वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-4, verse-30

तत्र तां प्रवणामेव मातरं क्षौमवासिनीम् ।
वाग्यतां देवतागारे ददर्श याचतीं श्रियम् ॥३०॥

30. tatra tāṃ pravaṇāmeva mātaraṃ kṣaumavāsinīm ,
vāgyatāṃ devatāgāre dadarśa yācatīṃ śriyam.

30. tatra tām pravaṇām eva mātaram kṣaumavāsinīm
vāgyatām devatāgāre dadarśa yācatīm śriyam

30. tatra devatāgāre tām mātaram pravaṇām eva
kṣaumavāsinīm vāgyatām śriyam yācatīm dadarśa

30. There, in the deity's chamber, he saw his mother, deeply devoted, clad in silken garments, and observing a vow of silence, as she prayed to the goddess Śrī (śrī).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ताम् (tām) - her

• प्रवणाम् (pravaṇām) - deeply devoted (devoted, inclined, bent, intent)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• क्षौमवासिनीम् (kṣaumavāsinīm) - wearing silken garments

• वाग्यताम् (vāgyatām) - observing a vow of silence (having controlled speech, silent)

• देवतागारे (devatāgāre) - in the deity's chamber, in the temple

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• याचतीम् (yācatīm) - praying, begging, supplicating

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - the goddess Śrī (prosperity, fortune, goddess Śrī)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

ताम् (tām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the mother.

प्रवणाम् (pravaṇām) - deeply devoted (devoted, inclined, bent, intent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravaṇa

pravaṇa - inclined, bent, devoted, steep, favourable

From pra- + √vaṇ (to bend) or related to √pra-nam (to bow down)

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Root: mā

क्षौमवासिनीम् (kṣaumavāsinīm) - wearing silken garments

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣaumavāsinī

kṣaumavāsin - wearing linen or silken garments

Compound word, derived from kṣauma (silk/linen) + vāsin (wearing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣauma+vāsin)

• kṣauma – linen, silken garment, flax
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – wearing, dwelling, resident
  adjective (masculine)
  From √vas (to wear)
  Root: vas (class 2)

वाग्यताम् (vāgyatām) - observing a vow of silence (having controlled speech, silent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāgyatā

vāgyata - having controlled speech, silent, ascetic

Compound word vāc + yata (controlled)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+yata)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• yata – controlled, restrained, self-controlled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √yam (to control)
  Root: yam (class 1)

देवतागारे (devatāgāre) - in the deity's chamber, in the temple

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of devatāgāra

devatāgāra - deity's chamber, temple, shrine

Compound word devatā (deity) + agāra (house)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devatā+agāra)

• devatā – deity, divinity, godhead
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div
• agāra – house, dwelling, apartment
  noun (neuter)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

याचतीम् (yācatīm) - praying, begging, supplicating

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yācatī

yācat - praying, begging, asking

Present Active Participle

From √yāc + -at suffix

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the mother.

श्रियम् (śriyam) - the goddess Śrī (prosperity, fortune, goddess Śrī)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī, goddess Śrī

Root: śrī

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