वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-94, verse-14

यदि भूयो महाराज प्रजा इच्छस्युपासितुम् ।
वस वा वीर भद्रं ते एवमाह पितामहः ॥१४॥

14. yadi bhūyo mahārāja prajā icchasyupāsitum ,
vasa vā vīra bhadraṃ te evamāha pitāmahaḥ.

14. yadi bhūyaḥ mahārāja prajāḥ icchasi upāsitum
vasa vā vīra bhadram te evam āha pitāmahaḥ

14. mahārāja,
yadi bhūyaḥ prajāḥ upāsitum icchasi,
vā,
vīra,
vasa; te bhadram; evam pitāmahaḥ āha

14. If, O great king, you wish to continue serving the people, then dwell (here) again, O hero; may prosperity be yours. Thus spoke the Grandfather (Brahmā).

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the people, creatures

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• उपासितुम् (upāsitum) - to serve, to protect, to attend upon

• वस (vasa) - dwell! remain!

• वा (vā) - or, either

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - well-being, good fortune, prosperity

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the Grandfather (Brahmā) (grandfather, Brahmā)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of mahā (great) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the people, creatures

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, creature, people, subject

Note: Object of 'upāsitum'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the conditional clause.

उपासितुम् (upāsitum) - to serve, to protect, to attend upon

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of √ās (to sit) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Complements 'icchasi'.

वस (vasa) - dwell! remain!

(verb)

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

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Command form.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses/phrases, implying an alternative.

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Address to Rama.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - well-being, good fortune, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, well-being, prosperity

Note: Used in the idiomatic expression 'bhadraṃ te' meaning 'may good be to you'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Used in the dative sense 'to you'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the preceding statement.

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense form of √ah (to say).

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the Grandfather (Brahmā) (grandfather, Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; Brahmā (as the progenitor of all)

Compound of pitṛ (father) and maha (great) or derived from pitā-maha (great father).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great
  adjective

Note: Refers to Lord Brahmā.