वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-43

स्रजश्च सर्वरत्नानि प्रिया याश्च वराङ्गनाः ।
ऐश्वर्यं च विशालायां पृथिव्यामपि दुर्लभम् ॥४३॥

43. srajaśca sarvaratnāni priyā yāśca varāṅganāḥ ,
aiśvaryaṃ ca viśālāyāṃ pṛthivyāmapi durlabham.

43. srajaḥ ca sarvaratnāni priyāḥ yāḥ ca varāṅganāḥ
aiśvaryam ca viśālāyām pṛthivyām api durlabham

43. srajaḥ ca sarvaratnāni,
yāḥ ca priyāḥ varāṅganāḥ,
ca viśālāyām pṛthivyām api aiśvaryam durlabham

43. Garlands, all kinds of jewels, and beloved excellent women; also, sovereignty, which is rare even on the vast earth – all these are hard to acquire.

Words meanings summery:

• स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands, wreaths

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वरत्नानि (sarvaratnāni) - all jewels, all kinds of gems

• प्रियाः (priyāḥ) - dear women (dear, beloved)

• याः (yāḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and

• वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women, beautiful women

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity

• च (ca) - and

• विशालायाम् (viśālāyām) - on the vast earth (in the vast, wide)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

Words meanings and morphology

स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands, wreaths

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sraj

sraj - garland, wreath, chaplet

Note: Can also be accusative plural. Here, it is part of a list of subjects for durlabham.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वरत्नानि (sarvaratnāni) - all jewels, all kinds of gems

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvaratna

sarvaratna - all jewels, all kinds of gems

Compound of sarva (all) and ratna (jewel)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ratna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

प्रियाः (priyāḥ) - dear women (dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of priyā

priyā - dear, beloved, wife, mistress

Note: Refers to varāṅganāḥ.

याः (yāḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women, beautiful women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - beautiful woman, excellent woman

Compound of vara (excellent, best) and aṅganā (woman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• aṅganā – woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, prosperity, divine power

Derived from īśvara (lord, master) with suffix -ya

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विशालायाम् (viśālāyām) - on the vast earth (in the vast, wide)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of viśālā

viśālā - vast, wide, spacious, large, extensive

Derived from vi (apart) + śal (to move), indicating extension

Prefix: vi

Root: śal (class 1)

Note: Refers to pṛthivyām.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world, ground

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, unattainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to acquire

gerundive/future passive participle

Derived from prefix dur- and root labh (to obtain)

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Serves as predicate for all the preceding subjects. Implied 'asti' (is).

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