वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-14

स त्वयोक्तः पतिर्देवि यदेच्छेयं तदा वरौ ।
गृह्णीयामिति तत्तेन तथेत्युक्तं महात्मना ।
अनभिज्ञा ह्यहं देवि त्वयैव कथितं पुरा ॥१४॥

14. sa tvayoktaḥ patirdevi yadeccheyaṃ tadā varau ,
gṛhṇīyāmiti tattena tathetyuktaṃ mahātmanā ,
anabhijñā hyahaṃ devi tvayaiva kathitaṃ purā.

14. sa tvayā uktaḥ patiḥ devi yadā iccheyam
tadā varau gṛhṇīyām iti tat tena
tathā iti uktam mahātmanā anabhijñā
hi aham devi tvayā eva kathitam purā

14. devi sa patiḥ tvayā yadā iccheyam tadā
varau gṛhṇīyām iti uktaḥ tat tena
mahātmanā tathā iti uktam hi devi
aham anabhijñā tvayā eva purā kathitam

14. O queen, you (Kaikeyi) told that husband (Dasaratha), 'When I desire, I shall accept two boons.' That was then affirmed with 'So be it' by that great soul (Dasaratha). Indeed, O queen, I (Manthara) was unaware (of the significance); it was you yourself who explained it to me earlier.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that king (he, that)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Kaikeyi) (by you)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was told (by you) (said, told, spoken)

• पतिः (patiḥ) - the husband (King Dasaratha) (husband, lord, master)

• देवि (devi) - O queen (Kaikeyi) (O goddess, O queen, O lady)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I may wish, I would desire

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वरौ (varau) - the two boons previously granted (two boons, two wishes)

• गृह्णीयाम् (gṛhṇīyām) - I may take, I should accept

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so, in this way)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

• तेन (tena) - by him (King Dasaratha) (by him, by that)

• तथा (tathā) - the affirmation 'so be it' (so, thus, in that way)

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so, in this way)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - was said (said, told, spoken)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by that great soul (King Dasaratha) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• अनभिज्ञा (anabhijñā) - I (Manthara) was unaware (of the significance) (unaware, ignorant, not knowing)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अहम् (aham) - I (Manthara) (I)

• देवि (devi) - O queen (Kaikeyi) (O goddess, O queen, O lady)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Kaikeyi) (by you)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• कथितम् (kathitam) - it was told/explained (told, narrated, spoken)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, anciently

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Kaikeyi) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was told (by you) (said, told, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

पतिः (patiḥ) - the husband (King Dasaratha) (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, owner, husband

देवि (devi) - O queen (Kaikeyi) (O goddess, O queen, O lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I may wish, I would desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वरौ (varau) - the two boons previously granted (two boons, two wishes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, choice

गृह्णीयाम् (gṛhṇīyām) - I may take, I should accept

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेन (tena) - by him (King Dasaratha) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - the affirmation 'so be it' (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - was said (said, told, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by that great soul (King Dasaratha) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (puruṣa)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

अनभिज्ञा (anabhijñā) - I (Manthara) was unaware (of the significance) (unaware, ignorant, not knowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anabhijña

anabhijña - unknowing, ignorant, unaware, unacquainted with

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhijña)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• abhijña – knowing, skilled, acquainted with
  adjective
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (Manthara) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

देवि (devi) - O queen (Kaikeyi) (O goddess, O queen, O lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Kaikeyi) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

कथितम् (kathitam) - it was told/explained (told, narrated, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kath (to tell, narrate)

Root: kath (class 10)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, anciently

(indeclinable)

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