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3,32

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-32, verse-18

तां तु विस्तीर्णजघनां पीनोत्तुङ्गपयोधराम् ।
भार्यार्थे तु तवानेतुमुद्यताहं वराननाम् ॥१८॥
18. tāṃ tu vistīrṇajaghanāṃ pīnottuṅgapayodharām ,
bhāryārthe tu tavānetumudyatāhaṃ varānanām.
18. tām tu vistīrṇajaghanām pīnottaṅgapayodharām
bhāryārthe tu tava ānetum udyatā aham varānanām
18. aham tu tava bhāryārthe tām vistīrṇajaghanām
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:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • 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'.