वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-46

मन्ये तु हृदयं तस्याः कौसल्यायाः फलिष्यति ।
एकपुत्रा यदा पुत्रं विनष्टं श्रोष्यते युधि ॥४६॥

46. manye tu hṛdayaṃ tasyāḥ kausalyāyāḥ phaliṣyati ,
ekaputrā yadā putraṃ vinaṣṭaṃ śroṣyate yudhi.

46. manye tu hṛdayam tasyāḥ kausalyāyāḥ phaliṣyati
ekaputrā yadā putram vinaṣṭam śroṣyate yudhi

46. tu manye kausalyāyāḥ tasyāḥ hṛdayam phaliṣyati
yadā ekaputrā yudhi vinaṣṭam putram śroṣyate

46. But I think that the heart of Kauśalyā will burst, she who has only one son, when she hears of her son's destruction in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā (her, of her)

• कौसल्यायाः (kausalyāyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā

• फलिष्यति (phaliṣyati) - Kauśalyā's heart will break from sorrow (will bear fruit, will burst, will break)

• एकपुत्रा (ekaputrā) - Kauśalyā, as she has only one son (Rāma) (having one son, mother of one son)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• पुत्रम् (putram) - her son, Rāma (son)

• विनष्टम् (vinaṣṭam) - her son, who is destroyed/killed (destroyed, perished, lost)

• श्रोष्यते (śroṣyate) - she will hear

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, 1st person singular

from √man (to think), Ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, essence

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā (her, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kauśalyā

कौसल्यायाः (kausalyāyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kauśalyā (proper name, Rāma's mother)

फलिष्यति (phaliṣyati) - Kauśalyā's heart will break from sorrow (will bear fruit, will burst, will break)

(verb)

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

Future tense, 3rd person singular

from √phal (to bear fruit)

Root: phal (class 1)

एकपुत्रा (ekaputrā) - Kauśalyā, as she has only one son (Rāma) (having one son, mother of one son)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekaputrā

ekaputrā - having one son (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+putra)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Kauśalyā

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

पुत्रम् (putram) - her son, Rāma (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

विनष्टम् (vinaṣṭam) - her son, who is destroyed/killed (destroyed, perished, lost)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - destroyed, perished, lost, ruined

Past Passive Participle

from √naś (to perish) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'putram'

श्रोष्यते (śroṣyate) - she will hear

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of śru

Future tense, 3rd person singular

from √śru (to hear), Ātmanepada

Root: śru (class 5)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

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