वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-26

उत्तरं नोत्सहे वक्तुं दैवतं भवती मम ।
वाक्यमप्रतिरूपं तु न चित्रं स्त्रीषु मैथिलि ॥२६॥

26. uttaraṃ notsahe vaktuṃ daivataṃ bhavatī mama ,
vākyamapratirūpaṃ tu na citraṃ strīṣu maithili.

26. uttaram na utsahe vaktum daivatam bhavatī mama
vākyam apratirūpam tu na citram strīṣu maithili

26. maithili bhavatī mama daivatam uttaram vaktum na
utsahe tu apratirūpam vākyam strīṣu na citram

26. O daughter of Mithila (Sītā), I do not dare to give a reply, for you are my deity. However, such inappropriate speech is not surprising among women.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - a reply (to Sītā's harsh words) (answer, reply, north, subsequent)

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I do not dare (to speak) (I dare, I am able, I venture)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to utter

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity, divine power

• भवती (bhavatī) - you, Sītā (you (feminine, respectful), lady)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• अप्रतिरूपम् (apratirūpam) - inappropriate (words) (unsuitable, improper, incomparable)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• न (na) - not, no

• चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, strange (not surprising) (wonderful, surprising, strange, picture)

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women

• मैथिलि (maithili) - O Sītā (O daughter of Mithila)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - a reply (to Sītā's harsh words) (answer, reply, north, subsequent)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, north, later, superior, subsequent

From `ud` + `tṛ` (to cross).

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `vaktum`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `utsahe`.

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I do not dare (to speak) (I dare, I am able, I venture)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of utsah

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

From `ud` + root `sah` (to bear, to be able)

Prefix: ud

Root: sah (class 1)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to utter

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose or complement to `utsahe`.

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity, divinity, divine power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, divine essence, godhead, relating to a deity

From `deva` (god) + `ta` (suffix forming abstract noun or adjective).

Root: div (class 4)

भवती (bhavatī) - you, Sītā (you (feminine, respectful), lady)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite address), being, becoming

Present Active Participle (feminine)

From root `bhū` (to be, to become), present active participle `bhavant`, feminine form `bhavatī`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied `asti`.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause with implied `asti`.

अप्रतिरूपम् (apratirūpam) - inappropriate (words) (unsuitable, improper, incomparable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratirūpa

apratirūpa - unsuitable, improper, not corresponding, unparalleled

Negative compound `a` + `pratirūpa` (corresponding, suitable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratirūpa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratirūpa – corresponding, suitable, similar, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
  From `prati` + `rūpa` (form).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: rūp (class 10)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing contrast or emphasis.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `citram`.

चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, strange (not surprising) (wonderful, surprising, strange, picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, clear, bright, wonderful, strange, surprising, a picture

Root: cit (class 1)

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

From `stṛ` (to spread or cover, by extension, that which spreads).

Root: stṛ (class 5)

मैथिलि (maithili) - O Sītā (O daughter of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithila, Sītā (as daughter of Janaka, king of Mithila)

Derived from `mithilā` (name of a city) + `ī` (feminine patronymic suffix).

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