वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-18, verse-31

मम ह्यसितकेशान्ते त्रैलोक्यप्रवराः स्त्रियः ।
तास्त्वां परिचरिष्यन्ति श्रियमप्सरसो यथा ॥३१॥

31. mama hyasitakeśānte trailokyapravarāḥ striyaḥ ,
tāstvāṃ paricariṣyanti śriyamapsaraso yathā.

31. mama hi asitakeśānte trailokyupravarāḥ striyaḥ
tāḥ tvām paricariṣyanti śriyam apsarasaḥ yathā

31. asitakeśānte hi mama trailokyupravarāḥ striyaḥ
tāḥ tvām apsarasaḥ śriyam yathā paricariṣyanti

31. O you with dark hair, indeed my wives, who are the foremost women in the three worlds, will serve you just as the Apsaras serve the goddess Lakṣmī.

Words meanings summery:

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

• हि (hi) - Emphatic, strengthening the statement. (Indeed, surely, for, because.)

• असितकेशान्ते (asitakeśānte) - Vocative addressing Sītā, referring to her beautiful dark hair. (O you with dark hair.)

• त्रैलोक्युप्रवराः (trailokyupravarāḥ) - Rāvaṇa's wives are the best women in all three worlds. (Foremost, best, excellent in the three worlds.)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - Rāvaṇa's wives. (Women, wives.)

• ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to Rāvaṇa's wives. (They (feminine plural nominative).)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Sītā. (You (singular accusative).)

• परिचरिष्यन्ति (paricariṣyanti) - Rāvaṇa's wives will serve Sītā. (They will serve, attend upon.)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - The goddess Lakṣmī, as an object of service. (Goddess Lakṣmī, prosperity, beauty.)

• अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - The Apsaras serving Lakṣmī. (Apsaras, celestial nymphs.)

• यथा (yathā) - Expresses comparison. (As, just as, in what manner.)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun).

Genitive singular of 'aham'.

हि (hi) - Emphatic, strengthening the statement. (Indeed, surely, for, because.)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

असितकेशान्ते (asitakeśānte) - Vocative addressing Sītā, referring to her beautiful dark hair. (O you with dark hair.)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of asitakeśāntā

asitakeśāntā - One whose hair is dark (feminine).

Compound of asita (dark, black) and keśānta (hair-end, hair). Here it implies someone with dark, beautiful hair.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asita+keśa+anta)

• asita – dark, black, untied
  adjective (masculine)
  From √si (class 5) 'to bind' with negative 'a-'. Or asita 'black'
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

त्रैलोक्युप्रवराः (trailokyupravarāḥ) - Rāvaṇa's wives are the best women in all three worlds. (Foremost, best, excellent in the three worlds.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of trailokyupravara

trailokyupravara - Foremost in the three worlds, best of the three worlds.

Compound of trailokya (three worlds) and pravara (foremost, excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trailokya+pravara)

• trailokya – the three worlds
  noun (neuter)
  From tri (three) + loka (world)
• pravara – excellent, chief, best, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  From √vṛ (class 9) 'to choose' with upasarga 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - Rāvaṇa's wives. (Women, wives.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - Woman, wife.

ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to Rāvaṇa's wives. (They (feminine plural nominative).)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - That, she, it. (pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Sītā. (You (singular accusative).)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - You (second person singular pronoun).

Second person singular pronoun.

परिचरिष्यन्ति (paricariṣyanti) - Rāvaṇa's wives will serve Sītā. (They will serve, attend upon.)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of paricar

Future Active Indicative

From √car (class 1) 'to move' with upasarga 'pari'. 3rd person plural future.

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - The goddess Lakṣmī, as an object of service. (Goddess Lakṣmī, prosperity, beauty.)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - Prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; the goddess Lakṣmī.

Feminine noun.

अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - The Apsaras serving Lakṣmī. (Apsaras, celestial nymphs.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - A celestial nymph, a courtesan of Indra's heaven.

Feminine noun.

यथा (yathā) - Expresses comparison. (As, just as, in what manner.)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

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