वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-5

इदं शरीरं कृत्स्नस्य लोकस्य चरता हितम् ।
पाण्डुरस्यातपत्रस्यच्छायायां जरितं मया ॥५॥

5. idaṃ śarīraṃ kṛtsnasya lokasya caratā hitam ,
pāṇḍurasyātapatrasyacchāyāyāṃ jaritaṃ mayā.

5. idam śarīram kṛtsnasya lokasya caratā hitam
pāṇḍurasya ātapatrasya chāyāyām jaritam mayā

5. idam śarīram mayā kṛtsnasya lokasya hitam caratā,
pāṇḍurasya ātapatrasya chāyāyām jaritam

5. This body (śarīra), while working for the good (hitam) of the entire world (loka), has been aged by me under the shade of a white royal parasol (ātapatra).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the entire, of the whole

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world (loka) (of the world, of the people)

• चरता (caratā) - (by me) performing (welfare) ((by one) moving, acting, performing)

• हितम् (hitam) - welfare, good (hitam) (welfare, good, benefit; beneficial, salutary)

• पाण्डुरस्य (pāṇḍurasya) - of the white, of the pale

• आतपत्रस्य (ātapatrasya) - of the royal parasol (ātapatra) (of the parasol, of the umbrella)

• छायायाम् (chāyāyām) - in the shade, in the shadow

• जरितम् (jaritam) - aged, worn out, enfeebled

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'śarīram'

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the entire, of the whole

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete

Note: Agrees with 'lokasya'

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world (loka) (of the world, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community, space

चरता (caratā) - (by me) performing (welfare) ((by one) moving, acting, performing)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, acting, behaving, performing

Present Active Participle

From root √car (to move, to perform) + present participle suffix -at

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mayā'

हितम् (hitam) - welfare, good (hitam) (welfare, good, benefit; beneficial, salutary)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - good, welfare, benefit, what is salutary or advantageous

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root √dhā (to place, do, make) with prefix hi- (contracted from dhā or from root √hi)

Root: dhā (class 3)

पाण्डुरस्य (pāṇḍurasya) - of the white, of the pale

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāṇḍura

pāṇḍura - white, pale, yellowish-white

Note: Agrees with 'ātapatrasya'

आतपत्रस्य (ātapatrasya) - of the royal parasol (ātapatra) (of the parasol, of the umbrella)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātapatra

ātapatra - parasol, umbrella, a royal umbrella (symbol of sovereignty)

Compound: ā- (all around) + tapa (heat) + tra (instrumental suffix) or ā- (prefix) + tap + patra

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātapa+tra)

• ātapa – sunshine, heat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix ā- + root √tap
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)
• tra – suffix denoting instrument or protection
  suffix (neuter)
  Kṛt suffix -tra

छायायाम् (chāyāyām) - in the shade, in the shadow

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shade, shadow, reflection, image

जरितम् (jaritam) - aged, worn out, enfeebled

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jarita

jarita - aged, worn out, enfeebled, decayed

Past Passive Participle

From root √jṛ (to grow old, decay) + suffix -ita

Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śarīram'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of passive construction 'jaritam'

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