वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-11

कैकेय्या वचनं श्रुत्वा मन्थरा भृशदुःखिता ।
दीर्घमुष्णं विनिःश्वस्य कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥११॥

11. kaikeyyā vacanaṃ śrutvā mantharā bhṛśaduḥkhitā ,
dīrghamuṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya kaikeyīmidamabravīt.

11. kaikeyyā vacanam śrutvā mantharā bhṛśaduḥkhitā
dīrgham uṣṇam viniḥśvasya kaikeyīm idam abravīt

11. mantharā bhṛśaduḥkhitā kaikeyyā vacanam śrutvā
dīrgham uṣṇam viniḥśvasya kaikeyīm idam abravīt

11. Upon hearing Kaikeyi's words, Manthara, deeply distressed, let out a long, hot sigh and said this to Kaikeyi.

Words meanings summery:

• कैकेय्या (kaikeyyā) - by Kaikeyi, Kaikeyi's

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मन्थरा (mantharā) - Manthara

• भृशदुःखिता (bhṛśaduḥkhitā) - greatly distressed, deeply saddened

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extended

• उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - hot, warm

• विनिःश्वस्य (viniḥśvasya) - having sighed, having exhaled

• कैकेयीम् (kaikeyīm) - to Kaikeyi (accusative)

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this, these)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

कैकेय्या (kaikeyyā) - by Kaikeyi, Kaikeyi's

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyi (proper name of King Dasaratha's youngest wife)

Note: Possessive with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

मन्थरा (mantharā) - Manthara

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mantharā

mantharā - Manthara (proper name); slow, sluggish

भृशदुःखिता (bhṛśaduḥkhitā) - greatly distressed, deeply saddened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhṛśaduḥkhita

bhṛśaduḥkhita - greatly distressed, deeply saddened

Compound of bhṛśa (very, greatly) and duḥkhita (distressed, saddened)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+duḥkhita)

• bhṛśa – very, much, greatly, intensely
  indeclinable
• duḥkhita – distressed, sad, suffering
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from duḥkha (sorrow, pain)

Note: Qualifies 'Mantharā'.

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extended

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extensive, tall

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'śvāsam' (breath/sigh).

उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - hot, warm

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uṣṇa

uṣṇa - hot, warm

Derived from root uṣ (to burn)

Root: uṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'śvāsam' (breath/sigh).

विनिःश्वस्य (viniḥśvasya) - having sighed, having exhaled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefixes vi and niḥ

Prefixes: vi+niḥ

Root: śvas (class 2)

कैकेयीम् (kaikeyīm) - to Kaikeyi (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyi (proper name)

Note: Object of the verb 'abravīt', implying 'to' or 'towards'.

इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

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