वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-108, verse-4

यदि प्रीतिः समुत्पन्ना मयि सर्वसुरेश्वर ।
वक्ष्यामि कुरु मे सत्यं वचनं वदतां वर ॥४॥

4. yadi prītiḥ samutpannā mayi sarvasureśvara ,
vakṣyāmi kuru me satyaṃ vacanaṃ vadatāṃ vara.

4. yadi prītiḥ samutpannā mayi sarvasureśvara
vakṣyāmi kuru me satyam vacanam vadatām vara

4. sarvasureśvara vadatām vara yadi mayi prītiḥ
samutpannā vakṣyāmi me vacanam satyam kuru

4. O Lord of all gods, O best among speakers, if you have developed affection for me, then I shall speak. Please make my words true.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (of Indra for Rama) (affection, love, joy, satisfaction)

• समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - has arisen (in Indra towards Rama) (arisen, produced, generated)

• मयि (mayi) - concerning me (object of affection) (in me, on me, concerning me)

• सर्वसुरेश्वर (sarvasureśvara) - Addressing Indra (O Lord of all gods (epithet of Indra))

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will say

• कुरु (kuru) - make (my words true) (do, make, perform)

• मे (me) - my (words) (my, of me, for me)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true (adjective qualifying 'vacanam') (true, real, truthful; truth, reality)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers (referring to Indra) (of those speaking, among speakers)

• वर (vara) - O best one (vocative, referring to Indra) (best, excellent; boon, wish)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (of Indra for Rama) (affection, love, joy, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, satisfaction

From root √prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - has arisen (in Indra towards Rama) (arisen, produced, generated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, generated

Past Passive Participle

From root √pad (to go, move) with prefixes sam- and ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

मयि (mayi) - concerning me (object of affection) (in me, on me, concerning me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

1st person pronoun

सर्वसुरेश्वर (sarvasureśvara) - Addressing Indra (O Lord of all gods (epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvasureśvara

sarvasureśvara - Lord of all gods

Tatpurusha compound: sarva (all) + sura (god) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sura+īśvara)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root √īś (to rule, own)
  Root: īś (class 2)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future active, 1st person singular

Future tense of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कुरु (kuru) - make (my words true) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

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

Imperative active, 2nd person singular

Imperative mood of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मे (me) - my (words) (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

1st person pronoun, alternative form for genitive/dative singular

सत्यम् (satyam) - true (adjective qualifying 'vacanam') (true, real, truthful; truth, reality)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truthful; truth, reality

Derived from sat (being, existing)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers (referring to Indra) (of those speaking, among speakers)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root √vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Used here in a superlative sense, 'best among speakers'.

वर (vara) - O best one (vocative, referring to Indra) (best, excellent; boon, wish)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent; boon, wish

From root √vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Previous Verse Next Verse