वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-98, verse-25

मत्कथाः प्रचरिष्यन्ति यावल् लोके हरीश्वर ।
तावत्त्वं धारयन्प्राणान्प्रतिज्ञामनुपालय ॥२५॥

25. matkathāḥ pracariṣyanti yāval loke harīśvara ,
tāvattvaṃ dhārayanprāṇānpratijñāmanupālaya.

25. matkathāḥ pracariṣyanti yāvat loke harīśvara
tāvat tvam dhārayan prāṇān pratijñām anupālaya

25. harīśvara yāvat matkathāḥ loke pracariṣyanti
tāvat tvam prāṇān dhārayan pratijñām anupālaya

25. O Lord of Monkeys, as long as my narratives circulate in the world, so long you should sustain your life and uphold your vow.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्कथाः (matkathāḥ) - my stories, tales about me

• प्रचरिष्यन्ति (pracariṣyanti) - they will spread, will circulate

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• हरीश्वर (harīśvara) - O Hanuman, chief of monkeys (O lord of monkeys, chief of monkeys)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, up to that extent

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - while sustaining (your life) (sustaining, holding, bearing)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths, vital airs, life

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise, vow, pledge

• अनुपालय (anupālaya) - uphold, protect, maintain

Words meanings and morphology

मत्कथाः (matkathāḥ) - my stories, tales about me

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of matkathā

matkathā - my story, a story about me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+kathā)

• mad – I, my
  pronoun
• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)

प्रचरिष्यन्ति (pracariṣyanti) - they will spread, will circulate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

Future Active

Root car (1st class), Parasmaipada, Future, 3rd person plural, with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

हरीश्वर (harīśvara) - O Hanuman, chief of monkeys (O lord of monkeys, chief of monkeys)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of harīśvara

harīśvara - lord of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+īśvara)

• hari – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of Hari (monkey) + Īśvara (lord). Here it functions as a vocative epithet for Hanuman.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, up to that extent

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with yāvat.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

धारयन् (dhārayan) - while sustaining (your life) (sustaining, holding, bearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - sustaining, holding, bearing

present active participle

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support) in causative (dhārayati), present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Often implies 'while sustaining' or 'by sustaining'.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths, vital airs, life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise, vow, pledge

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, agreement, pledge

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

अनुपालय (anupālaya) - uphold, protect, maintain

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root pāl (10th class), Parasmaipada, Imperative, 2nd person singular, with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

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