वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-30

एकेन खलु बाणेन मर्मण्यभिहते मयि ।
द्वावन्धौ निहतौ वृद्धौ माता जनयिता च मे ॥३०॥

30. ekena khalu bāṇena marmaṇyabhihate mayi ,
dvāvandhau nihatau vṛddhau mātā janayitā ca me.

30. ekena khalu bāṇena marmaṇi abhihate mayi dvau
andhau nihatau vṛddhau mātā janayitā ca me

30. khalu ekena bāṇena marmaṇi mayi abhihate me
dvau andhau vṛddhau mātā ca janayitā nihatau

30. Indeed, with one arrow, as I was struck in a vital spot, two blind and aged individuals—my mother and my father—have been killed.

Words meanings summery:

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, with one

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow, with an arrow

• मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in a vital spot, at a vulnerable point

• अभिहते (abhihate) - when I was struck (struck, hit, wounded)

• मयि (mayi) - when I was struck (in me, on me, regarding me)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• अन्धौ (andhau) - two blind ones, two blind people

• निहतौ (nihatau) - have been killed (killed, slain, destroyed)

• वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - two old ones, two aged persons

• माता (mātā) - mother

• जनयिता (janayitā) - father (father, generator, producer)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

एकेन (ekena) - by one, with one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow, with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in a vital spot, at a vulnerable point

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, secret

अभिहते (abhihate) - when I was struck (struck, hit, wounded)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, wounded, injured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root han (to strike, kill) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: In locative absolute construction with 'mayi'.

मयि (mayi) - when I was struck (in me, on me, regarding me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: In locative absolute construction.

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dva

dva - two

अन्धौ (andhau) - two blind ones, two blind people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of andha

andha - blind, dark, obscured

Note: Refers to the blind parents.

निहतौ (nihatau) - have been killed (killed, slain, destroyed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, defeated, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - two old ones, two aged persons

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'andhau' and 'mātā janayitā'.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Part of the dual subject, 'mother and father'.

जनयिता (janayitā) - father (father, generator, producer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janayitṛ

janayitṛ - father, begetter, generator, producer

Agent noun from root jan (to be born, produce) with suffix -tṛ.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of the dual subject, 'mother and father'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins 'mother' and 'father'.

मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Also could be dative, but genitive 'my' fits the context well.

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