वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-13

कुशलं नो महाबाहो सर्वत्र रघुनन्दन ।
त्वां तु दिष्ट्या कुशलिनं पश्यामो हतशात्रवम् ॥१३॥

13. kuśalaṃ no mahābāho sarvatra raghunandana ,
tvāṃ tu diṣṭyā kuśalinaṃ paśyāmo hataśātravam.

13. kuśalam naḥ mahābāhō sarvatra raghunandana
tvām tu diṣṭyā kuśalinam paśyāmaḥ hataśātravam

13. mahābāhō raghunandana,
naḥ sarvatra kuśalam.
tu diṣṭyā tvām kuśalinam hataśātravam paśyāmaḥ

13. O mighty-armed Rama, O delight of Raghus, we are well everywhere. But fortunately, we see you safe and with your enemies slain.

Words meanings summery:

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being

• नः (naḥ) - for us (we have well-being) (our, to us, for us)

• महाबाह्ओ (mahābāhō) - O mighty-armed one

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in every respect

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghus, O scion of Raghu

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by luck, by destiny

• कुशलिनम् (kuśalinam) - well, safe, prosperous

• पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see

• हतशात्रवम् (hataśātravam) - with enemies slain, having slain enemies

Words meanings and morphology

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, skillful

Note: Used substantively as 'welfare'.

नः (naḥ) - for us (we have well-being) (our, to us, for us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of 'asmākam' or 'asmabhyam'. Here functioning as dative of interest.

महाबाह्ओ (mahābāhō) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Rama.

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in every respect

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva + tral suffix.

Note: Adverb of place.

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghus, O scion of Raghu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghus, son of Raghu

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (a king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nand 'to rejoice'.
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Rama.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of 'paśyāmaḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by luck, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of diṣṭi

diṣṭi - destiny, luck

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage.

कुशलिनम् (kuśalinam) - well, safe, prosperous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśalin

kuśalin - having welfare, well, safe

Derived from kuśala + in suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

Derived from root √dṛś (1st class) with transformation to paśya- stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicit 'we'.

हतशात्रवम् (hataśātravam) - with enemies slain, having slain enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hataśātrava

hataśātrava - whose enemies are slain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+śātrava)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (2nd class).
  Root: han (class 2)
• śātrava – enemy, hostile
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from śatru (enemy).
  Root: śatru

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

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