वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-21

मम नेत्रसहस्रं यत्तत्ते बर्हे भविष्यति ।
वर्षमाणे मयि मुदं प्राप्स्यसे प्रीतिलक्षणम् ॥२१॥

21. mama netrasahasraṃ yattatte barhe bhaviṣyati ,
varṣamāṇe mayi mudaṃ prāpsyase prītilakṣaṇam.

21. mama netrasahasram yat tat te barhe bhaviṣyati
varṣamāṇe mayi mudam prāpsyase prītilakṣaṇam

21. yat mama netrasahasram (asti) tat te barhe bhaviṣyati mayi
varṣamāṇe (sati) (tvam) prītilakṣaṇam mudam prāpsyase

21. My thousand eyes, which are (now on me), will become manifest on your feathers. While I am raining, you will obtain joy, a sign of my affection.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• नेत्रसहस्रम् (netrasahasram) - a thousand eyes

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• तत् (tat) - that

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• बर्हे (barhe) - on the feather, in the plume

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

• वर्षमाणे (varṣamāṇe) - while raining, when raining

• मयि (mayi) - in me, upon me

• मुदम् (mudam) - joy, delight, happiness

• प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will obtain, you will attain

• प्रीतिलक्षणम् (prītilakṣaṇam) - a sign of affection, a mark of pleasure

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

genitive singular of 1st person pronoun

नेत्रसहस्रम् (netrasahasram) - a thousand eyes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of netrasahasra

netrasahasra - a thousand eyes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (netra+sahasra)

• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

relative pronoun, neuter nominative singular

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with 'netrasahasram'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative singular

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

dative/genitive singular of 2nd person pronoun, enclitic form

बर्हे (barhe) - on the feather, in the plume

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of barha

barha - feather, peacock's tail feather, plume

Note: Locative of place where something will be.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √bhū

Future Active

3rd person singular, future tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

वर्षमाणे (varṣamāṇe) - while raining, when raining

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of varṣamāṇa

varṣamāṇa - raining, showering

Present Middle Participle

from √vṛṣ (to rain, to shower)

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'mayi'. Refers to Indra.

मयि (mayi) - in me, upon me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

locative singular of 1st person pronoun

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'varṣamāṇe'. Refers to Indra.

मुदम् (mudam) - joy, delight, happiness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāpsyase'.

प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will obtain, you will attain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pra-√āp

Future Middle

2nd person singular, future tense, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject 'tvam' (you) implied.

प्रीतिलक्षणम् (prītilakṣaṇam) - a sign of affection, a mark of pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prītilakṣaṇa

prītilakṣaṇa - a sign of affection/love/pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+lakṣaṇa)

• prīti – pleasure, joy, love, affection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Apposition to 'mudam'.

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