वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-48, verse-19

इमां भवत्यः पश्यन्तु स्नेहेन परमेण ह ।
गौरवान्मम वाक्यस्य पूज्या वो ऽस्तु विशेषतः ॥१९॥

19. imāṃ bhavatyaḥ paśyantu snehena parameṇa ha ,
gauravānmama vākyasya pūjyā vo'stu viśeṣataḥ.

19. imām bhavatyaḥ paśyantu snehena parameṇa ha |
gauravāt mama vākyasya pūjyā vaḥ astu viśeṣataḥ

19. bhavatyaḥ imām parameṇa snehena ha paśyantu
mama vākyasya gauravāt vaḥ viśeṣataḥ pūjyā astu

19. You ladies should look upon her with the greatest affection. Indeed, due to the reverence for my words, let her be especially worthy of your honor.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - her, this (feminine)

• भवत्यः (bhavatyaḥ) - you (ladies), reverend ones

• पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see, they should see

• स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, with love

• परमेण (parameṇa) - with the greatest, supreme

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• गौरवात् (gauravāt) - from reverence, due to weight/importance

• मम (mama) - my

• वाक्यस्य (vākyasya) - of the word, of the statement

• पूज्या (pūjyā) - worthy of honor, venerable

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), of you (plural)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - her, this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, her

Note: Refers to Sita.

भवत्यः (bhavatyaḥ) - you (ladies), reverend ones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhavatī

bhavatī - lady, mistress, your honor (feminine form of 'bhavat')

Note: Polite address to female ascetics.

पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see, they should see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' (Pashy class 4)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Addressed to 'bhavatyaḥ' (you ladies).

स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, with love

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

परमेण (parameṇa) - with the greatest, supreme

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'snehena'.

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Expletive/emphasis.

गौरवात् (gauravāt) - from reverence, due to weight/importance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - reverence, respect, dignity, weight, importance

Derived from 'guru' (heavy, venerable) with suffix 'aṇ'

Note: Causal ablative.

मम (mama) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

वाक्यस्य (vākyasya) - of the word, of the statement

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

पूज्या (pūjyā) - worthy of honor, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjya

pūjya - to be honored, venerable, respectable

Gerundive

Gerundive from root 'pūj' (to honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective for Sita (implied).

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), of you (plural)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive; here implies 'to you' (dative of interest).

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas from 'viśeṣa' (distinction, specific)

Note: Adverb modifying 'pūjyā'.

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