वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-23

ललस्व मयि विस्रब्धा धृष्टमाज्ञापयस्व च ।
मत्प्रभावाल् ललन्त्याश्च ललन्तां बान्धवास्तव ॥२३॥

23. lalasva mayi visrabdhā dhṛṣṭamājñāpayasva ca ,
matprabhāvāl lalantyāśca lalantāṃ bāndhavāstava.

23. lalasva mayi visrabdhā dhṛṣṭam ājñāpayasva ca
matprabhāvāt lalantyāḥ ca lalantām bāndhavāḥ tava

23. visrabdhā mayi lalasva ca dhṛṣṭam ājñāpayasva ca
matprabhāvāt lalantyāḥ tava bāndhavāḥ ca lalantām

23. Confidently amuse yourself with me, and boldly issue commands. Furthermore, through my influence, while you are enjoying yourself, let your relatives also enjoy.

Words meanings summery:

• ललस्व (lalasva) - enjoy, sport, amuse yourself

• मयि (mayi) - in me, with me

• विस्रब्धा (visrabdhā) - confident, trusting, fearless

• धृष्टम् (dhṛṣṭam) - boldly, impudently, fearlessly

• आज्ञापयस्व (ājñāpayasva) - command, order, instruct

• च (ca) - and

• मत्प्रभावात् (matprabhāvāt) - by my power, through my influence

• ललन्त्याः (lalantyāḥ) - of her who sports/enjoys

• च (ca) - and

• ललन्ताम् (lalantām) - let them enjoy, let them sport

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

ललस्व (lalasva) - enjoy, sport, amuse yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of lal

Imperative 2nd Singular Ātmanepada

From root lal (class 1, lalate).

Root: lal (class 1)

मयि (mayi) - in me, with me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

विस्रब्धा (visrabdhā) - confident, trusting, fearless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of visrabdha

visrabdha - trusted, confident, fearless, relying on

Past Passive Participle

From root śrambh (to trust) with prefix vi. Feminine nominative singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: śrambh (class 1)

धृष्टम् (dhṛṣṭam) - boldly, impudently, fearlessly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root dhṛṣ (to be bold). Used adverbially here.

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

आज्ञापयस्व (ājñāpayasva) - command, order, instruct

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Imperative 2nd Singular Ātmanepada (causative)

From root jñā (class 9) with prefix ā, causative stem 'ājñāpay'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Causative verb form.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मत्प्रभावात् (matprabhāvāt) - by my power, through my influence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of matprabhāva

matprabhāva - my power, my influence

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+prabhāva)

• mad – my, me (stem)
  pronoun
• prabhāva – power, might, influence, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of the enjoyment.

ललन्त्याः (lalantyāḥ) - of her who sports/enjoys

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of lalant

lalant - sporting, playing, enjoying

Present Active Participle (feminine genitive singular)

From root lal (class 1).

Root: lal (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the enjoyment of the addressed woman with that of her relatives.

ललन्ताम् (lalantām) - let them enjoy, let them sport

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of lal

Imperative 3rd Plural Parasmaipada

From root lal (class 1, lalati).

Root: lal (class 1)

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - kinsman, relative, friend

Derived from 'bandhu' (relation, kin).

Note: Subject of 'lalantām'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive adjective for 'bāndhavāḥ'.

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