वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-20

राज्ञा सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन पित्रा दशरथेन मे ।
कैकेय्यै प्रीतमनसा पुरा दत्तौ महावरौ ॥२०॥

20. rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me ,
kaikeyyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau.

20. rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me
kaikeyīyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau

20. me pitrā rājñā satyapratijñena daśarathena
purā prītamanasā kaikeyīyai mahāvarau dattau

20. My father Daśaratha, the king who was true to his vows, formerly granted two great boons to Kaikeyī with a contented mind.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन (satyapratijñena) - by one who is true to his promises/vows, firm in truth

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• दशरथेन (daśarathena) - by Daśaratha (name of a king)

• मे (me) - my (father) (my, to me, for me)

• कैकेयीयै (kaikeyīyai) - to Kaikeyī (name of a queen)

• प्रीतमनसा (prītamanasā) - by him with a contented mind (by one with a pleased mind, by a contented mind)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• दत्तौ (dattau) - two (boons) were given (given (dual))

• महावरौ (mahāvarau) - two great boons/blessings

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन (satyapratijñena) - by one who is true to his promises/vows, firm in truth

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of satyapratijña

satyapratijña - true to one's promise or vow, firm in truth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+pratijñā)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• pratijñā – promise, vow, agreement
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'rājñā'.

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

दशरथेन (daśarathena) - by Daśaratha (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of Rāma's father, king of Ayodhyā)

मे (me) - my (father) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

कैकेयीयै (kaikeyīyai) - to Kaikeyī (name of a queen)

(proper noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyī (one of King Daśaratha's wives)

प्रीतमनसा (prītamanasā) - by him with a contented mind (by one with a pleased mind, by a contented mind)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prītamanas

prītamanas - having a pleased mind, contented, happy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīta+manas)

• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied (past passive participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root prī (to please, to love).
  Root: prī (class 9)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rājñā', 'pitrā', 'daśarathena'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

दत्तौ (dattau) - two (boons) were given (given (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of datta

datta - given, granted, presented (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāvarau'.

महावरौ (mahāvarau) - two great boons/blessings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvara

mahāvara - great boon, great blessing

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• vara – boon, blessing, choice, desired object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

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