वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-30

अन्तःपुरनिवासिन्यः स्त्रियः सर्वगुणान्विताः ।
यावन्त्यो मम सर्वासामैश्वर्यं कुरु जानकि ॥३०॥

30. antaḥpuranivāsinyaḥ striyaḥ sarvaguṇānvitāḥ ,
yāvantyo mama sarvāsāmaiśvaryaṃ kuru jānaki.

30. antaḥpuranivāsinyaḥ striyaḥ sarvaguṇānvitāḥ
yāvantyaḥ mama sarvāsām aiśvaryam kuru jānaki

30. jānaki mama antaḥpuranivāsinyaḥ sarvaguṇānvitāḥ
yāvantyaḥ striyaḥ sarvāsām aiśvaryam kuru

30. O Jānakī, you shall assume sovereignty over all my wives residing in the inner palace, however many there are, who are endowed with all good qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःपुरनिवासिन्यः (antaḥpuranivāsinyaḥ) - The wives of Rāvaṇa living in his private chambers. (Residing in the inner palace, inhabitants of the harem.)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - The wives of Rāvaṇa. (Women, wives.)

• सर्वगुणान्विताः (sarvaguṇānvitāḥ) - Referring to Rāvaṇa's wives. (Endowed with all good qualities.)

• यावन्त्यः (yāvantyaḥ) - Referring to the number of wives. (However many, as many as.)

• मम (mama) - Rāvaṇa's wives. (My, of me.)

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - Of all those wives. (Of all (feminine plural).)

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - Command or authority over the wives. (Sovereignty, dominion, power, wealth, prosperity.)

• कुरु (kuru) - Take on, assume (sovereignty). (Do, make, perform, place.)

• जानकि (jānaki) - Vocative addressing Sītā. (O Jānakī (daughter of Janaka, Sītā).)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःपुरनिवासिन्यः (antaḥpuranivāsinyaḥ) - The wives of Rāvaṇa living in his private chambers. (Residing in the inner palace, inhabitants of the harem.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of antaḥpuranivāsinī

antaḥpuranivāsinī - A woman living in the inner palace or harem.

Compound formed from antaḥpura (inner palace, harem) and nivāsinī (female resident).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antaḥpura+nivāsinī)

• antas – within, inner
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)
• nivāsinī – female dweller, resident
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine of nivāsin, from √vas (class 4) 'to dwell' with upasarga 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 4)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - The wives of Rāvaṇa. (Women, wives.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - Woman, wife.

सर्वगुणान्विताः (sarvaguṇānvitāḥ) - Referring to Rāvaṇa's wives. (Endowed with all good qualities.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvaguṇānvita

sarvaguṇānvita - Possessing all virtues or good qualities.

Compound of sarva (all), guṇa (quality), and anvita (endowed with). Anvita is P.P.P. of √anu-i 'to follow'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+guṇa+anvita)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – joined, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √i (class 2) 'to go' with upasarga 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

यावन्त्यः (yāvantyaḥ) - Referring to the number of wives. (However many, as many as.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yāvant

yāvant - As much, as many, however much, however many.

Correlative pronoun/adjective.

मम (mama) - Rāvaṇa's wives. (My, of me.)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun).

Genitive singular of 'aham'.

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - Of all those wives. (Of all (feminine plural).)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - All, every.

Pronominal adjective.

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - Command or authority over the wives. (Sovereignty, dominion, power, wealth, prosperity.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - Sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, power, wealth, prosperity.

Derived from īśvara (lord, master).

कुरु (kuru) - Take on, assume (sovereignty). (Do, make, perform, place.)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

From √kṛ (class 8) 'to do'. 2nd person singular imperative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जानकि (jānaki) - Vocative addressing Sītā. (O Jānakī (daughter of Janaka, Sītā).)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Daughter of Janaka, Sītā.

Feminine patronymic from Janaka.

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