वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-12

सा त्वया समतिक्रान्ता प्रतिज्ञा पुरुषर्षभ ।
प्राप्तो ऽसि परमं लोके यशः परमसंमतम् ॥१२॥

12. sā tvayā samatikrāntā pratijñā puruṣarṣabha ,
prāpto'si paramaṃ loke yaśaḥ paramasaṃmatam.

12. sā tvayā samatikrāntā pratijñā puruṣarṣabha
prāptaḥ asi paramaṃ loke yaśaḥ paramasaṃmatam

12. puruṣarṣabha sā pratijñā tvayā samatikrāntā tvam
loke paramaṃ paramasaṃmatam yaśaḥ prāptaḥ asi

12. O best among men, that vow has been fulfilled by you. You have attained supreme, highly esteemed fame in the world.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (vow) (she, that (feminine))

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• समतिक्रान्ता (samatikrāntā) - fulfilled (referring to the vow) (fulfilled, accomplished, overcome)

• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, assertion

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (vocative) (best among men, bull among men, eminent man)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - achieved (fame) (obtained, achieved, reached)

• असि (asi) - you are

• परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• परमसंमतम् (paramasaṁmatam) - highly esteemed, greatly honored, universally approved

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (vow) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

समतिक्रान्ता (samatikrāntā) - fulfilled (referring to the vow) (fulfilled, accomplished, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samatikrānta

samatikrānta - fulfilled, accomplished, overcome, transgressed

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root kram with upasargas sam- and ati-

Prefixes: sam+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pratijñā.

प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, assertion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, assertion, agreement

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (vocative) (best among men, bull among men, eminent man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to the listener.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - achieved (fame) (obtained, achieved, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, achieved, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root āp with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb forming a perfect-like construction with prāptaḥ.

परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

Note: Agrees with yaśaḥ.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Object of prāptaḥ.

परमसंमतम् (paramasaṁmatam) - highly esteemed, greatly honored, universally approved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramasaṃmata

paramasaṁmata - highly esteemed, greatly honored, universally approved

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+saṃmata)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃmata – esteemed, approved, honored, agreed upon
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from verb root man with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with yaśaḥ.

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