वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-52, verse-17

इत्येवं मां महाराज ब्रुवन्नेव महायशाः ।
रामो राजीवताम्राक्षो भृशमश्रूण्यवर्तयत् ॥१७॥

17. ityevaṃ māṃ mahārāja bruvanneva mahāyaśāḥ ,
rāmo rājīvatāmrākṣo bhṛśamaśrūṇyavartayat.

17. iti evam mām mahārāja bruvan eva mahāyaśāḥ
rāmaḥ rājīvatāmrākṣaḥ bhṛśam aśrūṇi avartayat

17. mahārāja,
iti evam mām bruvan eva,
mahāyaśāḥ rājīvatāmrākṣaḥ rāmaḥ bhṛśam aśrūṇi avartayat

17. Thus, O great king, even while speaking to me, the very famous Rama, whose eyes were red like lotuses, shed many tears.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in such a way

• माम् (mām) - the speaker of this verse (Sumantra) (me)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Daśaratha/Bharata (O great king)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - Rama, the very famous one (very famous, illustrious)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a prince)

• राजीवताम्राक्षः (rājīvatāmrākṣaḥ) - Rama, whose eyes are red like lotuses, indicating his emotional state (whose eyes are red like lotuses)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears

• अवर्तयत् (avartayat) - shed (tears) (caused to flow, shed, turned)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in such a way

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - the speaker of this verse (Sumantra) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Refers to the speaker of this verse, likely Sumantra.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Daśaratha/Bharata (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Daśaratha or Bharata by Sumantra.

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from √brū (to speak) with suffix -śatṛ

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rāmaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - Rama, the very famous one (very famous, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - very famous, illustrious, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• yaśas – fame, glory
  noun (neuter)

Note: Epithet for Rama.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, delightful, pleasing

Note: The eldest son of King Daśaratha.

राजीवताम्राक्षः (rājīvatāmrākṣaḥ) - Rama, whose eyes are red like lotuses, indicating his emotional state (whose eyes are red like lotuses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīvatāmrākṣa

rājīvatāmrākṣa - one whose eyes are red like a lotus

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+tāmra+akṣa)

• rājīva – red lotus, water lily
  noun (neuter)
• tāmra – copper-colored, red
  adjective (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Epithet for Rama, indicating his beauty and emotional state.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aśru

aśru - tear

अवर्तयत् (avartayat) - shed (tears) (caused to flow, shed, turned)

(verb)

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

imperfect

Causative of √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix ava. Past tense, active voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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