वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-17, verse-13

मातरं राघवः किं चित् प्रसार्याञ्जलिमब्रवीत् ।
स स्वभावविनीतश्च गौरवाच्च तदानतः ॥१३॥

13. mātaraṃ rāghavaḥ kiṃ cit prasāryāñjalimabravīt ,
sa svabhāvavinītaśca gauravācca tadānataḥ.

13. mātaram rāghavaḥ kim cit prasārya añjalim abravīt
| saḥ svabhāvavinītaḥ ca gauravāt ca tadā ānataḥ

13. rāghavaḥ svabhāvavinītaḥ ca gauravāt ca tadā
ānataḥ kim cit añjalim prasārya mātaram abravīt

13. Rāghava (Rāma), naturally humble and bowing then out of respect, extended his folded hands slightly and spoke to his mother.

Words meanings summery:

• मातरम् (mātaram) - to his mother, Kausalyā (to the mother)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• किम् (kim) - a little (what, a little, somewhat)

• चित् (cit) - intensifier, adding 'a little' to 'kim' (indeed, just, even, a little)

• प्रसार्य (prasārya) - having extended (his hands) (having extended, having stretched out)

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - his folded hands (folded hands, reverence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rāma) (he, that)

• स्वभावविनीतः (svabhāvavinītaḥ) - naturally humble (naturally humble, by nature modest)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गौरवात् (gauravāt) - out of respect (from respect, out of reverence)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• आनतः (ānataḥ) - bowed (bowed, bent, humble)

Words meanings and morphology

मातरम् (mātaram) - to his mother, Kausalyā (to the mother)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet for Rāma

Derived from Raghu with a patronymic suffix

किम् (kim) - a little (what, a little, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - intensifier, adding 'a little' to 'kim' (indeed, just, even, a little)

(indeclinable)

प्रसार्य (prasārya) - having extended (his hands) (having extended, having stretched out)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root sṛj with upasarga pra, forming a gerund (absolutive)

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - his folded hands (folded hands, reverence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjali

añjali - folded hands (a gesture of reverence), respectful salutation

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rāma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वभावविनीतः (svabhāvavinītaḥ) - naturally humble (naturally humble, by nature modest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvavinīta

svabhāvavinīta - naturally humble, disciplined by nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+vinīta)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
• vinīta – humble, modest, well-behaved, disciplined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nī with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गौरवात् (gauravāt) - out of respect (from respect, out of reverence)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - respect, reverence, dignity, importance

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

आनतः (ānataḥ) - bowed (bowed, bent, humble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānata

ānata - bowed, bent down, humble, respectful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nam with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: nam (class 1)

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