वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-23

तद्भवान्यदि साम्नैतां दद्यादतुलविक्रम ।
कृता भवेन्मम प्रीतिर्धर्मश्चैवानुपालितः ॥२३॥

23. tadbhavānyadi sāmnaitāṃ dadyādatulavikrama ,
kṛtā bhavenmama prītirdharmaścaivānupālitaḥ.

23. tat bhavān yadi sāmnā etām dadyāt atulavikrama
kṛtā bhavet mama prītiḥ dharmaḥ ca eva anupālitaḥ

23. Therefore, O one of incomparable valor, if you would give this [city/kingdom] by peaceful means, my satisfaction would be achieved, and natural law (dharma) would also be upheld.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (then, therefore, that)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), Sir)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - by peaceful means (by conciliation, by gentle means, by persuasion)

• एताम् (etām) - this (referring to Lankā, understood from context) (this (feminine))

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give (would give, should give)

• अतुलविक्रम (atulavikrama) - O one of incomparable valor (O one of incomparable valor, O hero of matchless might)

• कृता (kṛtā) - achieved (done, made, accomplished, performed)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (would be, should be, might be)

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction (pleasure, satisfaction, affection, love)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only, certainly)

• अनुपालितः (anupālitaḥ) - upheld (protected, observed, maintained, preserved)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (then, therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), Sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, Sir, being, existing

Present Active Participle

From root bhū, 1st conjugation, active voice, used as honorific second person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as an honorific second person pronoun.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - by peaceful means (by conciliation, by gentle means, by persuasion)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle means, peace, a Vedic chant

एताम् (etām) - this (referring to Lankā, understood from context) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to the city of Lankā.

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give (would give, should give)

(verb)

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

Root verb dā, 3rd conjugation, Parasmaipada.

Root: dā (class 3)

अतुलविक्रम (atulavikrama) - O one of incomparable valor (O one of incomparable valor, O hero of matchless might)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of atulavikrama

atulavikrama - incomparable valor, one with incomparable valor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atula+vikrama)

• atula – incomparable, matchless
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• vikrama – valor, might, stride, power
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

कृता (kṛtā) - achieved (done, made, accomplished, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ, means 'done'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (would be, should be, might be)

(verb)

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

Root verb bhū, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction (pleasure, satisfaction, affection, love)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, satisfaction, affection, love

From root prī (to please, satisfy).

Root: prī (class 4)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, religious or moral merit

From root dhṛ (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अनुपालितः (anupālitaḥ) - upheld (protected, observed, maintained, preserved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupālita

anupālita - protected, observed, maintained, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root pāl (to protect) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmaḥ'.

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