वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-52, verse-12

सूत मद्वचनात्तस्य तातस्य विदितात्मनः ।
शिरसा वन्दनीयस्य वन्द्यौ पादौ महात्मनः ॥१२॥

12. sūta madvacanāttasya tātasya viditātmanaḥ ,
śirasā vandanīyasya vandyau pādau mahātmanaḥ.

12. sūta mad-vacanāt tasya tātasya vidita-ātmanaḥ
śirasā vandanīyasya vandyau pādau mahātmanaḥ

12. sūta mad-vacanāt tasya tātasya vidita-ātmanaḥ
vandanīyasya mahātmanaḥ śirasā vandyau pādau

12. O Sūta, on my behalf, convey to that father, whose true nature (ātman) is understood, my reverence for his venerable feet, which are worthy of being bowed to with the head, for he is a great soul.

Words meanings summery:

• सूत (sūta) - O Sūta (the charioteer) (O charioteer, O herald)

• मद्-वचनात् (mad-vacanāt) - on my behalf (from my words, by my command)

• तस्य (tasya) - to that (father) (to him, of him, his)

• तातस्य (tātasya) - to the father (of the father, to the father)

• विदित-आत्मनः (vidita-ātmanaḥ) - whose true nature (ātman) is understood (whose self is known, whose nature is understood)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head (in obeisance) (with the head)

• वन्दनीयस्य (vandanīyasya) - of his (feet) which are venerable (of him who is venerable, of him who is worthy of salutation)

• वन्द्यौ (vandyau) - the two venerable (feet) (two venerable ones, two worthy of salutation)

• पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (two feet)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of that great soul (of the great soul, to the great soul)

Words meanings and morphology

सूत (sūta) - O Sūta (the charioteer) (O charioteer, O herald)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, herald, bard

Root: sū (class 10)

मद्-वचनात् (mad-vacanāt) - on my behalf (from my words, by my command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mat-vacana

mat-vacana - my words, my command

Compound of mat (my) and vacana (word/speech)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+vacana)

• mad – my, mine (genitive form of first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• vacana – speech, word, statement, command
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - to that (father) (to him, of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here implying 'to that' in the context of the message.

तातस्य (tātasya) - to the father (of the father, to the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, friend, dear one (often used for father)

विदित-आत्मनः (vidita-ātmanaḥ) - whose true nature (ātman) is understood (whose self is known, whose nature is understood)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidita-ātman

vidita-ātman - one whose self is known, one who has understood the self

Bahuvrihi compound: vidita (known) + ātman (self)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidita+ātman)

• vidita – known, understood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `tātasya`.

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head (in obeisance) (with the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

वन्दनीयस्य (vandanīyasya) - of his (feet) which are venerable (of him who is venerable, of him who is worthy of salutation)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vandanīya

vandanīya - venerable, to be saluted, worthy of homage

Gerundive

Derived from root 'vand' (to salute) with suffix -anīya

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mahātmanaḥ` (of the great soul) or implicitly with `tātasya` (of the father).

वन्द्यौ (vandyau) - the two venerable (feet) (two venerable ones, two worthy of salutation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vandya

vandya - venerable, to be saluted, worthy of homage

Gerundive

Derived from root 'vand' (to salute) with suffix -ya

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pādau`.

पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (two feet)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Implied verb is 'are to be saluted' or 'should be saluted'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of that great soul (of the great soul, to the great soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous one

Karmadharaya compound: mahat (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `tātasya`.

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