वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-50, verse-12

स तु वर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्त्वा महावने ।
पितामहाद्वरं लेभे सर्वमौशसनं धनम् ॥१२॥

12. sa tu varṣasahasrāṇi tapastaptvā mahāvane ,
pitāmahādvaraṃ lebhe sarvamauśasanaṃ dhanam.

12. sa tu varṣa sahasrāṇi tapaḥ taptvā mahāvane |
pitāmahāt varam lebhe sarvam auśasanam dhanam

12. tu saḥ mahāvane varṣasahasrāṇi tapaḥ taptvā
pitāmahāt auśasanaṃ sarvaṃ dhanaṃ varaṃ lebhe

12. But he, having performed severe asceticism (tapas) for thousands of years in a great forest, received a boon from Pitāmaha (Brahmā): all the wealth of Uśanas (Śukrācārya).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (referring to Maya) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• वर्ष (varṣa) - year

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• तपः (tapaḥ) - severe asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, austerity)

• तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed austerities (having performed austerities, having heated)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in a great forest

• पितामहात् (pitāmahāt) - from Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (from the grandfather, from Brahmā)

• वरम् (varam) - boon (boon, blessing, best)

• लेभे (lebhe) - obtained, received

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire)

• औशसनम् (auśasanam) - of Uśanas (Śukrācārya) (belonging to Uśanas, of Śukrācārya)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (referring to Maya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of lebhe.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Introduces a slight contrast or continuation.

वर्ष (varṣa) - year

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'varṣasahasrāṇi'. Duration of action.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Forms the compound 'varṣasahasrāṇi' (thousands of years). Duration of action.

तपः (tapaḥ) - severe asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, austerity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, heat

Derived from root tap (to heat, to perform austerities)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of the action 'taptvā'.

तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed austerities (having performed austerities, having heated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root tap (to perform austerities, to heat) with suffix -ktvā

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Denotes a preceding action by the same subject.

महावने (mahāvane) - in a great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

From mahā (great) + vana (forest)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root van (to wish for)
  Root: van (class 1)

Note: Location of the asceticism.

पितामहात् (pitāmahāt) - from Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (from the grandfather, from Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā (as the progenitor of all)

From pitṛ (father) + mahā (great)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great
  adjective

Note: Source of the boon.

वरम् (varam) - boon (boon, blessing, best)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, choice

From root vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of lebhe.

लेभे (lebhe) - obtained, received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of lebhe

Perfect Middle

Perfect form of root labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Qualifies dhanam.

औशसनम् (auśasanam) - of Uśanas (Śukrācārya) (belonging to Uśanas, of Śukrācārya)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of auśasana

auśasana - relating to Uśanas (Śukra)

Derived from Uśanas (name of a sage, often identified with Śukra, preceptor of Asuras) with patronymic suffix

Note: Qualifies dhanam.

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

Derived from root dhā (to place, possess)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the wealth that was the boon.