वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-46, verse-56

तत् क्षीरं राजपुत्राय गुहः क्षिप्रमुपाहरत् ।
लक्ष्मणस्यात्मनश्चैव रामस्तेनाकरोज्जटाः ॥५६॥

56. tat kṣīraṃ rājaputrāya guhaḥ kṣipramupāharat ,
lakṣmaṇasyātmanaścaiva rāmastenākarojjaṭāḥ.

56. tat kṣīram rājaputrāya guhaḥ kṣipram upāharat
lakṣmaṇasya ātmanaḥ ca eva rāmaḥ tena akarot jaṭāḥ

56. guhaḥ tat kṣīram rājaputrāya kṣipram upāharat
rāmaḥ tena lakṣmaṇasya ātmanaḥ ca eva jaṭāḥ akarot

56. Guha quickly brought that sap for the prince. With that (sap), Rama then fashioned matted locks for Lakshmana and for himself (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - sap, milk

• राजपुत्राय (rājaputrāya) - for Prince Rama (for the prince)

• गुहः (guhaḥ) - Guha

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• उपाहरत् (upāharat) - brought, offered, presented

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of Rama himself (of himself, of the self (ātman))

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• तेन (tena) - with that sap (with that)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

• जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks of hair

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `kṣīram`.

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - sap, milk

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, sap, juice

राजपुत्राय (rājaputrāya) - for Prince Rama (for the prince)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

गुहः (guhaḥ) - Guha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guha

guha - Guha (a proper name, here referring to the chieftain of the Niṣādas)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

उपाहरत् (upāharat) - brought, offered, presented

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root hṛ (to carry) with upasargas upa- and ā-, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (a proper name, Rama's brother)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of Rama himself (of himself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, the protagonist of the Ramayana)

तेन (tena) - with that sap (with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `kṣīram` (sap).

अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root kṛ (to do, make) in the imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks of hair

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of jaṭā

jaṭā - matted hair, tangled locks

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