वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-49, verse-7

उपावृत्ते मुनौ तस्मिन् रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ।
कृतपुण्याः स्म सौमित्रे मुनिर्यन्नो ऽनुकम्पते ॥७॥

7. upāvṛtte munau tasmin rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt ,
kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma saumitre muniryanno'nukampate.

7. upāvṛtte munau tasmin rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt
kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma saumitre muniḥ yat naḥ anukampate

7. tasmin munau upāvṛtte rāmaḥ lakṣmaṇam abravīt
saumitre kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma yat muniḥ naḥ anukampate

7. When that sage had departed, Rama said to Lakshmana: 'O son of Sumitra, we are truly blessed because the sage has shown compassion to us.'

Words meanings summery:

• उपावृत्ते (upāvṛtte) - having returned, having departed, having ceased

• मुनौ (munau) - to the sage Viśvāmitra (in the sage, to the sage)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, to that

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• कृतपुण्याः (kṛtapuṇyāḥ) - those who have performed merits, meritorious, blessed

• स्म (sma) - indeed, (past tense marker for present verb)

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitra, O Lakshmana

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage

• यत् (yat) - because, that, which

• नः (naḥ) - us, to us

• अनुकम्पते (anukampate) - pities, shows compassion

Words meanings and morphology

उपावृत्ते (upāvṛtte) - having returned, having departed, having ceased

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upāvṛtta

upāvṛtta - returned, ceased, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √vṛt with upasarga upa- + ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective qualifying 'munau'.

मुनौ (munau) - to the sage Viśvāmitra (in the sage, to the sage)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Refers to the sage Viśvāmitra.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, to that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'munau'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, delightful, pleasing

Note: The protagonist.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - to Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana

Note: Rama's brother.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

कृतपुण्याः (kṛtapuṇyāḥ) - those who have performed merits, meritorious, blessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtapuṇya

kṛtapuṇya - one who has done good deeds, meritorious, blessed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+puṇya)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'we' (Rama and Lakshmana).

स्म (sma) - indeed, (past tense marker for present verb)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often pairs with an implicit 'asmi/smā' (we are).

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitra, O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (Lakshmana)

Descendant of Sumitrā (Sumitrā + i)

Note: An epithet for Lakshmana.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Refers to the same sage as earlier.

यत् (yat) - because, that, which

(indeclinable)

Note: Causal particle.

नः (naḥ) - us, to us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Also serves as dative. Here accusative (direct object of anukampate).

अनुकम्पते (anukampate) - pities, shows compassion

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kamp

Present 3rd person singular middle, with upasarga anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: kamp (class 1)

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