वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-14

मां हि धर्मात्मनः पत्नीं शचीमिव शचीपतेः ।
त्वदन्यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु प्रार्थयेन्मनसापि कः ॥१४॥

14. māṃ hi dharmātmanaḥ patnīṃ śacīmiva śacīpateḥ ,
tvadanyastriṣu lokeṣu prārthayenmanasāpi kaḥ.

14. mām hi dharmātmanaḥ patnīm śacīm iva śacīpateḥ
tvat anyaḥ triṣu lokeṣu prārthayet manasā api kaḥ

14. Indeed, who else in the three worlds, apart from you, would desire me—the wife of a righteous person (dharmātman)—even in his mind, just as Śacī is exclusively desired by Śacīpati?

Words meanings summery:

• माम् (mām) - me

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• धर्मात्मनः (dharmātmanaḥ) - of Rāma, the righteous one. (of the righteous person, of one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is natural law (dharma))

• पत्नीम् (patnīm) - wife

• शचीम् (śacīm) - Shachi (Indra's wife)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शचीपतेः (śacīpateḥ) - of Shachipati (Indra)

• त्वत् (tvat) - from you

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• प्रार्थयेत् (prārthayet) - would desire, would seek, would ask for

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

Words meanings and morphology

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Refers to Sītā.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

धर्मात्मनः (dharmātmanaḥ) - of Rāma, the righteous one. (of the righteous person, of one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous, virtuous, whose nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'patnīm'.

पत्नीम् (patnīm) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife

Note: Object of desire, in apposition to 'mām'.

शचीम् (śacīm) - Shachi (Indra's wife)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Shachi (name of Indra's wife)

Note: Compared to Sītā.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

शचीपतेः (śacīpateḥ) - of Shachipati (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śacīpati

śacīpati - husband of Shachi, Lord of Shachi (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śacī+pati)

• śacī – Shachi
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, husband, master
  noun (masculine)

त्वत् (tvat) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Used with 'anyaḥ' to mean 'other than you'.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Used with an ablative 'tvat' meaning 'other than you'.

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'lokeṣu'.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

प्रार्थयेत् (prārthayet) - would desire, would seek, would ask for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of arth

Optative Active Indicative

Causative from root arth (to ask), with prefix pra. Optative 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Note: Refers to mental desire.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the extent of the desire (even mentally).

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

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