वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-28

दत्त्वा त्वाभरणं तस्यै कुब्जायै प्रमदोत्तमा ।
कैकेयी मन्थरां हृष्टा पुनरेवाब्रवीदिदम् ॥२८॥

28. dattvā tvābharaṇaṃ tasyai kubjāyai pramadottamā ,
kaikeyī mantharāṃ hṛṣṭā punarevābravīdidam.

28. dattvā ābharaṇam tasyai kubjāyai pramadottamā
kaikeyī mantharām hṛṣṭā punaḥ eva abravīt idam

28. pramadottamā kaikeyī hṛṣṭā dattvā ābharaṇam
tasyai kubjāyai mantharām punaḥ eva idam abravīt

28. The excellent lady Kaikeyī, delighted, having given an ornament to that hunchback (Mantharā), spoke this again to Mantharā.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, decoration, jewelry

• तस्यै (tasyai) - to her, for her

• कुब्जायै (kubjāyai) - to Mantharā, who is a hunchback (to the hunchback)

• प्रमदोत्तमा (pramadottamā) - Kaikeyī, who is an excellent woman (excellent woman, best of women)

• कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyī

• मन्थराम् (mantharām) - Mantharā

• हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - delighted, joyful, pleased

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement/speech) (this)

Words meanings and morphology

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root dā with suffix tvā

Root: dā (class 3)

आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, decoration, jewelry

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewelry

Formed from root bhṛ (to bear, carry) with prefix ā and suffix ana

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter. Context implies accusative.

तस्यै (tasyai) - to her, for her

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

कुब्जायै (kubjāyai) - to Mantharā, who is a hunchback (to the hunchback)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kubjā

kubjā - hunchback woman

प्रमदोत्तमा (pramadottamā) - Kaikeyī, who is an excellent woman (excellent woman, best of women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramadottamā

pramadottamā - excellent woman, best of women

Compound of pramada (woman) and uttamā (best).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pramada+uttamā)

• pramada – woman, beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• uttamā – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (feminine)
  Superlative form of 'ud' (up) or 'ut'
  Prefix: ud

Note: Used as an epithet for Kaikeyī.

कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyī (name of a queen, wife of Dasharatha and mother of Bharata)

मन्थराम् (mantharām) - Mantharā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mantharā

mantharā - Mantharā (name of Kaikeyī's hunchbacked maid)

Note: Recipient of the speech.

हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - delighted, joyful, pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root hṛṣ (to be glad, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Kaikeyī.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect third person singular

From root brū (or vac for some forms). a augment for past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (statement/speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

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