वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-115

शृणु चापि समादेशं यदहं प्रब्रवीमि ते ।
राक्षसेश हरीशस्त्वां वाक्यमाह समाहितम् ।
धर्मार्थकामसहितं हितं पथ्यमिवाशनम् ॥११५॥

115. śṛṇu cāpi samādeśaṃ yadahaṃ prabravīmi te ,
rākṣaseśa harīśastvāṃ vākyamāha samāhitam ,
dharmārthakāmasahitaṃ hitaṃ pathyamivāśanam.

115. śṛṇu ca api samādeśam yat aham
prabravīmi te rākṣaseśa harīśaḥ tvām
vākyam āha samāhitam
dharmārthakāmasahitam hitam pathyam iva aśanam

115. śṛṇu ca api samādeśam yat aham te prabravīmi.
rākṣaseśa,
harīśaḥ tvām samāhitam dharmārthakāmasahitam hitam pathyam aśanam iva vākyam āha.

115. Listen also to the instruction that I declare to you. O lord of rākṣasas, the lord of monkeys, Sugrīva (harīśa), spoke a well-considered statement to you, one that is beneficial and wholesome, like food, and pertains to constitutional law (dharma), prosperity (artha), and enjoyment (kāma).

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - Listen, hear

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• समादेशम् (samādeśam) - command, instruction, message

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I tell

• ते (te) - to you

• राक्षसेश (rākṣaseśa) - O Rāvaṇa, lord of rākṣasas (O lord of rākṣasas)

• हरीशः (harīśaḥ) - Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Rāvaṇa (accusative) (you (accusative))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• समाहितम् (samāhitam) - well-considered, concentrated, firm

• धर्मार्थकामसहितम् (dharmārthakāmasahitam) - pertaining to righteousness (dharma), material prosperity (artha), and enjoyment (kāma) (accompanied by (dharma), material prosperity (artha), and pleasure (kāma))

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, wholesome, salutary

• पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome, suitable, healthy

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अशनम् (aśanam) - food, eating

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - Listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

समादेशम् (samādeśam) - command, instruction, message

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samādeśa

samādeśa - command, instruction, message

From sam-ā-diś

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

From pra-brū

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Dative singular form of 'yuṣmad'.

राक्षसेश (rākṣaseśa) - O Rāvaṇa, lord of rākṣasas (O lord of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśa

rākṣaseśa - lord of rākṣasas

Compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśa)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

हरीशः (harīśaḥ) - Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys (lord of monkeys)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harīśa

harīśa - lord of monkeys, Sugrīva

Compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+īśa)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

त्वाम् (tvām) - Rāvaṇa (accusative) (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, statement, speech

From vac + ṇyaT

Root: vac (class 2)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect tense form of root ah/brū

Root: ah (class 2)

समाहितम् (samāhitam) - well-considered, concentrated, firm

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samāhita

samāhita - well-considered, concentrated, composed

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-dhā + kta

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

धर्मार्थकामसहितम् (dharmārthakāmasahitam) - pertaining to righteousness (dharma), material prosperity (artha), and enjoyment (kāma) (accompanied by (dharma), material prosperity (artha), and pleasure (kāma))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmārthakāmasahita

dharmārthakāmasahita - accompanied by (dharma), material prosperity (artha), and pleasure (kāma)

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+artha+kāma+sahita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)
• kāma – desire, pleasure, enjoyment, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• sahita – accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sa-ita (gone with)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: i (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, wholesome, salutary

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, suitable

Past Passive Participle

From dhā + kta (irreg.)

Root: dhā (class 3)

पथ्यम् (pathyam) - wholesome, suitable, healthy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pathya

pathya - suitable, wholesome, healthy

Gerundive

From path + ya

Root: path (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अशनम् (aśanam) - food, eating

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśana

aśana - food, eating

From aś + ana

Root: aś (class 9)

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