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

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मत्प्रियेष्वभिरक्ताश्च न मृत्युं गणयन्ति च ।
त्वत्प्रसादात् समेयुस्ते वरमेतदहं वृणे ॥६॥

6. matpriyeṣvabhiraktāśca na mṛtyuṃ gaṇayanti ca ,
tvatprasādāt sameyuste varametadahaṃ vṛṇe.

6. matpriyeṣu abhiraktāḥ ca na mṛtyum gaṇayanti ca
tvatprasādāt sameyuḥ te varam etat aham vṛṇe

6. matpriyeṣu abhiraktāḥ ca ye mṛtyum na gaṇayanti
ca te tvatprasādāt sameyuḥ aham etat varam vṛṇe

6. And those who were devoted to me did not fear death. May they be restored by your grace. This is the boon I choose.

Words meanings summery:

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मत्प्रियेषु (matpriyeṣu) - to those who were dear to me (and for whom they fought) or those who were devoted to me (in my dear ones, to my beloved ones, concerning my favorites)

अभिरक्ताः (abhiraktāḥ) - devoted (to me, i.e., Rama) (devoted, attached, dyed, colored)

च (ca) - and, also

न (na) - not, no

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death, mortality

गणयन्ति (gaṇayanti) - they fear, they care about (death) (they count, they reckon, they regard)

च (ca) - and, also

त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by Indra's grace (by your grace, from your favor)

समेयुः (sameyuḥ) - may they be restored (to life) (may they come together, may they meet, may they attain)

ते (te) - those (monkeys) (they, those)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

एतत् (etat) - this (boon) (this, that)

अहम् (aham) - (Rama) (I)

वृणे (vṛṇe) - I choose, I ask for, I wish for

Words meanings and morphology

मत्प्रियेषु (matpriyeṣu) - to those who were dear to me (and for whom they fought) or those who were devoted to me (in my dear ones, to my beloved ones, concerning my favorites)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of matpriya

matpriya - dear to me, my beloved

Tatpurusha compound: mad (my) + priya (dear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+priya)

mad – I, me, my
pronoun
1st person pronoun, stem for genitive/ablative
priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to those for whom the monkeys fought, or the monkeys themselves, implying devotion to Rama.

अभिरक्ताः (abhiraktāḥ) - devoted (to me, i.e., Rama) (devoted, attached, dyed, colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhirakta

abhirakta - devoted, attached, strongly colored

Past Passive Participle

From root √rañj (to color, delight) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: rañj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death, mortality

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

गणयन्ति (gaṇayanti) - they fear, they care about (death) (they count, they reckon, they regard)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gaṇ

Present active, 3rd person plural

Present tense of √gaṇ

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'to care about' or 'to fear'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by Indra's grace (by your grace, from your favor)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvatprasāda

tvatprasāda - your grace, your favor

Tatpurusha compound: tvat (your) + prasāda (grace)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+prasāda)

tvat – you, your
pronoun
2nd person pronoun, stem for genitive/ablative
prasāda – grace, favor, clearness
noun (masculine)
From root √sad (to sit) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: sad (class 1)

समेयुः (sameyuḥ) - may they be restored (to life) (may they come together, may they meet, may they attain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of sam-i

Optative active, 3rd person plural

Optative mood of √i (to go) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

ते (te) - those (monkeys) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Demonstrative/personal pronoun