वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-11

दिलीपेन महाभाग तव पित्रातितेजसा ।
पुनर्न शङ्किता नेतुं गङ्गां प्रार्थयतानघ ॥११॥

11. dilīpena mahābhāga tava pitrātitejasā ,
punarna śaṅkitā netuṃ gaṅgāṃ prārthayatānagha.

11. dilīpena mahābhāga tava pitrā atitejasā punaḥ
na śaṅkitā netum gaṅgām prārthayatā anagha

11. mahābhāga anagha tava atitejasā pitrā dilīpena
gaṅgām netum prārthayatā punaḥ na śaṅkitā

11. O illustrious one, O faultless one, even your father Dilīpa, of great splendor, who wished to bring the Gaṅgā, did not attempt it again.

Words meanings summery:

• दिलीपेन (dilīpena) - by Dilīpa (a king's name)

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O illustrious one

• तव (tava) - your

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by father

• अतितेजसा (atitejasā) - by the one of great splendor, by the very glorious one

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

• न (na) - not

• शङ्किता (śaṅkitā) - (the task) was not attempted (again) (doubted, feared, attempted (passive sense))

• नेतुम् (netum) - to bring, to lead

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā (river)

• प्रार्थयता (prārthayatā) - by him who was requesting, by him who was desiring

• अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one, O sinless one

Words meanings and morphology

दिलीपेन (dilīpena) - by Dilīpa (a king's name)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dilīpa

dilīpa - Dilīpa (name of a king, father of Bhagīratha)

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O illustrious one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, illustrious, noble

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+bhāga)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

पित्रा (pitrā) - by father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

अतितेजसा (atitejasā) - by the one of great splendor, by the very glorious one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atitejas

atitejas - of great splendor, very glorious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+tejas)

• ati – exceeding, very, beyond
  indeclinable
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शङ्किता (śaṅkitā) - (the task) was not attempted (again) (doubted, feared, attempted (passive sense))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaṅkita

śaṅkita - doubted, feared, attempted, suspected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śaṅk

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

नेतुम् (netum) - to bring, to lead

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root nī

Root: nī (class 1)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

प्रार्थयता (prārthayatā) - by him who was requesting, by him who was desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prārthayat

prārthayat - requesting, desiring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root arth with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one, O sinless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - faultless, sinless, pure

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nagha – sin, fault
  noun (masculine)

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