वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-15

वासवस्य भवेद्दूतो दूतो वैश्रवणस्य वा ।
प्रेषितो वापि रामेण सीतान्वेषणकाङ्क्षया ॥१५॥

15. vāsavasya bhaveddūto dūto vaiśravaṇasya vā ,
preṣito vāpi rāmeṇa sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣayā.

15. vāsvasya bhavet dūtaḥ dūtaḥ vaiśravaṇasya vā
preṣitaḥ vā api rāmeṇa sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣayā

15. vāsvasya dūtaḥ bhavet vā vaiśravaṇasya dūtaḥ
vā api rāmeṇa sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣayā preṣitaḥ

15. He might be a messenger of Vasava (Indra), or an envoy of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera). Or perhaps, he was sent by Rama with the desire of searching for Sita.

Words meanings summery:

• वास्वस्य (vāsvasya) - of Indra, the king of gods (of Vasava (Indra))

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he might be (he might be, may be, should be)

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy (messenger, envoy, ambassador)

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - envoy (messenger, envoy, ambassador)

• वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Kubera, the god of wealth (of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent (masculine singular) (sent, dispatched, hurled)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - even, perhaps (also, even, too, as well as)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Lord Rama (by Rama)

• सीतान्वेषणकाङ्क्षया (sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣayā) - with the intention of finding Sita (with the desire of searching for Sita)

Words meanings and morphology

वास्वस्य (vāsvasya) - of Indra, the king of gods (of Vasava (Indra))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, a name of Indra

भवेत् (bhavet) - he might be (he might be, may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √bhū

Optative active 3rd person singular of root √bhū, class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy (messenger, envoy, ambassador)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

From root √dū (to go) or √dūt (to send).

Root: dū (class 1)

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - envoy (messenger, envoy, ambassador)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

From root √dū (to go) or √dūt (to send).

Root: dū (class 1)

वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Kubera, the god of wealth (of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - Kubera, son of Viśravas

Note: Another name for Kubera.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent (masculine singular) (sent, dispatched, hurled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, ordered

Past Passive Participle

From root √iṣ (to send) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implied subject 'he'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

अपि (api) - even, perhaps (also, even, too, as well as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to intensify the 'or', meaning 'or even'.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Lord Rama (by Rama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

सीतान्वेषणकाङ्क्षया (sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣayā) - with the intention of finding Sita (with the desire of searching for Sita)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣā

sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣā - desire for the search of Sita

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+anveṣaṇa+kāṅkṣā)

• sītā – Sita
  proper noun (feminine)
• anveṣaṇa – searching, investigation
  noun (neuter)
  From root √iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu, nominalized.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• kāṅkṣā – desire, longing, wish
  noun (feminine)
  From root √kāṅkṣ (to desire).
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially, "for the purpose of...".

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