvaṃ saputraḥ saha bandhubhiḥ ,
rājaṃstiṣṭha svasamaye bhava satyapratiśravaḥ.

43. tasya mūrdhnā praṇamya tvam sa-putraḥ saha bandhubhiḥ
| rājan tiṣṭha sva-samaye bhava satyapratiśravaḥ

43. rājan tvam sa-putraḥ saha bandhubhiḥ tasya mūrdhnā
praṇamya sva-samaye tiṣṭha satyapratiśravaḥ bhava

43. O King, you, along with your sons and relatives, having bowed to him (Lakshmana) with your head, should abide by your own agreement and be true to your word.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - to Lakshmana (to him, of him)

• मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head, by the head

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed, having saluted, having prostrated

• त्वम् (tvam) - O King (Sugriva) (you)

• स-पुत्रः (sa-putraḥ) - with sons, accompanied by sons, having sons

• सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

• बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - with relatives, with kinsmen, with friends

• राजन् (rājan) - O Sugriva (O King)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay, abide by

• स्व-समये (sva-samaye) - in your own promise or commitment (in one's own agreement, at one's proper time, in one's own duty)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• सत्यप्रतिश्रवः (satyapratiśravaḥ) - true to one's promise, whose promise is true, having a true promise

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - to Lakshmana (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive case used with 'praṇamya' to indicate the object of bowing.

मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head, by the head

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed, having saluted, having prostrated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -ya suffix to the root 'nam' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - O King (Sugriva) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

स-पुत्रः (sa-putraḥ) - with sons, accompanied by sons, having sons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saputra

saputra - accompanied by sons, having sons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+putra)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - with relatives, with kinsmen, with friends

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection

राजन् (rājan) - O Sugriva (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay, abide by

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्व-समये (sva-samaye) - in your own promise or commitment (in one's own agreement, at one's proper time, in one's own duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svasamaya

svasamaya - one's own agreement, proper time, specific duty or convention

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+samaya)

• sva – own, oneself, one's own
  pronoun
• samaya – agreement, promise, time, convention, religious observance
  noun (masculine)

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

सत्यप्रतिश्रवः (satyapratiśravaḥ) - true to one's promise, whose promise is true, having a true promise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyapratiśrava

satyapratiśrava - true to one's promise, having a true promise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+pratiśrava)

• satya – true, real, truth, faithfulness
  adjective (neuter)
• pratiśrava – promise, agreement, assent
  noun (masculine)

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