वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-42

कौसल्या लोकभर्तारं सुषुवे यं मनस्विनी ।
तं ममार्थे सुखं पृच्छ शिरसा चाभिवादय ॥४२॥

42. kausalyā lokabhartāraṃ suṣuve yaṃ manasvinī ,
taṃ mamārthe sukhaṃ pṛccha śirasā cābhivādaya.

42. kausalyā lokabhartāram suṣuve yam manasvinī tam
mama arthe sukham pṛccha śirasā ca abhivādaya

42. manasvinī kausalyā yam lokabhartāram suṣuve,
tam mama arthe sukham pṛccha ca śirasā abhivādaya

42. The high-minded Kausalya gave birth to him, the protector of the world (lokabhartāram). On my behalf, inquire about his welfare and salute him with your head bowed.

Words meanings summery:

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya, mother of Rama (Kausalya)

• लोकभर्तारम् (lokabhartāram) - Rama, the protector of the world (protector of the world, sustainer of people)

• सुषुवे (suṣuve) - gave birth

• यम् (yam) - whom Kausalya gave birth to (Rama) (whom)

• मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - Kausalya, being high-minded (high-minded, spirited, intelligent, noble)

• तम् (tam) - Rama (him)

• मम (mama) - of Sita (my, of me)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for Sita's sake (for the purpose of, on behalf of)

• सुखम् (sukham) - welfare, happiness, well-being

• पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask, inquire

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head, bowing the head

• च (ca) - and

• अभिवादय (abhivādaya) - greet, salute respectfully

Words meanings and morphology

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kausalya, mother of Rama (Kausalya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kausalya, mother of Rama

लोकभर्तारम् (lokabhartāram) - Rama, the protector of the world (protector of the world, sustainer of people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokabhartṛ

lokabhartṛ - world-supporter, sustainer of people, ruler of the world

Compound of loka (world) and bhartṛ (sustainer, supporter)

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (loka+bhartṛ)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• bhartṛ – sustainer, supporter, husband, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to Rama.

सुषुवे (suṣuve) - gave birth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of sū

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: The form suṣuve is ātmanepada, perfect 3rd singular.

यम् (yam) - whom Kausalya gave birth to (Rama) (whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to Rama.

मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - Kausalya, being high-minded (high-minded, spirited, intelligent, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, intelligent, spirited, noble, endowed with mind

Derived from manas (mind) with suffix -vin

Note: Refers to Kausalya.

तम् (tam) - Rama (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Correlative pronoun to yam, refers to Rama.

मम (mama) - of Sita (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

अर्थे (arthe) - for Sita's sake (for the purpose of, on behalf of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, cause, sake, wealth

Note: Used in the sense of 'for the sake of' or 'on behalf of'.

सुखम् (sukham) - welfare, happiness, well-being

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, well-being

Note: Functions as the object of pṛccha.

पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask, inquire

(verb)

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

Root: prach (class 6)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head, bowing the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Denotes the means of salutation.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिवादय (abhivādaya) - greet, salute respectfully

(verb)

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

Causative of vi+vad with abhi prefix, or from root vad (to speak) with abhi-vi prefixes

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: vad (class 1)

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