वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-24

यद्यस्ति पतिशुश्रूषा यद्यस्ति चरितं तपः ।
यदि चास्त्येकपत्नीत्वं शीतो भव हनूमतः ॥२४॥

24. yadyasti patiśuśrūṣā yadyasti caritaṃ tapaḥ ,
yadi cāstyekapatnītvaṃ śīto bhava hanūmataḥ.

24. yadi asti patiśuśrūṣā yadi asti caritam tapaḥ
yadi ca asti ekapatnītvam śītaḥ bhava hanūmataḥ

24. If there is devotion to my husband, if asceticism (tapas) has been practiced by me, and if there is the state of being solely devoted to one husband (ekapatnītva), then may you become cool for Hanuman.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पतिशुश्रूषा (patiśuśrūṣā) - devotion to my husband (service to husband, devotion to husband)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• चरितम् (caritam) - practiced (by me) (performed, practiced, done)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, spiritual heat)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एकपत्नीत्वम् (ekapatnītvam) - state of being solely devoted to one husband (ekapatnītva) (state of having one husband, monogamy)

• शीतः (śītaḥ) - cool, cold

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• हनूमतः (hanūmataḥ) - for Hanuman (for Hanuman, of Hanuman)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present (laṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

पतिशुश्रूषा (patiśuśrūṣā) - devotion to my husband (service to husband, devotion to husband)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patiśuśrūṣā

patiśuśrūṣā - service to husband, devotion to husband

Compound of pati (husband) and śuśrūṣā (desire to serve, service)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pati+śuśrūṣā)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, devotion
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative nominalization
  From desiderative stem śuśrū- (to wish to hear/serve) of root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present (laṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

चरितम् (caritam) - practiced (by me) (performed, practiced, done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - done, performed, practiced, lived, course of action

Past Passive Participle

From root car (to move, to practice)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, spiritual heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present (laṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

एकपत्नीत्वम् (ekapatnītvam) - state of being solely devoted to one husband (ekapatnītva) (state of having one husband, monogamy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekapatnītva

ekapatnītva - state of being devoted to one husband, monogamy

Compound formed from eka (one), patnī (wife), and suffix -tva (state of being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+patnī+tva)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix denoting state or condition
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix -tva forms abstract nouns

शीतः (śītaḥ) - cool, cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śīta

śīta - cool, cold, frigid

Past Passive Participle of śyai (to be cold), or from root śīt (to be cold).

Root: śyai (class 1)

Note: Refers to the fire god who is being addressed.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Imperative (loṭ), 2nd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

हनूमतः (hanūmataḥ) - for Hanuman (for Hanuman, of Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (name of a prominent Vanara deity)

Meaning 'having prominent jaws' or 'having a (prominent) chin', derivative of 'hanu' (jaw).

Note: Dative case 'for Hanuman'.

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