वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-5, verse-12

रोचते यदि वा सख्यं बाहुरेष प्रसारितः ।
गृह्यतां पाणिना पाणिर्मर्यादा वध्यतां ध्रुवा ॥१२॥

12. rocate yadi vā sakhyaṃ bāhureṣa prasāritaḥ ,
gṛhyatāṃ pāṇinā pāṇirmaryādā vadhyatāṃ dhruvā.

12. rocate yadi vā sakhyaṃ bāhuḥ eṣaḥ prasāritaḥ |
gṛhyatāṃ pāṇinā pāṇiḥ maryādā vadhyatāṃ dhruvā

12. yadi vā sakhyaṃ rocate (tarhi) eṣaḥ bāhuḥ prasāritaḥ
pāṇinā pāṇiḥ gṛhyatāṃ dhruvā maryādā vadhyatāṃ

12. If indeed this friendship (sakhya) is agreeable, then this arm of mine is extended (towards you). Let hand be grasped by hand, and a firm, lasting bond be established.

Words meanings summery:

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, shines, delights

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - emphasizing the condition 'if' (or, indeed)

• सख्यं (sakhyaṁ) - friendship

• बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• प्रसारितः (prasāritaḥ) - extended, stretched out

• गृह्यतां (gṛhyatāṁ) - let it be grasped, let it be taken

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand

• पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

• मर्यादा (maryādā) - firm and lasting bond (boundary, limit, pact, convention, rule)

• वध्यतां (vadhyatāṁ) - let it be bound, let it be established, let it be fixed

• ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - firm, constant, lasting

Words meanings and morphology

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, shines, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'sakhyaṃ'

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - emphasizing the condition 'if' (or, indeed)

(indeclinable)

सख्यं (sakhyaṁ) - friendship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakhya

sakhya - friendship, alliance

derived from 'sakhi' (friend)

Note: Subject of 'rocate'

बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Modifies 'bāhuḥ'

प्रसारितः (prasāritaḥ) - extended, stretched out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasārita

prasārita - extended, stretched out, spread

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'sṛ' with prefix 'pra' and 'ā'

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bāhuḥ'

गृह्यतां (gṛhyatāṁ) - let it be grasped, let it be taken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Refers to 'pāṇiḥ'

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

Note: Subject of 'gṛhyatāṃ'

मर्यादा (maryādā) - firm and lasting bond (boundary, limit, pact, convention, rule)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - boundary, limit, moral law, convention, pact

Note: Subject of 'vadhyatāṃ'

वध्यतां (vadhyatāṁ) - let it be bound, let it be established, let it be fixed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vadh

Root: vadh (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'maryādā'

ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - firm, constant, lasting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, constant, fixed, lasting, certain

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maryādā'

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