वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-9

संज्ञां तु प्रतिलभ्यैव मुहूर्तात् स महीपतिः ।
नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां सुमन्त्रमिदमब्रवीत् ॥९॥

9. saṃjñāṃ tu pratilabhyaiva muhūrtāt sa mahīpatiḥ ,
netrābhyāmaśrupūrṇābhyāṃ sumantramidamabravīt.

9. saṃjñām tu pratilabhya eva muhūrtāt sa mahīpatiḥ
netrābhyām aśrupūrṇābhyām sumantram idam abravīt

9. saḥ mahīpatiḥ muhūrtāt saṃjñām tu eva pratilabhya
aśrupūrṇābhyām netrābhyām idam sumantram abravīt

9. Having just regained consciousness, that king, in a moment, spoke this to Sumantra with his eyes full of tears.

Words meanings summery:

• संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - consciousness (consciousness, perception, name, sign)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

• प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained (having regained, having obtained, having received)

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

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment (from a moment, in a moment, after a short time)

• स (sa) - he (referring to the king) (he, that)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (Dasharatha) (king, ruler, lord of the earth)

• नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - with his eyes (with two eyes, by two eyes)

• अश्रुपूर्णाभ्याम् (aśrupūrṇābhyām) - filled with tears

• सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - to Sumantra (the charioteer/minister) (to Sumantra)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what he was about to say) (this, this speech/thing)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - consciousness (consciousness, perception, name, sign)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - consciousness, perception, name, sign, knowledge, understanding

From sam- + jñā (to know)

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle

प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained (having regained, having obtained, having received)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prati- + labh (to obtain)

Prefix: prati

Root: labh (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment (from a moment, in a moment, after a short time)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Used idiomatically for "in a moment" or "after a short while".

स (sa) - he (referring to the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (Dasharatha) (king, ruler, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound of mahī (earth) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - with his eyes (with two eyes, by two eyes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye

From root nī (to lead) + tra (instrumental suffix)

Root: nī (class 1)

अश्रुपूर्णाभ्याम् (aśrupūrṇābhyām) - filled with tears

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of aśrupūrṇa

aśrupūrṇa - filled with tears, tear-filled

Compound of aśru (tear) + pūrṇa (full)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśru+pūrṇa)

• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - to Sumantra (the charioteer/minister) (to Sumantra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of Dasharatha's charioteer/minister)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what he was about to say) (this, this speech/thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, this speech/matter

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with implied "speech" or "words" (neuter).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The 'a' prefix is a characteristic of the imperfect tense.

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