वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-50, verse-9

रामस्य च सुता ये स्युस्तेषामायुः कियद्भवेत् ।
काम्यया भगवन्ब्रूहि वंशस्यास्य गतिं मम ॥९॥

9. rāmasya ca sutā ye syusteṣāmāyuḥ kiyadbhavet ,
kāmyayā bhagavanbrūhi vaṃśasyāsya gatiṃ mama.

9. rāmasya ca sutāḥ ye syuḥ teṣām āyuḥ kiyat bhavet
kāmyayā bhagavan brūhi vaṃśasya asya gatim mama

9. ca rāmasya ye sutāḥ syuḥ teṣām āyuḥ kiyat bhavet?
bhagavan kāmyayā mama asya vaṃśasya gatim brūhi

9. And what will be the lifespan of those sons who may be born to Rāma? O revered one (bhagavan), out of my earnest desire (kāmyayā), tell me the destiny of this lineage of mine.

Words meanings summery:

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they may be, they should be

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life, age

• कियत् (kiyat) - how much, how many, of what extent

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• काम्यया (kāmyayā) - by desire, out of desire, out of longing

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O worshipful one, O Lord

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• वंशस्य (vaṁśasya) - of the lineage, of the family

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• गतिम् (gatim) - course, movement, destiny, outcome

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

स्युः (syuḥ) - they may be, they should be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life, age

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - lifespan, life, age

कियत् (kiyat) - how much, how many, of what extent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how much, how many, of what extent

Note: Qualifies 'āyuḥ'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

काम्यया (kāmyayā) - by desire, out of desire, out of longing

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kāmyā

kāmyā - desire, longing

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O worshipful one, O Lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, glorious, blessed

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वंशस्य (vaṁśasya) - of the lineage, of the family

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - lineage, family, race, bamboo

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

गतिम् (gatim) - course, movement, destiny, outcome

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - course, movement, destiny, outcome

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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