वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-16

चिन्तयन् स महाप्राज्ञश्चकार मतिमान्मतिम् ।
शिष्यं चैवाब्रवीद्वाक्यमिदं स मुनिपुंगवः ॥१६॥

16. cintayan sa mahāprājñaścakāra matimānmatim ,
śiṣyaṃ caivābravīdvākyamidaṃ sa munipuṃgavaḥ.

16. cintayan sa mahāprājñaḥ cakāra matimān matim
śiṣyam ca eva abravīt vākyam idam sa munipuṅgavaḥ

16. sa mahāprājñaḥ matimān cintayan matim cakāra ca
sa munipuṅgavaḥ eva idam vākyam śiṣyam abravīt

16. As he reflected, that greatly wise and intelligent one made a decision. And that foremost among sages then spoke these words to his disciple.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - reflecting, thinking

• स (sa) - he, that

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, highly intelligent

• चकार (cakāra) - he did, he made

• मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent, wise, sagacious one

• मतिम् (matim) - a decision (thought, intention, decision, mind)

• शिष्यम् (śiṣyam) - disciple, student

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, statement, sentence)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

• स (sa) - he, that

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - foremost among sages, best of ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - reflecting, thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - reflecting, thinking (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root `cit` (with `nic` suffix `i`)

Root: cit (class 10)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

चकार (cakāra) - he did, he made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent, wise, sagacious one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, discerning, sagacious

Possessive adjective formed with suffix `matup` from `mati`

मतिम् (matim) - a decision (thought, intention, decision, mind)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intention, opinion, decision

Root: man (class 4)

शिष्यम् (śiṣyam) - disciple, student

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - pupil, student, disciple

Derived from root `śās` ('to teach')

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, with augment 'a'

Root: bru (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (word, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - foremost among sages, best of ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost among sages, best of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one, best
  noun (masculine)

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