वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-17, verse-14

देवि नूनं न जानीषे महद्भयमुपस्थितम् ।
इदं तव च दुःखाय वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणस्य च ॥१४॥

14. devi nūnaṃ na jānīṣe mahadbhayamupasthitam ,
idaṃ tava ca duḥkhāya vaidehyā lakṣmaṇasya ca.

14. devi nūnam na jānīṣe mahat bhayam upasthitam |
idam tava ca duḥkhāya vaidehyā lakṣmaṇasya ca

14. devi nūnam mahat upasthitam bhayam na jānīṣe
idam tava ca vaidehyā ca lakṣmaṇasya ca duḥkhāya

14. O divine mother, surely you are unaware of the great danger that has arisen. This will bring distress to you, and to Vaidehī (Sītā), and to Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• देवि (devi) - O divine mother (Kausalyā) (O goddess, O queen, O divine one)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you are aware (you know, you are aware)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, vast)

• भयम् (bhayam) - danger (fear, danger, apprehension)

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - that has arisen / is imminent (arrived, imminent, present, standing near)

• इदम् (idam) - this (situation/danger) (this)

• तव (tava) - to you (your, to you)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - will bring distress (for sorrow, for distress)

• वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - to Vaidehī (Sītā) (of/for Vaidehī (Sītā))

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - to Lakṣmaṇa (of/for Lakṣmaṇa)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

देवि (devi) - O divine mother (Kausalyā) (O goddess, O queen, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, respectful address to a lady

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (surely, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you are aware (you know, you are aware)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'bhayam'.

भयम् (bhayam) - danger (fear, danger, apprehension)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, apprehension

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - that has arisen / is imminent (arrived, imminent, present, standing near)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upasthita

upasthita - arrived, present, imminent, standing near, ready

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhayam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (situation/danger) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तव (tava) - to you (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here in a dative sense ('for you').

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - will bring distress (for sorrow, for distress)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, distress

Note: Used with verbs expressing causation or purpose, indicating 'for the purpose of sorrow'.

वैदेह्या (vaidehyā) - to Vaidehī (Sītā) (of/for Vaidehī (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha; an epithet for Sītā

Derived from Videha with a feminine suffix

Note: Used here in a dative sense ('for Vaidehī').

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - to Lakṣmaṇa (of/for Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

Note: Used here in a dative sense ('for Lakṣmaṇa').

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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