वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-43, verse-5

तमुवाच ततस्तत्र कुपिता जनकात्मजा ।
सौमित्रे मित्ररूपेण भ्रातुस्त्वमसि शत्रुवत् ॥५॥

5. tamuvāca tatastatra kupitā janakātmajā ,
saumitre mitrarūpeṇa bhrātustvamasi śatruvat.

5. tam uvāca tataḥ tatra kupitā janakātmajā
saumitre mitrarūpeṇa bhrātuḥ tvam asi śatruvat

5. tataḥ tatra kupitā janakātmajā tam uvāca,
saumitre! tvam mitrarūpeṇa bhrātuḥ śatruvat asi.

5. Then, the angry daughter of Janaka (Sītā) said to him, "O son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)! You are like an enemy to your brother in the guise of a friend."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (him, to him)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कुपिता (kupitā) - angry, enraged

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - referring to Sītā (daughter of Janaka)

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (vocative) (O son of Sumitrā!)

• मित्ररूपेण (mitrarūpeṇa) - in the guise of a friend, in the form of a friend

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of your brother (Rama) (of the brother)

• त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (you)

• असि (asi) - are (you are)

• शत्रुवत् (śatruvat) - like an enemy, as an enemy

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Demonstrative pronoun.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Formed from root `vac`, perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `tad`.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `tad`.

कुपिता (kupitā) - angry, enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kupita

kupita - angry, enraged, provoked

Past Passive Participle

From root `kup` (to be angry) with suffix `-ta`.

Root: kup (class 4)

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - referring to Sītā (daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka (Sītā)

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, progenitor, Janaka (king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from `ātman` + `jā` (born from). Feminine form of `ātmaja`.
  Root: jan (class 4)

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (vocative) (O son of Sumitrā!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)

Patronymic derived from Sumitrā.

मित्ररूपेण (mitrarūpeṇa) - in the guise of a friend, in the form of a friend

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mitrarūpa

mitrarūpa - form of a friend, guise of a friend

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+rūpa)

• mitra – friend, companion, sun
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty, guise
  noun (neuter)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of your brother (Rama) (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Lakṣmaṇa (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

असि (asi) - are (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Tense

Formed from root `as`, present indicative, 2nd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

शत्रुवत् (śatruvat) - like an enemy, as an enemy

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix `-vat` (like, as) added to `śatru` (enemy).

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