वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-14, verse-7

त्वया तस्मै वरो दत्तः प्रीतेन भगवन्पुरा ।
मानयन्तश्च तं नित्यं सर्वं तस्य क्षमामहे ॥७॥

7. tvayā tasmai varo dattaḥ prītena bhagavanpurā ,
mānayantaśca taṃ nityaṃ sarvaṃ tasya kṣamāmahe.

7. tvayā tasmai varaḥ dattaḥ prītena bhagavan purā
mānayantaḥ ca taṃ nityaṃ sarvaṃ tasya kṣamāmahe

7. bhagavan purā prītena tvayā tasmai varaḥ dattaḥ
ca taṃ nityaṃ mānayantaḥ tasya sarvaṃ kṣamāmahe

7. O Venerable One, in the past, a boon was given by you to him (Rāvaṇa) when you were pleased. And, always respecting him, we tolerate all his actions.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (to him, for that)

• वरः (varaḥ) - a boon (boon, blessing, choice)

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - was given (given, granted)

• प्रीतेन (prītena) - by (you) being pleased (by the pleased one, by the happy one)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Venerable One (O Venerable One, O Lord)

• पुरा (purā) - in the past (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• मानयन्तः (mānayantaḥ) - and respecting (him) (respecting, honoring, revering)

• च (ca) - and

• तं (taṁ) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all (his actions/behavior) (all, everything)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)

• क्षमामहे (kṣamāmahe) - we tolerate (we tolerate, we forgive, we endure)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'dattaḥ'.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (to him, for that)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Recipient of the boon.

वरः (varaḥ) - a boon (boon, blessing, choice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

From root vṛ (to choose, desire).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - was given (given, granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with varaḥ.

प्रीतेन (prītena) - by (you) being pleased (by the pleased one, by the happy one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root prī (to please, satisfy).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies the implied agent 'tvayā'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Venerable One (O Venerable One, O Lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate; an epithet of gods or revered persons

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune) + matup suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressing Brahmā.

पुरा (purā) - in the past (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

मानयन्तः (mānayantaḥ) - and respecting (him) (respecting, honoring, revering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānayat

mānayat - respecting, honoring, esteeming

Present Active Participle

From causal of root man (to think, respect).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Acts as an attribute to the implied subject of 'kṣamāmahe'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तं (taṁ) - him (Rāvaṇa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of the participle 'mānayantaḥ'.

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'nitya'.

Note: Modifies 'mānayantaḥ'.

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all (his actions/behavior) (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun.

Note: Object of 'kṣamāmahe'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, refers to Rāvaṇa, modifies 'sarvaṃ' (his 'all').

क्षमामहे (kṣamāmahe) - we tolerate (we tolerate, we forgive, we endure)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṣam

Present tense, middle voice, 1st person plural

Root verb, class 1 (ā-ending)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

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