वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-32

सद्रव्यं च शिरो नित्यं भविष्यति तवाक्षयम् ।
एष काञ्चनको वर्णो मत्प्रीत्या ते भविष्यति ॥३२॥

32. sadravyaṃ ca śiro nityaṃ bhaviṣyati tavākṣayam ,
eṣa kāñcanako varṇo matprītyā te bhaviṣyati.

32. satdravyam ca śiraḥ nityam bhaviṣyati tava akṣayam
| eṣaḥ kāñcanakaḥ varṇaḥ matprītyā te bhaviṣyati

32. tava śiraḥ satdravyam ca nityam akṣayam bhaviṣyati
matprītyā eṣaḥ kāñcanakaḥ varṇaḥ te bhaviṣyati

32. Your head will always be imperishable and endowed with wealth. This golden hue will be yours due to my affection.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्द्रव्यम् (satdravyam) - endowed with wealth, rich

• च (ca) - and, also

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternal

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• काञ्चनकः (kāñcanakaḥ) - golden, made of gold

• वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color, hue, appearance, caste

• मत्प्रीत्या (matprītyā) - due to my affection/love, by my favor

• ते (te) - to you, yours

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

Words meanings and morphology

सत्द्रव्यम् (satdravyam) - endowed with wealth, rich

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadravya

sadravya - endowed with wealth, rich, having property

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dravya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dravya – substance, wealth, property, material
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifying śiraḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, summit, top

Note: Nominative singular form.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternal

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage here.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

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

Future tense

Root 'bhū', 1st conjugation, future stem 'bhaviṣya'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Genitive singular of yuṣmad.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - undecaying, imperishable, eternal, inexhaustible

Derived from 'kṣaya' (decay, loss) with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, waste
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi.
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Modifying śiraḥ.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Referring to varṇaḥ.

काञ्चनकः (kāñcanakaḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāñcanaka

kāñcanaka - golden, made of gold, gold-colored

Derived from 'kāñcana' (gold).

Note: Modifying varṇaḥ.

वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color, hue, appearance, caste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, hue, tint, outward appearance, class, caste

From root vṛ (to cover).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

मत्प्रीत्या (matprītyā) - due to my affection/love, by my favor

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of matprīti

matprīti - my affection, my love, my favor

Compound of 'mat' (my) and 'prīti' (affection).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+prīti)

• mat – my, of me
  pronoun
• prīti – affection, love, joy, favor
  noun (feminine)
  From root prī (to please, satisfy).
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Instrumental singular of matprīti.

ते (te) - to you, yours

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Dative singular 'to you'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

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

Future tense

Root 'bhū', 1st conjugation, future stem 'bhaviṣya'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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