वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-50, verse-16

दुहिता मेरुसावर्णेरहं तस्याः स्वयं प्रभा ।
इदं रक्षामि भवनं हेमाया वानरोत्तम ॥१६॥

16. duhitā merusāvarṇerahaṃ tasyāḥ svayaṃ prabhā ,
idaṃ rakṣāmi bhavanaṃ hemāyā vānarottama.

16. duhitā merusāvarṇeḥ aham tasyāḥ svayam prabhā
idam rakṣāmi bhavanam hemāyāḥ vānarottama

16. vānarottama,
aham merusāvarṇeḥ tasyāḥ duhitā svayamprabhā (asmi) (aham) idam hemāyāḥ bhavanam rakṣāmi

16. O best of Vānarās, I am Svayaṃprabhā, the daughter of Merusāvarṇi. I protect this dwelling of Hemā.

Words meanings summery:

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• मेरुसावर्णेः (merusāvarṇeḥ) - of Merusāvarṇi (proper name)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her, of her

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by herself

• प्रभा (prabhā) - light, splendor, radiance

• इदम् (idam) - this

• रक्षामि (rakṣāmi) - I protect, I guard

• भवनम् (bhavanam) - dwelling, house, abode

• हेमायाः (hemāyāḥ) - of Hemā

• वानरोत्तम (vānarottama) - O best of monkeys, O excellent Vānara

Words meanings and morphology

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitar

duhitar - daughter

r-stem feminine noun.

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative.

मेरुसावर्णेः (merusāvarṇeḥ) - of Merusāvarṇi (proper name)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of merusāvarṇi

merusāvarṇi - Merusāvarṇi (proper name of a ṛṣi or person)

i-stem masculine noun.

Note: Refers to the father/mother of Svayamprabhā.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'am' and explicit verb rakṣāmi.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her, of her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to Merusāvarṇi, indicating that Svayamprabhā is 'her (Merusāvarṇi's) daughter'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by herself

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

प्रभा (prabhā) - light, splendor, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

From prefix pra- + root bhā (to shine).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Pronominal stem.

Note: Adjective modifying bhavanam.

रक्षामि (rakṣāmi) - I protect, I guard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

present tense, active voice, 1st person singular

From root rakṣ (to protect).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject aham is implied.

भवनम् (bhavanam) - dwelling, house, abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - dwelling, house, abode, mansion

From root bhū (to be) + ana suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

हेमायाः (hemāyāḥ) - of Hemā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of hemā

hemā - Hemā (proper name of an Apsaras), golden

a-stem feminine noun.

वानरोत्तम (vānarottama) - O best of monkeys, O excellent Vānara

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vānarottama

vānarottama - best among monkeys, excellent Vānara

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+uttama)

• vānara – monkey, Vānara
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative (from ud + tama).
  Prefix: ud

Note: Addressed to a monkey, likely Hanumān.

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