वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-13

तत्रापि विक्षतः शस्त्रैः पतिस्ते रक्षितस्त्वया ।
तुष्टेन तेन दत्तौ ते द्वौ वरौ शुभदर्शने ॥१३॥

13. tatrāpi vikṣataḥ śastraiḥ patiste rakṣitastvayā ,
tuṣṭena tena dattau te dvau varau śubhadarśane.

13. tatra api vikṣataḥ śastraiḥ patiḥ te rakṣitaḥ tvayā
tuṣṭena tena dattau te dvau varau śubhadarśane

13. śubhadarśane tatra api śastraiḥ vikṣataḥ te patiḥ
tvayā rakṣitaḥ tena tuṣṭena te dvau varau dattau

13. Even there, your husband, wounded by weapons, was protected by you. Pleased by this, he granted you two boons, O beautiful one.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - even in that difficult situation/battlefield (there, in that place)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the difficulty or unexpectedness) (even, also, too)

• विक्षतः (vikṣataḥ) - wounded, injured

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons

• पतिः (patiḥ) - your husband (King Dasharatha) (husband, lord, master)

• ते (te) - your, of you

• रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected, guarded

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• तुष्टेन (tuṣṭena) - by him (Dasharatha), being pleased (by the pleased one)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Dasharatha) (by him, by that)

• दत्तौ (dattau) - granted (dual boons) (given (dual))

• ते (te) - to you

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• वरौ (varau) - two boons, two wishes

• शुभदर्शने (śubhadarśane) - O beautiful one (referring to Kaikeyi) (O beautiful one, O auspicious-looking one)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - even in that difficult situation/battlefield (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the difficulty or unexpectedness) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

विक्षतः (vikṣataḥ) - wounded, injured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikṣata

vikṣata - wounded, injured, hurt, cut

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root kṣan (to hurt, wound) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'patiḥ'.

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, arm, knife, instrument

Note: Indicates the agent/means of wounding.

पतिः (patiḥ) - your husband (King Dasharatha) (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner, protector

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad' (your).

रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣita

rakṣita - protected, guarded, saved, preserved

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root rakṣ (to protect, guard).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'patiḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Indicates the agent of protection.

तुष्टेन (tuṣṭena) - by him (Dasharatha), being pleased (by the pleased one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, contented, gratified

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied).

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'tena'.

तेन (tena) - by him (Dasharatha) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dasharatha.

दत्तौ (dattau) - granted (dual boons) (given (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of datta

datta - given, granted, bestowed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'dvau varau'.

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad' (to you).

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'varau'.

वरौ (varau) - two boons, two wishes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - boon, wish, choice, bridegroom, excellent

शुभदर्शने (śubhadarśane) - O beautiful one (referring to Kaikeyi) (O beautiful one, O auspicious-looking one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhadarśana

śubhadarśana - beautiful-looking, auspicious in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+darśana)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate
  adjective
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used as an address to Kaikeyi.

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