वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-31, verse-12

सर्वथा प्रणयात् क्रुद्धो राघवो नात्र संशयः ।
भ्रातरं स प्रहितवांल् लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मिवर्धनम् ॥१२॥

12. sarvathā praṇayāt kruddho rāghavo nātra saṃśayaḥ ,
bhrātaraṃ sa prahitavāṃl lakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmivardhanam.

12. sarvathā praṇayāt kruddhaḥ rāghavaḥ na atra saṃśayaḥ
bhrātaram saḥ prahitavān lakṣmaṇam lakṣmivardhanam

12. sarvathā praṇayāt rāghavaḥ kruddhaḥ atra saṃśayaḥ na
saḥ lakṣmivardhanam bhrātaram lakṣmaṇam prahitavān

12. Certainly, Rāghava was enraged out of affection; there is no doubt about this. He sent his brother Lakṣmaṇa, the enhancer of prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, completely

• प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - from affection, due to love (masculine ablative singular)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angered, enraged (masculine nominative singular)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty (masculine nominative singular)

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother (masculine accusative singular)

• सः (saḥ) - he (masculine nominative singular)

• प्रहितवान् (prahitavān) - sent, dispatched (masculine nominative singular)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun, masculine accusative singular)

• लक्ष्मिवर्धनम् (lakṣmivardhanam) - enhancer of prosperity/glory (masculine accusative singular)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, by all means, completely

(indeclinable)

from sarva (all) with suffix -thā (manner)

प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - from affection, due to love (masculine ablative singular)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of praṇaya

praṇaya - affection, love, confidence, respect

from pra + √nī (to lead)

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angered, enraged (masculine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krudh

krudh - to be angry

Past Passive Participle

from √krudh

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Functions here as an adjective describing 'Rāghavaḥ'.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

from pronominal base 'a' + suffix -tra

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty (masculine nominative singular)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

from sam + √śī (to lie) or √śī (to sharpen) - related to wavering mind

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother (masculine accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सः (saḥ) - he (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

प्रहितवान् (prahitavān) - sent, dispatched (masculine nominative singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhā

dhā - to put, place, set

Past Active Participle (kṛt)

from pra + √dhā with suffix -kavatu

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Functions here as an adjective, agreeing with 'saḥ'.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (proper noun, masculine accusative singular)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

लक्ष्मिवर्धनम् (lakṣmivardhanam) - enhancer of prosperity/glory (masculine accusative singular)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmivardhana

lakṣmivardhana - increasing prosperity, enhancing glory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmī+vardhana)

• lakṣmī – prosperity, fortune, beauty, glory
  noun (feminine)
• vardhana – increasing, enhancing, growing
  adjective (masculine)
  from √vṛdh (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lakṣmaṇam'.

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