वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-25

सुसंहृष्टः परिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां लक्ष्मणं तदा ।
अतिस्निग्धं च गाढं च वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥२५॥

25. susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ tadā ,
atisnigdhaṃ ca gāḍhaṃ ca vacanaṃ cedamabravīt.

25. susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ pariṣvajya bāhubhyām lakṣmaṇam tadā
atisnigdham ca gāḍham ca vacanam ca idam abravīt

25. tadā susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ bāhubhyām lakṣmaṇam pariṣvajya
atisnigdham ca gāḍham ca idam vacanam ca abravīt

25. Then, greatly pleased, embracing Lakṣmaṇa with both arms, he spoke these words, which were exceedingly affectionate and firm.

Words meanings summery:

• सुसंहृष्टः (susaṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, very joyful)

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced (Lakṣmaṇa) (having embraced)

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with both arms (with two arms)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rama's brother) (Lakṣmaṇa)

• तदा (tadā) - then (at that moment) (then, at that time)

• अतिस्निग्धम् (atisnigdham) - exceedingly affectionate (modifying `vacanam`) (very affectionate, exceedingly tender)

• च (ca) - and

• गाढम् (gāḍham) - firm, intense (modifying `vacanam`) (firm, strong, deep, close)

• च (ca) - and

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

• च (ca) - and (linking `vacanam` with `idam`) (and, also, indeed)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he (Rāma) spoke (he said, he spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

सुसंहृष्टः (susaṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, very joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃhṛṣṭa

susaṁhṛṣṭa - greatly pleased, very glad, highly delighted

past passive participle

compound of `su` (very) and `saṃhṛṣṭa` (pleased, from `saṃ` + `hṛṣ` + `kta`)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃhṛṣṭa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• saṃhṛṣṭa – delighted, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root `hṛṣ` (to be thrilled) with prefix `sam`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (Rāma).

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced (Lakṣmaṇa) (having embraced)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

derived from root `svaj` with prefix `pari` and suffix `ya` (for compounds with prefix)

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with both arms (with two arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

instrumental dual of `bāhu` (u-stem)

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa (Rama's brother) (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)

तदा (tadā) - then (at that moment) (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

derived from pronominal stem `tad`

Note: Adverb of time.

अतिस्निग्धम् (atisnigdham) - exceedingly affectionate (modifying `vacanam`) (very affectionate, exceedingly tender)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atisnigdha

atisnigdha - very affectionate, exceedingly tender, very smooth

compound of `ati` (exceedingly) and `snigdha` (affectionate, tender, smooth)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+snigdha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  prefix or adverb
• snigdha – affectionate, tender, smooth, oily
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root `snih` (to be affectionate/smooth)
  Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Modifies `vacanam`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गाढम् (gāḍham) - firm, intense (modifying `vacanam`) (firm, strong, deep, close)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gāḍha

gāḍha - firm, strong, deep, close, intense

past passive participle

from root `gāh` 'to plunge'

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vacanam`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

derived from root `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and (linking `vacanam` with `idam`) (and, also, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Links `vacanam` with `idam`.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these, here

accusative singular neuter of `idam`

Note: Modifies `vacanam`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he (Rāma) spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

imperfect (laṅ)

imperfect 3rd singular active of root `bru`

Root: bru (class 2)

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