वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-29

मच्छरीरं समासाद्य कान्तो नित्यं भविष्यसि ।
प्राप्स्यसे चातुलां प्रीतिमेतन्मे प्रीतिलक्षणम् ॥२९॥

29. maccharīraṃ samāsādya kānto nityaṃ bhaviṣyasi ,
prāpsyase cātulāṃ prītimetanme prītilakṣaṇam.

29. mat śarīram samāsādya kāntaḥ nityam bhaviṣyasi
prāpsyase ca atulām prītim etat me prītilakṣaṇam

29. mat śarīram samāsādya nityam kāntaḥ bhaviṣyasi
ca atulām prītim prāpsyase etat me prītilakṣaṇam

29. Having attained my form, you will forever be beloved. You will obtain unequalled affection; this is a sign of my favor (prīti).

Words meanings summery:

• मत् (mat) - my (my, of me (first person pronoun stem))

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, form

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained (having approached, having obtained, having reached)

• कान्तः (kāntaḥ) - beloved (desired, beloved, lovely, charming)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - forever (always, eternally, constantly)

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be (you will be, you will become)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अतुलाम् (atulām) - unequalled (unequalled, incomparable)

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection (love, affection, joy, favor)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my, of me)

• प्रीतिलक्षणम् (prītilakṣaṇam) - a sign of my favor (a sign of favor/affection)

Words meanings and morphology

मत् (mat) - my (my, of me (first person pronoun stem))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Appears as the first member of a compound, mat-śarīram (my body).

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, form, physical frame

Note: Part of the compound maccharīram (my body).

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained (having approached, having obtained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root sad (to sit, go) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive, meaning "having obtained".

कान्तः (kāntaḥ) - beloved (desired, beloved, lovely, charming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kānta

kānta - desired, beloved, lovely, charming; husband, lover

Past Passive Participle

From root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'you' (speaker's addressee).

नित्यम् (nityam) - forever (always, eternally, constantly)

(indeclinable)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be (you will be, you will become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अतुलाम् (atulām) - unequalled (unequalled, incomparable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atulā

atulā - unequalled, incomparable, matchless

From a (negation) + tulā (balance, comparison)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+tulā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• tulā – balance, comparison, equality
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with prītim.

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection (love, affection, joy, favor)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, joy, satisfaction, favor

From root prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Sanskrit word prīti retained in translation for clarity of meaning.

एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Equivalent to mama.

प्रीतिलक्षणम् (prītilakṣaṇam) - a sign of my favor (a sign of favor/affection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prītilakṣaṇa

prītilakṣaṇa - sign of affection, mark of favor

Compound of prīti (affection, favor) and lakṣaṇa (sign, mark)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+lakṣaṇa)

• prīti – love, affection, joy, satisfaction, favor
  noun (feminine)
  From root prī (to please, satisfy)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• lakṣaṇa – sign, mark, characteristic, symptom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for etat.

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