वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-33, verse-17

इयं धार्मिक कौसल्या मम माता यशस्विनी ।
वृद्धा चाक्षुद्रशीला च न च त्वां देवगर्हिते ॥१७॥

17. iyaṃ dhārmika kausalyā mama mātā yaśasvinī ,
vṛddhā cākṣudraśīlā ca na ca tvāṃ devagarhite.

17. iyam dhārmika kausalyā mama mātā yaśasvinī
vṛddhā ca akṣudraśīlā ca na ca tvām devagarhite

17. dhārmika,
iyam mama yaśasvinī vṛddhā ca akṣudraśīlā ca mātā kausalyā devagarhite tvām na ca

17. This glorious mother of mine, Kaushalya, O righteous one, is aged and of noble character; she will not blame you, O you who are censured by the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• धार्मिक (dhārmika) - O righteous one!

• कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kaushalya (Rama's mother)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• माता (mātā) - mother

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - glorious, renowned, famous

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, aged

• च (ca) - and

• अक्षुद्रशीला (akṣudraśīlā) - of noble character, not petty-minded

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• देवगर्हिते (devagarhite) - O you who are censured by the gods!

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

धार्मिक (dhārmika) - O righteous one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, related to natural law (dharma)

Derived from dharma + ika suffix

कौसल्या (kausalyā) - Kaushalya (Rama's mother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kaushalya (Rama's mother)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - glorious, renowned, famous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, renowned, famous, distinguished

Derived from yaśas (fame) + vin suffix

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अक्षुद्रशीला (akṣudraśīlā) - of noble character, not petty-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣudraśīla

akṣudraśīla - of noble character, not petty, not mean

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṣudra+śīla)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kṣudra – small, petty, mean, insignificant
  adjective (masculine)
• śīla – character, conduct, nature, habit
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun

देवगर्हिते (devagarhite) - O you who are censured by the gods!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devagarhita

devagarhita - censured by the gods, reviled by the gods

Past Passive Participle (for garhita)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+garhita)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• garhita – censured, blamed, reviled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root garh (to blame)
  Root: garh (class 1)

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