वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-49, verse-10

तत्र श्रियमिवाचिन्त्यां रामो दाशरथिः प्रियाम् ।
ईषत्संलज्जमानां तामध्यारोपयत प्लवम् ॥१०॥

10. tatra śriyamivācintyāṃ rāmo dāśarathiḥ priyām ,
īṣatsaṃlajjamānāṃ tāmadhyāropayata plavam.

10. tatra śriyam iva acintyām rāmaḥ dāśarathiḥ priyām
īṣat saṃlajjamānām tām adhyāropayat plavam

10. tatra dāśarathiḥ rāmaḥ acintyām śriyam iva īṣat
saṃlajjamānām priyām tām plavam adhyāropayat

10. There, Rama, the son of Daśaratha, placed his beloved, who was slightly blushing and radiant like an incomparable goddess of fortune, upon the raft.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - splendor, fortune, goddess Lakshmi

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अचिन्त्याम् (acintyām) - inconceivable, incomparable, incomprehensible

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - son of Dasharatha

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - his beloved Sita (beloved, dear one)

• ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly, a little

• संलज्जमानाम् (saṁlajjamānām) - being ashamed, blushing

• ताम् (tām) - her

• अध्यारोपयत् (adhyāropayat) - caused to ascend, placed upon

• प्लवम् (plavam) - raft, boat

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with suffix -tra (locative).

Note: Refers to the location where the raft was made.

श्रियम् (śriyam) - splendor, fortune, goddess Lakshmi

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, prosperity, wealth, beauty, the goddess Lakshmi

Note: Object of comparison, comparing Sita to Śrī.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile.

अचिन्त्याम् (acintyām) - inconceivable, incomparable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of acintya

acintya - inconceivable, unimaginable, incomprehensible, incomparable

Gerundive

Negated gerundive from √cint (to think), formed with 'a-' (negative prefix) and '-ya'.

Prefix: a

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'śriyam'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, delightful, pleasing

Note: Subject of 'adhyāropayat'.

दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - son of Dasharatha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśarathi

dāśarathi - son of Dasharatha, Rama

Patronymic from Dasharatha.

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'.

प्रियाम् (priyām) - his beloved Sita (beloved, dear one)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear one, wife

Note: Object of 'adhyāropayat'.

ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly, a little

(indeclinable)

संलज्जमानाम् (saṁlajjamānām) - being ashamed, blushing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃlajjamāna

saṁlajjamāna - being ashamed, blushing, feeling shy

Present Middle Participle

Derived from verb root √lajj (to be ashamed) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: lajj (class 1)

Note: Describes Sita's state.

ताम् (tām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sita.

अध्यारोपयत् (adhyāropayat) - caused to ascend, placed upon

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular active, causative stem with upasargas adhi- + ā-

Prefixes: adhi+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

प्लवम् (plavam) - raft, boat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plava

plava - boat, raft, float

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Object of motion/placement.

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