वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-5, verse-10

बह्वेतत् कामयानस्य शक्यमेतेन जीवितुम् ।
यदहं सा च वामोरुरेकां धरणिमाश्रितौ ॥१०॥

10. bahvetat kāmayānasya śakyametena jīvitum ,
yadahaṃ sā ca vāmorurekāṃ dharaṇimāśritau.

10. bahu etat kāmayānasya śakyam etena jīvitum
yat aham sā ca vāmorūḥ ekām dharaṇim āśritau

10. yat aham ca sā vāmorūḥ ekām dharaṇim āśritau,
etat bahu kāmayānasya etena jīvitum śakyam.

10. For one who desires so much, it is possible to sustain life on this premise: that I and she, the fair-thighed one, both reside on the same earth.

Words meanings summery:

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, abundant, so much

• एतत् (etat) - this, this much

• कामयानस्य (kāmayānasya) - of one desiring, of one longing

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live, to survive

• यत् (yat) - Used as a subordinating conjunction, meaning 'that'. (that, which, because)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वामोरूः (vāmorūḥ) - she of beautiful thighs, fair-thighed

• एकाम् (ekām) - Referring to the 'same' earth. (one, single, same)

• धरणिम् (dharaṇim) - earth, ground

• आश्रितौ (āśritau) - Are dependent on, referring to both the speaker and Sītā. (have taken refuge, resorted to, dependent on)

Words meanings and morphology

बहु (bahu) - much, many, abundant, so much

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'so much'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this much

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

कामयानस्य (kāmayānasya) - of one desiring, of one longing

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāmayāna

kāmayāna - desiring, longing, loving

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kam' (1st class) with the causative suffix 'ṇic' and then the 'śānac' (middle) participle suffix. The causative 'kāmayati' means 'to desire'.

Root: kam (class 1)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable of, feasible

Gerundive / Potential Participle

Derived from the root 'śak' (5th class) with the 'ya' suffix.

Root: śak (class 5)

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live, to survive

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from the root 'jīv' (1st class) with the 'tumun' suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

यत् (yat) - Used as a subordinating conjunction, meaning 'that'. (that, which, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वामोरूः (vāmorūḥ) - she of beautiful thighs, fair-thighed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāmorū

vāmorū - a woman with beautiful thighs, fair-thighed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāma+ūru)

• vāma – beautiful, lovely, left
  adjective (masculine)
• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine)

एकाम् (ekām) - Referring to the 'same' earth. (one, single, same)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, same

धरणिम् (dharaṇim) - earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land, a bearer

आश्रितौ (āśritau) - Are dependent on, referring to both the speaker and Sītā. (have taken refuge, resorted to, dependent on)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āśrita

āśrita - taken refuge in, resorted to, dependent on, dwelling in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'śri' (1st class) with the upasarga 'ā' and the 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: The dual form refers to 'I and she'.

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