वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-82, verse-2

अब्रवीज्जननीः सर्वा इह तेन महात्मना ।
शर्वरी शयिता भूमाविदमस्य विमर्दितम् ॥२॥

2. abravījjananīḥ sarvā iha tena mahātmanā ,
śarvarī śayitā bhūmāvidamasya vimarditam.

2. abravīt jananīḥ sarvāḥ iha tena mahātmanā
śarvarī śayitā bhūmau idam asya vimarditam

2. (saḥ) sarvāḥ jananīḥ abravīt: "iha tena mahātmanā
śarvarī bhūmau śayitā asya idam vimarditam (ca āsīt)"

2. He then said to all the mothers: 'Here, that great soul (ātman) spent the night sleeping on the ground, and this spot was pressed down by him.'

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• जननीः (jananīḥ) - mothers

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (mothers) (all, whole (feminine plural))

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that (masculine instrumental singular)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (ātman), by the noble-minded

• शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night

• शयिता (śayitā) - slept, lying

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• इदम् (idam) - this (spot on the ground) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• अस्य (asya) - by him (used as agent with passive participle) (of him, by him)

• विमर्दितम् (vimarditam) - pressed, crushed, trampled

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

जननीः (jananīḥ) - mothers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of jananī

jananī - mother

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (mothers) (all, whole (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that (masculine instrumental singular)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (ātman), by the noble-minded

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, great person (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'tena'.

शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarvarī

śarvarī - night

शयिता (śayitā) - slept, lying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śayita

śayita - slept, lying, reposed

Past Passive Participle

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'śarvarī'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

इदम् (idam) - this (spot on the ground) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अस्य (asya) - by him (used as agent with passive participle) (of him, by him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Genitive case often indicates the agent in passive constructions with past passive participles.

विमर्दितम् (vimarditam) - pressed, crushed, trampled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimardita

vimardita - pressed, crushed, trampled down, rubbed

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 7)

Note: Refers to 'idam'.

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