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

विजित्य पृथिवीं सर्वां नानानगरमालिनीम् ।
जनकाय प्रदास्यामि तव हेतोर्विलासिनि ॥१८॥

18. vijitya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ nānānagaramālinīm ,
janakāya pradāsyāmi tava hetorvilāsini.

18. vijitya pṛthivīm sarvām nānānagaramālinīm
janakāya pradāsyāmi tava hetoḥ vilāsini

18. vilāsini sarvām nānānagaramālinīm pṛthivīm
vijitya tava hetoḥ janakāya pradāsyāmi

18. O graceful one, having conquered the entire earth, which is garlanded with countless cities, I will give it to your father (Janaka) for your sake.

Words meanings summery:

• विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, having overcome

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, ground

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - the entire, all

• नानानगरमालिनीम् (nānānagaramālinīm) - adorned with various cities, having a garland of various cities

• जनकाय (janakāya) - to Janaka (Sītā's father) (to Janaka)

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will bestow

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of, because of

• विलासिनि (vilāsini) - O graceful one (addressing Sītā) (O graceful one, O charming woman)

Words meanings and morphology

विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, having overcome

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Indeclinable participle (gerund) formed from the root 'ji' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, soil

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - the entire, all

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

नानानगरमालिनीम् (nānānagaramālinīm) - adorned with various cities, having a garland of various cities

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nānānagaramālinī

nānānagaramālinī - adorned with various cities, garlanded with many cities

Compound describing the earth having a garland of various cities.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+nagara+mālinī)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
  Used adverbially or as an adjective prefix.
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• mālinī – garlanded, adorned with a garland, having a garland
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mālin' (one who has a mālā or garland).

जनकाय (janakāya) - to Janaka (Sītā's father) (to Janaka)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor; also, King Janaka of Videha

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give, I will bestow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Future (lṛṭ) of pradā

Future Tense

Future tense form of the root 'dā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of, because of

(noun)

masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

विलासिनि (vilāsini) - O graceful one (addressing Sītā) (O graceful one, O charming woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - graceful woman, charming lady, coquette

Feminine form of 'vilāsin' (playful, charming).

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