वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-99, verse-5

ततः सा संप्रतिश्राव्य तव माता यशस्विनी ।
अयाचत नरश्रेष्ठं द्वौ वरौ वरवर्णिनी ॥५॥

5. tataḥ sā saṃpratiśrāvya tava mātā yaśasvinī ,
ayācata naraśreṣṭhaṃ dvau varau varavarṇinī.

5. tataḥ sā saṃpratiśrāvya tava mātā yaśasvinī
ayācata naraśreṣṭham dvau varau varavarṇinī

5. tataḥ sā yaśasvinī varavarṇinī tava mātā
saṃpratiśrāvya naraśreṣṭham dvau varau ayācata

5. Then, your renowned and beautiful mother, having secured his promise, asked that best of men (naraśreṣṭha) for two boons.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• संप्रतिश्राव्य (saṁpratiśrāvya) - having caused to promise, having pledged, having secured a promise

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• माता (mātā) - mother

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - famous, glorious, renowned, illustrious

• अयाचत (ayācata) - asked, begged, implored

• नरश्रेष्ठम् (naraśreṣṭham) - the best of men, foremost among men

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• वरौ (varau) - two boons, two wishes

• वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - woman of beautiful complexion, beautiful woman

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

संप्रतिश्राव्य (saṁpratiśrāvya) - having caused to promise, having pledged, having secured a promise

(verbal derivative)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - famous, glorious, renowned, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned, illustrious

Note: Agrees with 'mātā'.

अयाचत (ayācata) - asked, begged, implored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of yāc

Imperfect tense form of the root 'yāc'

Root: yāc (class 1)

नरश्रेष्ठम् (naraśreṣṭham) - the best of men, foremost among men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'varau'.

वरौ (varau) - two boons, two wishes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - boon, wish, desired object, best, excellent

वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - woman of beautiful complexion, beautiful woman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varavarṇin

varavarṇin - woman of beautiful complexion, beautiful woman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇin)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful
  adjective
• varṇin – having color, having complexion
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'mātā'.

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