वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-32

एतावदभिनीतार्थमुक्त्वा स जननीं वचः ।
त्रयः शतशतार्धा हि ददर्शावेक्ष्य मातरः ॥३२॥

32. etāvadabhinītārthamuktvā sa jananīṃ vacaḥ ,
trayaḥ śataśatārdhā hi dadarśāvekṣya mātaraḥ.

32. etāvat abhinīta-artham uktvā saḥ jananīm vacaḥ
trayaḥ śata-śatārdhāḥ hi dadarśa avekṣya mātaraḥ

32. saḥ etāvat abhinīta-artham vacaḥ jananīm uktvā
hi avekṣya trayaḥ śata-śatārdhāḥ mātaraḥ dadarśa

32. Having spoken these words of such profound meaning to his mother, he then looked and saw three hundred and fifty mothers.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - such (meaning, import) (so much, this much, such)

• अभिनीत-अर्थम् (abhinīta-artham) - of such profound meaning (having a clear meaning, of deep import, implied meaning)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that one)

• जननीम् (jananīm) - his mother (Kaushalya) (mother)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - these words (word, speech, utterance)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (part of 350) (three)

• शत-शतार्धाः (śata-śatārdhāḥ) - and fifty (making 350 with trayaḥ śata) (hundred and half a hundred (50), or 350 when combined with trayaḥ)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having looked (having looked, observing)

• मातरः (mātaraḥ) - his mothers (mothers)

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - such (meaning, import) (so much, this much, such)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so large

Note: Adverbial qualifier of abhinītārtham.

अभिनीत-अर्थम् (abhinīta-artham) - of such profound meaning (having a clear meaning, of deep import, implied meaning)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhinītārtha

abhinītārtha - having an intended meaning, having a clear sense, of deep import

Compound type : bahuvrihi (abhinīta+artha)

• abhinīta – brought near, taught, shown, implied
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of 'abhinī' (to lead to, to imply).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: nī (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'vac' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

जननीम् (jananīm) - his mother (Kaushalya) (mother)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, producer

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'uktvā'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - these words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uktvā'.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (part of 350) (three)

(numeral)

Note: Part of the compound number for 350 mothers (trayaḥ śata = 300).

शत-शतार्धाः (śata-śatārdhāḥ) - and fifty (making 350 with trayaḥ śata) (hundred and half a hundred (50), or 350 when combined with trayaḥ)

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva/tatpurusha (śata+śatārdha)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• śatārdha – half a hundred, fifty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the collective number of mothers.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having looked (having looked, observing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'ava' + root 'īkṣ' (to see) and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - his mothers (mothers)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

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