वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-7, verse-6

विदीर्यमाणा हर्षेण धात्री परमया मुदा ।
आचचक्षे ऽथ कुब्जायै भूयसीं राघवे श्रियम् ॥६॥

6. vidīryamāṇā harṣeṇa dhātrī paramayā mudā ,
ācacakṣe'tha kubjāyai bhūyasīṃ rāghave śriyam.

6. vidīryamāṇā harṣeṇa dhātrī paramayā mudā
ācacakshe atha kubjāyai bhūyasīm rāghave śriyam

6. harṣeṇa paramayā mudā vidīryamāṇā dhātrī,
atha kubjāyai rāghave bhūyasīm śriyam ācacakshe.

6. The nurse, bursting with joy and supreme delight, then told the hunchback (Manthara) of the abundant prosperity concerning Raghava (Rama).

Words meanings summery:

• विदीर्यमाणा (vidīryamāṇā) - splitting, bursting (from within)

• हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - by joy, with joy

• धात्री (dhātrī) - nurse

• परमया (paramayā) - by supreme, by excellent

• मुदा (mudā) - by delight, with joy

• आचचक्स्हे (ācacakshe) - told, declared

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• कुब्जायै (kubjāyai) - to Manthara (to the hunchback)

• भूयसीम् (bhūyasīm) - abundant, great, extensive

• राघवे (rāghave) - regarding Rama (concerning Raghava, in Raghava)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, fortune, glory

Words meanings and morphology

विदीर्यमाणा (vidīryamāṇā) - splitting, bursting (from within)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidīryamāṇa

vidīryamāṇa - being split, bursting

Present Middle Participle

From root dr̥ (to burst, tear) with upasarga vi. Passive voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: dr̥ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies dhātrī.

हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - by joy, with joy

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, happiness, excitement

Note: Instrumental of cause.

धात्री (dhātrī) - nurse

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhātrī

dhātrī - nurse, foster-mother, earth, goddess

परमया (paramayā) - by supreme, by excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Note: Qualifies mudā.

मुदा (mudā) - by delight, with joy

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, happiness, pleasure

Note: Instrumental of cause.

आचचक्स्हे (ācacakshe) - told, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of ā-caks

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated perfect 3rd singular middle. From root caks (to speak) with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: caks (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

कुब्जायै (kubjāyai) - to Manthara (to the hunchback)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kubjā

kubjā - hunchbacked woman, a hunchback

भूयसीम् (bhūyasīm) - abundant, great, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūyasī

bhūyasī - more, greater, abundant, extensive

Feminine of bhūyas, comparative of bahu (much).

Note: Qualifies śriyam.

राघवे (rāghave) - regarding Rama (concerning Raghava, in Raghava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Locative of reference.

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, fortune, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi

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