वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-98, verse-21

वृत्तकामो भवेद्भ्राता रामो मित्रकुलं भवेत् ।
वयं चाविधवाः सर्वाः सकामा न च शत्रवः ॥२१॥

21. vṛttakāmo bhavedbhrātā rāmo mitrakulaṃ bhavet ,
vayaṃ cāvidhavāḥ sarvāḥ sakāmā na ca śatravaḥ.

21. vṛttakāmaḥ bhavet bhrātā rāmaḥ mitrakulam bhavet
vayam ca avidhavāḥ sarvāḥ sakāmāḥ na ca śatravaḥ

21. bhrātā vṛttakāmaḥ bhavet rāmaḥ mitrakulam bhavet
ca vayam sarvāḥ avidhavāḥ sakāmāḥ ca na śatravaḥ

21. Your brother (Vibhīṣaṇa) would be content, Rāma would become an ally, and all of us (women) would not be widowed; instead, we would be fulfilled and not enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तकामः (vṛttakāmaḥ) - whose desire is fulfilled, content, satisfied

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might become

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - Rāvaṇa's brother Vibhīṣaṇa (brother)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• मित्रकुलम् (mitrakulam) - a family of friends, an allied family

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might become

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the Rākṣasa women) (we)

• च (ca) - and

• अविधवाः (avidhavāḥ) - not widowed, having husbands alive

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• सकामाः (sakāmāḥ) - having desires, satisfied

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तकामः (vṛttakāmaḥ) - whose desire is fulfilled, content, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛttakāma

vṛttakāma - one whose wishes are fulfilled, content, satisfied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛtta+kāma)

• vṛtta – occurred, fulfilled, happened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen) + kta suffix
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātā'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or wish.

भ्राता (bhrātā) - Rāvaṇa's brother Vibhīṣaṇa (brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Vibhīṣaṇa.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of the prince of Ayodhyā)

Note: Subject.

मित्रकुलम् (mitrakulam) - a family of friends, an allied family

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitrakula

mitrakula - family of friends, allied family, friendly lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (mitra+kula)

• mitra – friend, ally
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Complement to 'Rāmaḥ bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or wish.

वयम् (vayam) - we (the Rākṣasa women) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अविधवाः (avidhavāḥ) - not widowed, having husbands alive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avidhavā

avidhavā - not a widow, a woman whose husband is alive

From a- (negation) + vidhavā (widow)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vidhavā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vidhavā – widow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'vayam' (referring to the women of Lankā).

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

सकामाः (sakāmāḥ) - having desires, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sakāma

sakāma - with desire, desirous, content, satisfied

From sa- (with) + kāma (desire)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kāma)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Note: Predicate nominative with 'vayam'.

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