वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-33

ताश्चापि स तथैवार्ता मातॄर्दशरथात्मजः ।
धर्मयुक्तमिदं वाक्यं निजगाद कृताञ्जलिः ॥३३॥

33. tāścāpi sa tathaivārtā mātṝrdaśarathātmajaḥ ,
dharmayuktamidaṃ vākyaṃ nijagāda kṛtāñjaliḥ.

33. tāḥ ca api saḥ tathā eva ārtāḥ mātṝḥ daśarathātmajaḥ
dharmayuktam idam vākyam nijagāda kṛtāñjaliḥ

33. saḥ daśarathātmajaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ tathā eva ārtāḥ
tāḥ mātṝḥ ca api idam dharmayuktam vākyam nijagāda

33. And to those mothers, who were distressed in the same way, the son of Daśaratha, with joined hands, spoke these words consistent with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ताः (tāḥ) - those mothers (those)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, in the same way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• आर्ताः (ārtāḥ) - distressed, suffering, afflicted

• मातॄः (mātṝḥ) - mothers

• दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - Rama, the son of Daśaratha (son of Daśaratha)

• धर्मयुक्तम् (dharmayuktam) - endowed with righteousness, consistent with natural law

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence

• निजगाद (nijagāda) - he spoke, he said

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined hands, having made a reverential gesture

Words meanings and morphology

ताः (tāḥ) - those mothers (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (Rama) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, in the same way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

आर्ताः (ārtāḥ) - distressed, suffering, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, hurt, suffering

Past Passive Participle

From root √ṛ (to go, move) + kta suffix, with ā-prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 1)

मातॄः (mātṝḥ) - mothers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ) - Rama, the son of Daśaratha (son of Daśaratha)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Daśaratha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – self-born, son
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman + √jan + ḍa
  Root: jan (class 4)

धर्मयुक्तम् (dharmayuktam) - endowed with righteousness, consistent with natural law

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - endowed with dharma, consistent with natural law, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, engaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √yuj + kta suffix
  Root: yuj (class 7)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, declaration

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

निजगाद (nijagāda) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of nijagāda

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated Perfect form of √gad with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined hands, having made a reverential gesture

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made a reverential gesture, with folded hands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) + kta suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – reverential gesture, folded hands, hollow of the hands
  noun (masculine)

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