वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-1, verse-22

दत्त्वा पुण्यामिमां वीर सौम्यामभयदक्षिणाम् ।
दिष्ट्या वर्धसि काकुत्स्थ जयेनामित्रकर्शन ॥२२॥

22. dattvā puṇyāmimāṃ vīra saumyāmabhayadakṣiṇām ,
diṣṭyā vardhasi kākutstha jayenāmitrakarśana.

22. dattvā puṇyām imām vīra saumyām abhayadakṣiṇām
diṣṭyā vardhasi kākutstha jayena amitrakarśana

22. O hero, having granted this sacred and gracious promise of protection (abhayadakṣiṇā), you fortunately flourish with victory, O scion of Kakutstha, O destroyer of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having granted (having given, having granted)

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, meritorious (sacred, virtuous, pure)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressing Lakshmana) (O hero, brave one)

• सौम्याम् (saumyām) - gracious, auspicious (gentle, auspicious, gracious)

• अभयदक्षिणाम् (abhayadakṣiṇām) - a promise of protection, an assurance of safety (a gift of fearlessness, an assurance of safety)

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

• वर्धसि (vardhasi) - you flourish, you prosper (you grow, you prosper, you increase)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O scion of Kakutstha (addressing Lakshmana) (O scion of Kakutstha)

• जयेन (jayena) - by means of victory (by victory)

• अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O destroyer of enemies (addressing Lakshmana) (O destroyer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having granted (having given, having granted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √dā (3rd class) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: dā (class 3)

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred, meritorious (sacred, virtuous, pure)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, meritorious, virtuous, holy, pure

Note: Qualifies 'abhayadakṣiṇām'.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'abhayadakṣiṇām'.

वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressing Lakshmana) (O hero, brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

सौम्याम् (saumyām) - gracious, auspicious (gentle, auspicious, gracious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, good, agreeable, auspicious

Note: Qualifies 'abhayadakṣiṇām'.

अभयदक्षिणाम् (abhayadakṣiṇām) - a promise of protection, an assurance of safety (a gift of fearlessness, an assurance of safety)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhayadakṣiṇā

abhayadakṣiṇā - a gift of fearlessness, a promise of protection, assurance of safety

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhaya+dakṣiṇā)

• abhaya – fearlessness, safety, security
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• dakṣiṇā – gift, donation, reward, sacrificial fee
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'dattvā'.

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

(indeclinable)

Instrumental form of diṣṭi (fortune, fate) used adverbially.

वर्धसि (vardhasi) - you flourish, you prosper (you grow, you prosper, you increase)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root √vṛdh (1st class, parasmaipada)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O scion of Kakutstha (addressing Lakshmana) (O scion of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (a lineage name for Rama and Lakshmana)

A patronymic/descendant name.

जयेन (jayena) - by means of victory (by victory)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Root: ji (class 1)

अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O destroyer of enemies (addressing Lakshmana) (O destroyer of enemies)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amitrakarśana

amitrakarśana - destroyer of enemies, subjugator of foes

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• karśana – emaciating, tormenting, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix
  Derived from root √kṛś (6th class).
  Root: kṛś (class 6)

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