वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-109, verse-14

प्रणयाद्बहुमानाच्च सौहृदेन च राघव ।
प्रसादयामि प्रेष्यो ऽहं न खल्वाज्ञापयामि ते ॥१४॥

14. praṇayādbahumānācca sauhṛdena ca rāghava ,
prasādayāmi preṣyo'haṃ na khalvājñāpayāmi te.

14. praṇayāt bahumānāt ca sauhṛdena ca rāghava
prasādayāmi preṣyaḥ aham na khalu ājñāpayāmi te

14. rāghava aham preṣyaḥ praṇayāt bahumānāt ca
sauhṛdena ca prasādayāmi na khalu te ājñāpayāmi

14. O Rāghava, it is out of affection, great respect, and friendship that I, as your servant, am requesting you; I am certainly not giving you an order.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - out of affection (from affection, out of love, by intimacy)

• बहुमानात् (bahumānāt) - out of great respect (from great respect, out of much honor)

• च (ca) - and

• सौहृदेन (sauhṛdena) - by friendship (by friendship, with friendship)

• च (ca) - and

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (Rāma) (O descendant of Raghu (Rāma))

• प्रसादयामि (prasādayāmi) - I am requesting (you) (I conciliate, I propitiate, I request)

• प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - (as) your servant (servant, messenger, employee)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Vibhīṣaṇa) (I)

• न (na) - not

• खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

• आज्ञापयामि (ājñāpayāmi) - I am commanding (I command, I order)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - out of affection (from affection, out of love, by intimacy)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of praṇaya

praṇaya - affection, love, confidence, intimacy

From prefix pra- + root √nī (to lead).

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Indicates the reason or source.

बहुमानात् (bahumānāt) - out of great respect (from great respect, out of much honor)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bahumāna

bahumāna - great respect, much honor

Compound: 'bahu' (much) + 'māna' (respect).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+māna)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• māna – respect, honor, pride
  noun (masculine)
  From root √man (to think, believe).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the reason or source.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सौहृदेन (sauhṛdena) - by friendship (by friendship, with friendship)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, good-heartedness

Derived from 'suhṛd' (friend).

Note: Indicates the manner or means.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (Rāma) (O descendant of Raghu (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu.

प्रसादयामि (prasādayāmi) - I am requesting (you) (I conciliate, I propitiate, I request)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-sād

Causative of pra-√sad (to settle down, be clear).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - (as) your servant (servant, messenger, employee)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣya

preṣya - to be sent; a servant, messenger, attendant

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From prefix pra- + root √iṣ (to wish, send) + -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: In apposition to 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Vibhīṣaṇa) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'prasādayāmi' and 'ājñāpayāmi'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'ājñāpayāmi'.

खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

आज्ञापयामि (ājñāpayāmi) - I am commanding (I command, I order)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-jñā

Causative of ā-√jñā (to know).

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of the second person pronoun. Here, dative 'to you' (object of 'ājñāpayāmi').

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