वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-16

भव मैथिलि भार्या मे मोहमेनं विसर्जय ।
बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणां ममाग्रमहिषी भव ॥१६॥

16. bhava maithili bhāryā me mohamenaṃ visarjaya ,
bahvīnāmuttamastrīṇāṃ mamāgramahiṣī bhava.

16. bhava maithili bhāryā me moham enam visarjaya
bahvīnām uttamastrīṇām mama agramahiṣī bhava

16. maithili me bhāryā bhava enam moham visarjaya
bahvīnām uttamastrīṇām mama agramahiṣī bhava

16. O Maithilī, be my wife; cast off this delusion. Become my chief queen among many excellent women.

Words meanings summery:

• भव (bhava) - be (be, become, exist)

• मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithilī (Sītā) (O Maithilī (daughter of Mithilā))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one to be supported)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• मोहम् (moham) - this delusion (delusion, infatuation, confusion)

• एनम् (enam) - this (delusion) (this, him, it)

• विसर्जय (visarjaya) - cast off, abandon (cast off, abandon, dismiss, send away)

• बह्वीनाम् (bahvīnām) - among many (of many, among many)

• उत्तमस्त्रीणाम् (uttamastrīṇām) - among excellent women (of excellent women, among best women)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• अग्रमहिषी (agramahiṣī) - chief queen (chief queen, principal wife)

• भव (bhava) - become (be, become, exist)

Words meanings and morphology

भव (bhava) - be (be, become, exist)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root bhū (1st class) in active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithilī (Sītā) (O Maithilī (daughter of Mithilā))

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithilā, Sītā

Derived from Mithilā (name of a kingdom) with feminine suffix -ī

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, to support) with suffix -ya or -ā

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Alternatively dative singular

मोहम् (moham) - this delusion (delusion, infatuation, confusion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, confusion, folly

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, to faint)

Root: muh (class 4)

एनम् (enam) - this (delusion) (this, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him, it

Note: Proximity demonstrative pronoun

विसर्जय (visarjaya) - cast off, abandon (cast off, abandon, dismiss, send away)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vi-sṛj

Imperative Active

Root sṛj (6th class) with upasarga vi- in active voice (parasmaipada)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

बह्वीनाम् (bahvīnām) - among many (of many, among many)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Feminine genitive plural form

उत्तमस्त्रीणाम् (uttamastrīṇām) - among excellent women (of excellent women, among best women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of uttamastrī

uttamastrī - excellent woman, best woman

Compound of uttama (best, excellent) and strī (woman)

Compound type : karmahāra (uttama+strī)

• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: First person pronoun

अग्रमहिषी (agramahiṣī) - chief queen (chief queen, principal wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of agramahiṣī

agramahiṣī - chief queen, principal wife

Compound of agra (foremost, chief) and mahiṣī (queen)

Compound type : tatpurusha (agra+mahiṣī)

• agra – foremost, chief, top
  noun (neuter)
• mahiṣī – queen, royal consort
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from mahisha (buffalo, bull) via association with royalty

भव (bhava) - become (be, become, exist)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root bhū (1st class) in active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

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