वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-68

देवगन्धर्वकन्याभिर्यक्षकन्याभिरेव च ।
सार्धं प्रभो रमस्वेह सीतया किं करिष्यसि ॥६८॥

68. devagandharvakanyābhiryakṣakanyābhireva ca ,
sārdhaṃ prabho ramasveha sītayā kiṃ kariṣyasi.

68. devagandharvakanyābhiḥ yakṣakanyābhiḥ eva ca
sārdham prabho ramasva iha sītayā kim kariṣyasi

68. prabho,
devagandharvakanyābhiḥ yakṣakanyābhiḥ ca eva sārdham iha ramasva; sītayā kim kariṣyasi?

68. O lord, enjoy yourself here with the daughters of gods, gandharvas, and yakṣas. What will you accomplish with Sītā?

Words meanings summery:

• देवगन्धर्वकन्याभिः (devagandharvakanyābhiḥ) - with the daughters of gods and gandharvas

• यक्षकन्याभिः (yakṣakanyābhiḥ) - with the daughters of yakṣas

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Rāvaṇa (O lord)

• रमस्व (ramasva) - enjoy yourself, delight yourself

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā, by Sītā

• किम् (kim) - what purpose or use (what, why, what for)

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will make

Words meanings and morphology

देवगन्धर्वकन्याभिः (devagandharvakanyābhiḥ) - with the daughters of gods and gandharvas

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of devagandharvakanyā

devagandharvakanyā - daughter of a god and gandharva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devagandharva+kanyā)

• devagandharva – gods and gandharvas
  noun (masculine)
• kanyā – daughter, girl, maiden
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used with sārdham

यक्षकन्याभिः (yakṣakanyābhiḥ) - with the daughters of yakṣas

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of yakṣakanyā

yakṣakanyā - daughter of a yakṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+kanyā)

• yakṣa – yakṣa (a class of nature spirits)
  noun (masculine)
• kanyā – daughter, girl, maiden
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used with sārdham

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the previous noun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects devagandharvakanyābhiḥ and yakṣakanyābhiḥ

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case

प्रभो (prabho) - O Rāvaṇa (O lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāvaṇa

रमस्व (ramasva) - enjoy yourself, delight yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā, by Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

Note: Used with 'kim kariṣyasi'

किम् (kim) - what purpose or use (what, why, what for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative adverb meaning 'what purpose' or 'what use'

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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