वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-52, verse-20

लब्ध्वा पुनस्तां वैदेहीं किमर्थं त्वं प्रजल्पसि ।
यदेच्छसि तदा सीता वशगा ते भविष्यति ॥२०॥

20. labdhvā punastāṃ vaidehīṃ kimarthaṃ tvaṃ prajalpasi ,
yadecchasi tadā sītā vaśagā te bhaviṣyati.

20. labdhvā punaḥ tām vaidehīm kim artham tvam prajalpasi
| yadā icchasi tadā sītā vaśagā te bhaviṣyati

20. tvam tām vaidehīm punaḥ labdhvā kim artham prajalpasi
yadā icchasi tadā sītā te vaśagā bhaviṣyati

20. Having recovered that Vaidehī (Sītā) again, why do you prattle? Whenever you wish, Sītā will be under your control.

Words meanings summery:

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• ताम् (tām) - that, her

• वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - princess of Videha, Sītā (Vaidehī (Sītā))

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, reason, for the sake of

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रजल्पसि (prajalpasi) - you babble, you prattle

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā, wife of Rāma (Sītā)

• वशगा (vaśagā) - under control, submissive, obedient

• ते (te) - your, to you

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - she will be

Words meanings and morphology

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: labh (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that, her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वैदेहीम् (vaidehīm) - princess of Videha, Sītā (Vaidehī (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - woman of Videha, Sītā (daughter of Janaka, king of Videha)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'why'.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, reason, for the sake of

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

Note: Used adverbially in combination with 'kim' to form 'kim artham' (for what purpose, why).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

प्रजल्पसि (prajalpasi) - you babble, you prattle

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prajalp

Prefix: pra

Root: jalp (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā, wife of Rāma (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name), furrow

वशगा (vaśagā) - under control, submissive, obedient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaśaga

vaśaga - going under control, obedient, subject to

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaśa+ga)

• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative singular.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - she will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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