वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-43, verse-9

तथैवांशुमता तात लोके ऽप्रतिमतेजसा ।
गङ्गां प्रार्थयता नेतुं प्रतिज्ञा नापवर्जिता ॥९॥

9. tathaivāṃśumatā tāta loke'pratimatejasā ,
gaṅgāṃ prārthayatā netuṃ pratijñā nāpavarjitā.

9. tathā eva aṃśumatā tāta loke apratimatejasā
gaṅgām prārthayatā netum pratijñā na apavarjitā

9. tāta tathā eva aṃśumatā loke apratimatejasā
gaṅgām netum prārthayatā pratijñā na apavarjitā

9. Similarly, O dear one, even by Aṃśumat, whose splendor in the world was unrivaled, the vow to bring down the Gaṅgā was not fulfilled.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• अंशुमता (aṁśumatā) - by Aṃśumat (a king's name)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O son, O father (term of endearment)

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• अप्रतिमतेजसा (apratimatejasā) - by the one with incomparable splendor/power

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā (river)

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

• नेतुम् (netum) - to bring, to lead

• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, pledge

• न (na) - not

• अपवर्जिता (apavarjitā) - not abandoned, not given up, not accomplished

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

अंशुमता (aṁśumatā) - by Aṃśumat (a king's name)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - Aṃśumat (name of a king), radiant

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O son, O father (term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अप्रतिमतेजसा (apratimatejasā) - by the one with incomparable splendor/power

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apratimatejas

apratimatejas - having unrivaled brilliance, incomparable splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratima+tejas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pratima – image, likeness, comparison
  noun (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

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)

नेतुम् (netum) - to bring, to lead

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root nī

Root: nī (class 1)

प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow, promise, pledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, pledge

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अपवर्जिता (apavarjitā) - not abandoned, not given up, not accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apavarjita

apavarjita - abandoned, given up, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛj with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: vṛj (class 1)

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