वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-31

अथाब्रवीद्वैश्रवणः कृकलासं गिरौ स्थितम् ।
हैरण्यं संप्रयच्छामि वर्णं प्रीतिस्तवाप्यहम् ॥३१॥

31. athābravīdvaiśravaṇaḥ kṛkalāsaṃ girau sthitam ,
hairaṇyaṃ saṃprayacchāmi varṇaṃ prītistavāpyaham.

31. atha abravīt vaiśravaṇaḥ kṛkalāsam girau sthitam
hairanyam saṃprayacchāmi varṇam prītiḥ tava api aham

31. atha vaiśravaṇaḥ girau sthitam kṛkalāsam abravīt
aham hairanyam varṇam saṃprayacchāmi api tava prītiḥ

31. Then Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) said to the chameleon (kṛkalāsa) situated on the mountain, "I will grant you a golden color, and I will also give you my favor (prīti)."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, he spoke)

• वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera), son of Viśravas)

• कृकलासम् (kṛkalāsam) - chameleon (kṛkalāsa) (chameleon, lizard)

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain (on the mountain, in the mountain)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (standing, situated, being)

• हैरन्यम् (hairanyam) - golden (golden, made of gold)

• संप्रयच्छामि (saṁprayacchāmi) - I will grant (I give, I bestow, I grant)

• वर्णम् (varṇam) - color (color, complexion, caste, letter)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - favor (prīti) (love, affection, joy, favor)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the beginning of a new action or topic.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera), son of Viśravas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - Vaiśravaṇa, a name of Kubera (god of wealth), son of Viśravas

Patronymic from Viśravas

Note: Subject of abravīt.

कृकलासम् (kṛkalāsam) - chameleon (kṛkalāsa) (chameleon, lizard)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛkalāsa

kṛkalāsa - chameleon, a kind of lizard

Note: Object of abravīt (to whom it was said). Sanskrit term retained in translation.

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain (on the mountain, in the mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Location for sthitam.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (standing, situated, being)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, being, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kṛkalāsam.

हैरन्यम् (hairanyam) - golden (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hairanya

hairanya - golden, made of gold, relating to gold

Derived from hiraṇya (gold)

Note: Agrees with varṇam.

संप्रयच्छामि (saṁprayacchāmi) - I will grant (I give, I bestow, I grant)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃprayacch

From root yam (to give, control) with prefixes sam and pra. 'yaccha' is the present stem.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Often used with future sense in direct speech.

वर्णम् (varṇam) - color (color, complexion, caste, letter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, complexion, caste, letter, class, genus

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of saṃprayacchāmi.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - favor (prīti) (love, affection, joy, favor)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, joy, satisfaction, favor

From root prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject (or object of implied verb 'I will give'). Sanskrit term retained in translation.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive for prītiḥ.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that favor will also be given.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject for implied verb 'I will give' (prītim).

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