वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-17

विभीषणस्य मन्त्रो ऽयं मम लक्ष्मण रोचते ।
ब्रूहि त्वं सहसुग्रीवस्तवापि यदि रोचते ॥१७॥

17. vibhīṣaṇasya mantro'yaṃ mama lakṣmaṇa rocate ,
brūhi tvaṃ sahasugrīvastavāpi yadi rocate.

17. vibhīṣaṇasya mantraḥ ayam mama lakṣmaṇa rocate
brūhi tvam sahasugrīvaḥ tava api yadi rocate

17. lakṣmaṇa ayam vibhīṣaṇasya mantraḥ mama rocate
tvam sahasugrīvaḥ yadi tava api rocate brūhi

17. O Lakṣmaṇa, this counsel (mantra) of Vibhīṣaṇa is pleasing to me. You, along with Sugrīva, state if it is also pleasing to you.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhīṣaṇa

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - counsel, advice, plan, sacred utterance

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, appeals

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, say

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सहसुग्रीवः (sahasugrīvaḥ) - along with Sugrīva

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• अपि (api) - also, even

• यदि (yadi) - if

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, appeals

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (a rākṣasa, brother of Rāvaṇa, known for his righteousness)

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - counsel, advice, plan, sacred utterance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, advice, plan, sacred utterance, hymn

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, appeals

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, say

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सहसुग्रीवः (sahasugrīvaḥ) - along with Sugrīva

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasugrīva

sahasugrīva - with Sugrīva

Compound of saha (with) + Sugrīva (name)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+sugrīva)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sugrīva – Sugrīva (name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, appeals

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

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