वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-24, verse-7

तां तु जातां विवर्धन्तीं रूपयौवनशालिनीम् ।
जम्भपुत्राय सुन्दाय ददौ भार्यां यशस्विनीम् ॥७॥

7. tāṃ tu jātāṃ vivardhantīṃ rūpayauvanaśālinīm ,
jambhaputrāya sundāya dadau bhāryāṃ yaśasvinīm.

7. tām tu jātām vivardhantīm rūpayauvanaśālinīm
jambhaputrāya sundāya dadau bhāryām yaśasvinīm

7. (saḥ) tu jātām vivardhantīm rūpayauvanaśālinīm
yaśasvinīm tām bhāryām jambhaputrāya sundāya dadau

7. He gave that glorious (daughter), who was born and growing, endowed with beauty and youth, as a wife to Sunda, the son of Jambha.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - Tāṭakā (her, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• जाताम् (jātām) - having been born (born, originated, grown)

• विवर्धन्तीम् (vivardhantīm) - progressively growing (growing, increasing, thriving)

• रूपयौवनशालिनीम् (rūpayauvanaśālinīm) - endowed with beauty and youth, possessing beauty and youth

• जम्भप्रुत्राय (jambhaprutrāya) - to the son of Jambha

• सुन्दाय (sundāya) - to Sunda

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, offered

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious, famous, renowned

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - Tāṭakā (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Tāṭakā.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

जाताम् (jātām) - having been born (born, originated, grown)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, grown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root JAN (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with tām.

विवर्धन्तीम् (vivardhantīm) - progressively growing (growing, increasing, thriving)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vivardhant

vivardhant - growing, increasing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root VṚDH (to grow) with prefix VI- and present participle suffix -ant.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tām.

रूपयौवनशालिनीम् (rūpayauvanaśālinīm) - endowed with beauty and youth, possessing beauty and youth

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rūpayauvanaśālinī

rūpayauvanaśālinī - endowed with beauty and youth

Feminine form of rūpayauvanaśālin.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūpa+yauvana+śālin)

• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• yauvana – youth, prime of life
  noun (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin denoting possession.

Note: Agrees with tām.

जम्भप्रुत्राय (jambhaprutrāya) - to the son of Jambha

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of jambhaprutra

jambhaprutra - son of Jambha

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (jambha+putra)

• jambha – Jambha (a demon's name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

सुन्दाय (sundāya) - to Sunda

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sunda

sunda - Sunda (a demon's name)

ददौ (dadau) - gave, offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root BHṚ (to bear, support) with suffix -yā.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious, famous, renowned

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī

yaśasvinī - glorious, famous, renowned (feminine)

Feminine form of yaśasvin.

Note: Agrees with bhāryām.

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