वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-6

श्रुत्वैवं वचनं तस्या मन्थरायास्तु कैकयी ।
किं चिदुत्थाय शयनात् स्वास्तीर्णादिदमब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. śrutvaivaṃ vacanaṃ tasyā mantharāyāstu kaikayī ,
kiṃ cidutthāya śayanāt svāstīrṇādidamabravīt.

6. śrutvā evam vacanam tasyāḥ mantharāyāḥ tu kaikeyī
kim cit utthāya śayanāt svāstīrṇāt idam abravīt

6. kaikeyī tasyāḥ mantharāyāḥ evam vacanam śrutvā
svāstīrṇāt śayanāt kim cit utthāya idam abravīt

6. Having heard such words from that Mantharā, Kaikeyī, rising somewhat from her well-spread bed, spoke this.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, such

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, from her, that (feminine)

• मन्थरायाः (mantharāyāḥ) - of Mantharā, from Mantharā

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyī (name of a queen)

• किम् (kim) - somewhat, a little, what

• चित् (cit) - a particle used to make indefinite, any, some

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

• शयनात् (śayanāt) - from the bed, from lying down

• स्वास्तीर्णात् (svāstīrṇāt) - from the well-spread, from the well-covered

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

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

Root: śru (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, such

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement, command

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, from her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Also can be ablative singular. Context indicates genitive, 'of that Mantharā'.

मन्थरायाः (mantharāyāḥ) - of Mantharā, from Mantharā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mantharā

mantharā - Manthara (proper noun), churning stick (general meaning)

Feminine noun.

Note: Also can be ablative singular. Context indicates genitive, 'of Mantharā'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle.

कैकेयी (kaikeyī) - Kaikeyī (name of a queen)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyī (name of Dasharatha's queen)

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

किम् (kim) - somewhat, a little, what

(indeclinable)

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: In this context, used with 'cit' to mean 'somewhat'.

चित् (cit) - a particle used to make indefinite, any, some

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle.

Note: Used with 'kim' to mean 'somewhat'.

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut- and suffix -ya (l-yap).

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the action of 'abravīt' (spoke).

शयनात् (śayanāt) - from the bed, from lying down

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - sleeping, lying down, bed, couch

Derived from root śī (to lie down).

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source from which Kaikeyī rose.

स्वास्तीर्णात् (svāstīrṇāt) - from the well-spread, from the well-covered

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svāstīrṇa

svāstīrṇa - well-spread, well-covered, comfortable (bed)

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'āstīrṇa' (spread). 'āstīrṇa' is PPP from ā-stṛ.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āstīrṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Adverb.
• āstīrṇa – spread, covered, strewn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stṛ (to spread) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'śayanāt'.

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, these

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the words that follow.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root verb.

Root: bru (class 2)

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