वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-25, verse-41

साब्रवीद् यदि मे राजन्प्रसन्नस्त्वं महाबल ।
भर्तारं न ममेहाद्य हन्तुमर्हसि मानद ॥४१॥

41. sābravīd yadi me rājanprasannastvaṃ mahābala ,
bhartāraṃ na mamehādya hantumarhasi mānada.

41. sā abravīt yadi me rājan prasannaḥ tvam mahābala
bhartāram na mama iha adya hantum arhasi mānada

41. sā abravīt – rājan mahābala mānada,
yadi tvam me prasannaḥ,
mama bhartāram iha adya hantum na arhasi

41. She said, 'O King, O mighty one, O giver of honor, if you are pleased with me, then you should not kill my husband here today.'

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Kumbhīnasi (she, that (feminine))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Kumbhīnasi said (she said, he said)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• मे (me) - for myself, Kumbhīnasi (to me, for me)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Rāvaṇa (O king)

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, propitious, gracious

• त्वम् (tvam) - Rāvaṇa (you)

• महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty Rāvaṇa (O mighty one, O great strength)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Kumbhīnasi's husband, Madhu (husband, maintainer)

• न (na) - not, no

• मम (mama) - Kumbhīnasi's (my, of me)

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• मानद (mānada) - O Rāvaṇa, who bestows honor (O giver of honor)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Kumbhīnasi (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Kumbhīnasi said (she said, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Formed from root brū with augment 'a' and imperfect ending

Root: brū (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for myself, Kumbhīnasi (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

राजन् (rājan) - O King Rāvaṇa (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, propitious, gracious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, propitious, gracious, clear

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-sad (to be clear, to be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - Rāvaṇa (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty Rāvaṇa (O mighty one, O great strength)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound: mahā-bala

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Kumbhīnasi's husband, Madhu (husband, maintainer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartr̥

bhartr̥ - husband, maintainer, supporter

Agent noun from root bhr̥ (to bear, maintain)

Root: bhr̥ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'hantum'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - Kumbhīnasi's (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Qualifies 'bhartāram'.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed from root han (class 2) with suffix -tum

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Governed by 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of arh

Present Active, 2nd person singular

Formed from root arh (class 1)

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Governs infinitive 'hantum'.

मानद (mānada) - O Rāvaṇa, who bestows honor (O giver of honor)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - giver of honor, bestower of respect

Compound: māna-da

Compound type : tatpurusha (māna+da)

• māna – honor, respect, pride
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, granting, bestowing (as suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)