वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-3, chapter-32, verse-18
तां तु विस्तीर्णजघनां पीनोत्तुङ्गपयोधराम् ।
भार्यार्थे तु तवानेतुमुद्यताहं वराननाम् ॥१८॥
भार्यार्थे तु तवानेतुमुद्यताहं वराननाम् ॥१८॥
18. tāṃ tu vistīrṇajaghanāṃ pīnottuṅgapayodharām ,
bhāryārthe tu tavānetumudyatāhaṃ varānanām.
bhāryārthe tu tavānetumudyatāhaṃ varānanām.
18.
tām tu vistīrṇajaghanām pīnottaṅgapayodharām
bhāryārthe tu tava ānetum udyatā aham varānanām
bhāryārthe tu tava ānetum udyatā aham varānanām
18.
aham tu tava bhāryārthe tām vistīrṇajaghanām
pīnottuṅgapayodharām varānanām ānetum udyatā
pīnottuṅgapayodharām varānanām ānetum udyatā
18.
I am ready to bring you that beautiful-faced woman, who has broad hips and plump, high breasts, for the purpose of being your wife.
Words meanings summery:
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- ताम् (tām) - that woman (Sītā) (her, that)
- तु (tu) - emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, and, on the other hand)
- विस्तीर्णजघनाम् (vistīrṇajaghanām) - referring to Sītā (having broad hips, broad-hipped)
- पीनोत्तङ्गपयोधराम् (pīnottaṅgapayodharām) - referring to Sītā (having plump, high breasts)
- भार्यार्थे (bhāryārthe) - to be your wife (for the sake of a wife, as a wife)
- तु (tu) - emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, and, on the other hand)
- तव (tava) - your (referring to Rāvaṇa) (your, to you)
- आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring (Sītā) (to bring, to lead)
- उद्यता (udyatā) - I am ready (ready, prepared, undertaken)
- अहम् (aham) - I (Śūrpaṇakhā) (I)
- वराननाम् (varānanām) - referring to Sītā (having a beautiful face, beautiful-faced)
Words meanings and morphology
ताम् (tām) - that woman (Sītā) (her, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
तु (tu) - emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, and, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
विस्तीर्णजघनाम् (vistīrṇajaghanām) - referring to Sītā (having broad hips, broad-hipped)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vistīrṇajaghanā
vistīrṇajaghanā - broad-hipped
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vistīrṇa+jaghanā)
- vistīrṇa – broad, wide, extensive
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From vi- + stṝ (to spread)
Prefix: vi
Root: stṝ (class 9) - jaghanā – hip, buttock
noun (feminine)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound: 'she whose hips are broad'.
पीनोत्तङ्गपयोधराम् (pīnottaṅgapayodharām) - referring to Sītā (having plump, high breasts)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pīnottaṅgapayodharā
pīnottaṅgapayodharā - having plump, high breasts
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīna+uttaṅga+payodhara)
- pīna – plump, fat, swelled
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root pī (to swell)
Root: pī - uttaṅga – high, elevated, lofty
adjective
Prefix: ut - payodhara – cloud, breast
noun (masculine)
From payas (water/milk) + dhara (holding)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound: 'she whose breasts are plump and high'.
भार्यार्थे (bhāryārthe) - to be your wife (for the sake of a wife, as a wife)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bhāryārtha
bhāryārtha - purpose of a wife, for a wife
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāryā+artha)
- bhāryā – wife
noun (feminine)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root bhṛ (to bear, support), 'one to be supported'
Root: bhṛ (class 3) - artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: Locative case expressing purpose.
तु (tu) - emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, and, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
तव (tava) - your (referring to Rāvaṇa) (your, to you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
आनेतुम् (ānetum) - to bring (Sītā) (to bring, to lead)
(verb)
infinitive of ā-nī
Infinitive
Infinitive form of verb nī with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: nī (class 1)
उद्यता (udyatā) - I am ready (ready, prepared, undertaken)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of udyata
udyata - ready, prepared, undertaken
Past Passive Participle
From ud- + yam (to raise, to prepare)
Prefix: ud
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Used as a predicate adjective with 'aham'.
अहम् (aham) - I (Śūrpaṇakhā) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
वराननाम् (varānanām) - referring to Sītā (having a beautiful face, beautiful-faced)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of varānanā
varānanā - having a beautiful face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+ānanā)
- vara – best, excellent, boon
adjective - ānanā – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound: 'she whose face is beautiful'.