वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-12, verse-15

विदितो ह्येष वृत्तान्तो मम सर्वस्तवानघ ।
तपसश्च प्रभावेन स्नेहाद्दशरथस्य च ॥१५॥

15. vidito hyeṣa vṛttānto mama sarvastavānagha ,
tapasaśca prabhāvena snehāddaśarathasya ca.

15. viditaḥ hi eṣaḥ vṛttāntaḥ mama sarvaḥ tava anagha
tapasaḥ ca prabhāveṇa snehāt daśarathasya ca

15. anagha,
hi eṣaḥ sarvaḥ tava vṛttāntaḥ mama tapasaḥ prabhāveṇa ca daśarathasya snehāt ca viditaḥ.

15. Indeed, O sinless one, this entire story of yours is known to me, through the power of my asceticism (tapas) and also through the affection of Daśaratha.

Words meanings summery:

• विदितः (viditaḥ) - known (known, understood, perceived)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (account) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• वृत्तान्तः (vṛttāntaḥ) - account/story (of Rama's exile) (account, story, event, news)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - entire/complete (all, every, whole, complete)

• तव (tava) - of yours (your, of you)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (sinless, faultless, pure)

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of my asceticism (tapas) (of asceticism, of spiritual austerity)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रभावेण (prabhāveṇa) - by the power (by the power, by the influence, by the might)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - through affection (from affection, out of love, by attachment)

• दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Daśaratha (of Dasaratha)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

विदितः (viditaḥ) - known (known, understood, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived, learned

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root 'vid' (2nd class) 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (account) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to `vṛttāntaḥ`.

वृत्तान्तः (vṛttāntaḥ) - account/story (of Rama's exile) (account, story, event, news)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - event, occurrence, story, account, news, circumstances

Note: Subject of `viditaḥ`.

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

Note: Indicating possession or recipient of knowledge.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - entire/complete (all, every, whole, complete)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies `vṛttāntaḥ`.

तव (tava) - of yours (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (sinless, faultless, pure)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

Negation of 'agha' (sin, fault) by 'a-'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

Note: A term of address.

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of my asceticism (tapas) (of asceticism, of spiritual austerity)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, spiritual austerity, heat, penance (tapas)

From root 'tap' (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source of knowledge.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रभावेण (prabhāveṇa) - by the power (by the power, by the influence, by the might)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, majesty

From root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Means by which knowledge is acquired.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - through affection (from affection, out of love, by attachment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, unctuousness

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause or source.

दशरथस्य (daśarathasya) - of Daśaratha (of Dasaratha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (proper name, father of Rama)

Note: Possessive, connected to `snehāt`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, often paired with an earlier `ca`.

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