वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-27

मन्थराया वचः श्रुत्वा शयनात् सा शुभानना ।
एकमाभरणं तस्यै कुब्जायै प्रददौ शुभम् ॥२७॥

27. mantharāyā vacaḥ śrutvā śayanāt sā śubhānanā ,
ekamābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pradadau śubham.

27. mantharāyāḥ vacaḥ śrutvā śayanāt sā śubhānanā
ekam ābharaṇam tasyai kubjāyai pradadau śubham

27. mantharāyāḥ vacaḥ śrutvā sā śubhānanā śayanāt
tasyai kubjāyai ekam śubham ābharaṇam pradadau

27. Having heard Manthara's words, she of the beautiful face (Kaikeyī), from her couch, gave one auspicious ornament to that hunchbacked woman.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्थरायाः (mantharāyāḥ) - of Manthara

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• शयनात् (śayanāt) - from the couch, from the bed

• सा (sā) - Kaikeyī (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

• शुभानना (śubhānanā) - Kaikeyī, who has a beautiful face (she with the beautiful face)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, decoration

• तस्यै (tasyai) - to Manthara (to her, for her)

• कुब्जायै (kubjāyai) - to Manthara, who is hunchbacked (to the hunchbacked woman)

• प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, good

Words meanings and morphology

मन्थरायाः (mantharāyāḥ) - of Manthara

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mantharā

mantharā - Manthara (proper name, Kaikeyī's hunchbacked maid)

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Possessive.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

शयनात् (śayanāt) - from the couch, from the bed

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping

From root śī (to lie down)

Root: śī (class 2)

सा (sā) - Kaikeyī (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Subject of pradadau.

शुभानना (śubhānanā) - Kaikeyī, who has a beautiful face (she with the beautiful face)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhānanā

śubhānana - having a beautiful face

Bahuvrihi compound of śubha (beautiful, auspicious) and ānana (face). Feminine nominative singular.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śubha+ānana)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śubh (class 1)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: an (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with ābharaṇam.

आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, decoration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewelry

From ā-bhṛ (to bring, to adorn)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of pradadau.

तस्यै (tasyai) - to Manthara (to her, for her)

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Recipient of the ornament.

कुब्जायै (kubjāyai) - to Manthara, who is hunchbacked (to the hunchbacked woman)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kubjā

kubjā - hunchbacked woman

Feminine form of kubja (hunchbacked)

Root: kubj (class 1)

प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-dā

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular active perfect of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ābharaṇam.

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