वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-2, verse-40

तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता वाल्मीकेर्भावितात्मनः ।
कृत्स्नं रामायणं काव्यमीदृशैः करवाण्यहम् ॥४०॥

40. tasya buddhiriyaṃ jātā vālmīkerbhāvitātmanaḥ ,
kṛtsnaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kāvyamīdṛśaiḥ karavāṇyaham.

40. tasya buddhiḥ iyam jātā vālmīkeḥ bhāvitātmanaḥ
kṛtsnam rāmāyaṇam kāvyam īdṛśaiḥ karavāṇi aham

40. bhāvitātmanaḥ vālmīkeḥ tasya iyam buddhiḥ jātā
(yat) aham īdṛśaiḥ kṛtsnam rāmāyaṇam kāvyam karavāṇi

40. This thought arose in Valmiki, whose spirit (ātman) was pure: "I shall compose the entire epic Rāmāyaṇa with such verses."

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - to Valmiki (to him, of him, his)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, thought, idea

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• जाता (jātā) - born, produced, arisen

• वाल्मीकेः (vālmīkeḥ) - of Valmiki

• भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of Valmiki, whose spirit (ātman) was pure (of the purified self/spirit, whose self is cultivated)

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - the entire, whole, complete

• रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) - the Ramayana (epic poem)

• काव्यम् (kāvyam) - poem, epic, poetry

• ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - with such, of this kind

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do, I shall make, I shall compose

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - to Valmiki (to him, of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, thought, idea

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, thought, opinion

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जाता (jātā) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

root jan + kta (irregular for jan)

Root: jan (class 4)

वाल्मीकेः (vālmīkeḥ) - of Valmiki

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Valmiki (name of a sage)

भावितात्मनः (bhāvitātmanaḥ) - of Valmiki, whose spirit (ātman) was pure (of the purified self/spirit, whose self is cultivated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self/spirit is purified, cultivated, refined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, produced, made to exist
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root bhū + ṇic (causative) + kta
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - the entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all

रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) - the Ramayana (epic poem)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmāyaṇa

rāmāyaṇa - the story or epic of Rama

काव्यम् (kāvyam) - poem, epic, poetry

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poem, poetry, epic, poetic composition

ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - with such, of this kind

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do, I shall make, I shall compose

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

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