वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-47

वृद्धोपसेवी लक्ष्मीवाञ् शक्तो न बहुभाषिता ।
राजपुत्रः प्रियश्रेष्ठः सदृशः श्वशुरस्य मे ॥४७॥

47. vṛddhopasevī lakṣmīvāñ śakto na bahubhāṣitā ,
rājaputraḥ priyaśreṣṭhaḥ sadṛśaḥ śvaśurasya me.

47. vṛddhopasevī lakṣmīvān śaktaḥ na bahubhāṣitā
rājaputraḥ priyaśreṣṭhaḥ sadṛśaḥ śvaśurasya me

47. vṛddhopasevī lakṣmīvān śaktaḥ na bahubhāṣitā
rājaputraḥ priyaśreṣṭhaḥ me śvaśurasya sadṛśaḥ

47. He is devoted to serving elders, is endowed with auspicious qualities, is capable, and not prone to excessive talk. This prince is the dearest and best, and he is similar to my father-in-law.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धोपसेवी (vṛddhopasevī) - devoted to serving elders (one who serves elders, respectful of elders)

• लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - endowed with auspicious qualities (fortunate, prosperous, endowed with beauty/wealth/auspicious qualities)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful, strong

• न (na) - not, no

• बहुभाषिता (bahubhāṣitā) - prone to excessive talk (negated by 'na') (talkativeness, garrulousness)

• राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - son of a king, prince

• प्रियश्रेष्ठः (priyaśreṣṭhaḥ) - dearest and best, most excellent among beloved ones

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, resembling, like

• श्वशुरस्य (śvaśurasya) - of my father-in-law (Dasaratha) (of the father-in-law)

• मे (me) - my (referring to Sita's father-in-law) (my, to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धोपसेवी (vṛddhopasevī) - devoted to serving elders (one who serves elders, respectful of elders)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddhopasevin

vṛddhopasevin - one who serves elders, respectful of elders

Compound of vṛddha (elderly) + upasevin (serving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛddha+upasevin)

• vṛddha – old, elderly, grown, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• upasevin – serving, attending, honoring
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from upa- + root sev (to serve) + suffix -in.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - endowed with auspicious qualities (fortunate, prosperous, endowed with beauty/wealth/auspicious qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmīvat

lakṣmīvat - fortunate, prosperous, auspicious

Derived from lakṣmī (fortune, prosperity, beauty) with suffix -vat (possessing).

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'bahubhāṣitā'.

बहुभाषिता (bahubhāṣitā) - prone to excessive talk (negated by 'na') (talkativeness, garrulousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahubhāṣitā

bahubhāṣitā - talkativeness, garrulousness

Derived from bahubhāṣin (speaking much) + suffix -tā (denoting state/quality).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahu+bhāṣitā)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• bhāṣitā – speaking, talk
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhāṣ (to speak) + suffix -tā. Or part of compound with bahu.
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Literally 'not talkativeness' implying he is not talkative.

राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - son of a king, prince

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

प्रियश्रेष्ठः (priyaśreṣṭhaḥ) - dearest and best, most excellent among beloved ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyaśreṣṭha

priyaśreṣṭha - dearest and best

Compound of priya (dear) + śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+śreṣṭha)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy).

Note: Refers to Lakshmana.

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, resembling, like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, resembling, like

Compound of sa- (with, like) + dṛś (sight, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together, like
  indeclinable
• dṛśa – sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used with genitive case (śvaśurasya) for the comparison.

श्वशुरस्य (śvaśurasya) - of my father-in-law (Dasaratha) (of the father-in-law)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

Note: Qualifies whose father-in-law via 'me'.

मे (me) - my (referring to Sita's father-in-law) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

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