वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-4

देवकार्यं स्म सा कृत्वा कृतज्ञा हृष्टचेतना ।
अभिज्ञा राजधर्माणां राजपुत्रं प्रतीक्षते ॥४॥

4. devakāryaṃ sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā ,
abhijñā rājadharmāṇāṃ rājaputraṃ pratīkṣate.

4. devakāryam sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā
abhijñā rājadharmāṇām rājaputram pratīkṣate

4. sā devakāryam kṛtvā sma kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā
rājadharmāṇām abhijñā rājaputram pratīkṣate

4. Having performed her divine duties, she, grateful and with a cheerful mind, and knowledgeable about royal laws (dharma), was waiting for the prince.

Words meanings summery:

• देवकार्यम् (devakāryam) - her divine duties (divine duty, religious rite, ritual)

• स्म (sma) - (indicates past tense) ((particle indicating past tense or emphasizing statement))

• सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she (feminine nominative singular))

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having performed, having made)

• कृतज्ञा (kṛtajñā) - grateful (grateful, knowing what has been done, thankful)

• हृष्टचेतना (hṛṣṭacetanā) - with a cheerful mind (with a joyful mind, cheerful in spirit)

• अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) - knowledgeable about (knowing, acquainted with, skilled in)

• राजधराम्णाम् (rājadharāmṇām) - of royal laws (dharma) (of royal duties, of royal laws, of the duties of a king)

• राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - the prince (Rama) (the prince, king's son)

• प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - was waiting for (waits for, expects, looks for)

Words meanings and morphology

देवकार्यम् (devakāryam) - her divine duties (divine duty, religious rite, ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devakārya

devakārya - divine work, religious rite, sacred duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kārya)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, duty, task, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्म (sma) - (indicates past tense) ((particle indicating past tense or emphasizing statement))

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having performed, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतज्ञा (kṛtajñā) - grateful (grateful, knowing what has been done, thankful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtajñā

kṛtajñā - grateful, thankful, knowing good deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+jñā)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• jñā – knowing, perceiving
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

हृष्टचेतना (hṛṣṭacetanā) - with a cheerful mind (with a joyful mind, cheerful in spirit)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛṣṭacetanā

hṛṣṭacetanā - joyful-minded, cheerful in spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛṣṭa+cetanā)

• hṛṣṭa – rejoiced, gladdened, cheerful
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• cetanā – mind, consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)

अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) - knowledgeable about (knowing, acquainted with, skilled in)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhijñā

abhijñā - knowing, acquainted with, expert in

Feminine form of abhijña, derived from root jñā with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

राजधराम्णाम् (rājadharāmṇām) - of royal laws (dharma) (of royal duties, of royal laws, of the duties of a king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājadharma

rājadharma - royal duty, king's constitution/law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+dharma)

• rājan – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – duty, law, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - the prince (Rama) (the prince, king's son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - was waiting for (waits for, expects, looks for)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of pratīkṣ

Present Tense

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice of root īkṣ with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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