वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-18, verse-8

अकुतूहलभावेन प्रीतो ऽस्मि तव पार्थिव ।
धनदस्यानुजं यो मां नावगच्छसि रावणम् ॥८॥

8. akutūhalabhāvena prīto'smi tava pārthiva ,
dhanadasyānujaṃ yo māṃ nāvagacchasi rāvaṇam.

8. akutūhalabhāvena prītaḥ asmi tava pārthiva
dhanadasya anujam yaḥ mām na avagacchasi rāvaṇam

8. pārthiva tava akutūhalabhāvena prītaḥ asmi yaḥ
mām dhanadasya anujam rāvaṇam na avagacchasi

8. O king, I am pleased by your lack of astonishment, you who do not recognize me, Rāvaṇa, the younger brother of Dhanada (Kubera).

Words meanings summery:

• अकुतूहलभावेन (akutūhalabhāvena) - by a state of not being curious, by lack of amazement

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, glad

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler, O earthly lord

• धनदस्य (dhanadasya) - of Dhanada (Kubera)

• अनुजम् (anujam) - younger brother

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• माम् (mām) - me

• न (na) - not

• अवगच्छसि (avagacchasi) - you recognize, you understand, you know

• रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

अकुतूहलभावेन (akutūhalabhāvena) - by a state of not being curious, by lack of amazement

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akutūhalabhāva

akutūhalabhāva - state of not being curious, lack of astonishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+kutūhala+bhāva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kutūhala – curiosity, astonishment, eagerness
  noun (neuter)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, sentiment, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, glad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, satisfied, loved

Past Passive Participle

From √prī (to please, to love)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Refers to the speaker 'I'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Active

First person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler, O earthly lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthly, a king, prince, ruler

From pṛthivī (earth) + -a (suffix)

धनदस्य (dhanadasya) - of Dhanada (Kubera)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanada

dhanada - giver of wealth, a name for Kubera

From dhana (wealth) + √dā (to give)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+dā)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• dā – giving, bestowing
  noun
  root used as a noun in compound
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to Kubera.

अनुजम् (anujam) - younger brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuja

anuja - younger brother, born after

From anu (after) + √jan (to be born)

Prefix: anu

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Accusative because it's the object of 'recognize' (avagacchasi) and refers to 'me' (mām).

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Null for gender (pronouns do not have inherent gender).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

अवगच्छसि (avagacchasi) - you recognize, you understand, you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avagam

Present Active

Second person singular, present tense, active voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

रावणम् (rāvaṇam) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the name of the chief of the Rākṣasas)

Note: Object of `avagacchasi`, refers to `mām`.

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