वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-44, verse-32

उपानीयासनं पूर्वं पाद्येनाभिनिमन्त्र्य च ।
अब्रवीत् सिद्धमित्येव तदा तं सौम्यदर्शनम् ॥३२॥

32. upānīyāsanaṃ pūrvaṃ pādyenābhinimantrya ca ,
abravīt siddhamityeva tadā taṃ saumyadarśanam.

32. upānīya āsanam pūrvam pādyena abhinimantrya ca
abravīt siddham iti eva tadā tam saumyadarśanam

32. pūrvam āsanam upānīya pādyena abhinimantrya ca
tadā saumyadarśanam tam siddham iti eva abravīt

32. First, having brought a seat and invited him with water for the feet, she then said to him, who appeared gentle, "It is indeed prepared."

Words meanings summery:

• उपानीय (upānīya) - having brought, having fetched

• आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting, posture

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

• पाद्येन (pādyena) - with water for the feet, with foot-water

• अभिनिमन्त्र्य (abhinimantrya) - having invited, having courteously addressed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she (Sita) said (she said, he said)

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - prepared (food) (prepared, ready, accomplished)

• इति (iti) - introduces a quote (thus, in this manner)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तम् (tam) - to him (Ravana) (him, that)

• सौम्यदर्शनम् (saumyadarśanam) - of gentle appearance, having a pleasing look

Words meanings and morphology

उपानीय (upānīya) - having brought, having fetched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root nī with upasarga upa and -ya suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

आसनम् (āsanam) - seat, sitting, posture

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

From root ās (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

(indeclinable)

पाद्येन (pādyena) - with water for the feet, with foot-water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for washing feet

Derived from 'pāda' (foot)

अभिनिमन्त्र्य (abhinimantrya) - having invited, having courteously addressed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root mantr with upasargas abhi and ni, and -ya suffix

Prefixes: abhi+ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she (Sita) said (she said, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Formed from root brū with augment 'a' and personal ending

Root: brū (class 2)

सिद्धम् (siddham) - prepared (food) (prepared, ready, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - prepared, ready, accomplished, perfected

Past Passive Participle

From root sidh (to succeed, to prepare)

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Referring to food (implied)

इति (iti) - introduces a quote (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'tad'

तम् (tam) - to him (Ravana) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Accusative singular masculine of 'tad'

Note: Indirect object of abravīt

सौम्यदर्शनम् (saumyadarśanam) - of gentle appearance, having a pleasing look

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumyadarśana

saumyadarśana - of gentle appearance, having a pleasing look

Compound of 'saumya' (gentle, pleasing) and 'darśana' (appearance)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saumya+darśana)

• saumya – gentle, mild, pleasing, auspicious, relating to Soma
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, appearance, view, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tam

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