वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-9, verse-16

मया चैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा कार्त्स्न्येन परिपालनम् ।
ऋषीणां दण्डकारण्ये संश्रुतं जनकात्मजे ॥१६॥

16. mayā caitadvacaḥ śrutvā kārtsnyena paripālanam ,
ṛṣīṇāṃ daṇḍakāraṇye saṃśrutaṃ janakātmaje.

16. mayā ca etad vacaḥ śrutvā kārtsnyena paripālanam
ṛṣīṇām daṇḍakāraṇye saṃśrutam janakātmaje

16. janakātmaje mayā ca etad vacaḥ śrutvā daṇḍakāraṇye
ṛṣīṇām kārtsnyena paripālanam saṃśrutam

16. O daughter of Janaka, having heard this request, I have indeed promised the sages in the Daṇḍaka forest their complete protection.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतद् (etad) - this, this (word/speech)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

• परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - protection, preservation, guarding

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

• दण्डकारण्ये (daṇḍakāraṇye) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

• संश्रुतम् (saṁśrutam) - promised, agreed, assented to

• जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O daughter of Janaka, O Sītā

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतद् (etad) - this, this (word/speech)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement, saying

Root: √vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root √śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: √śru (class 5)

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, totality, entireness

Derived from kṛtsna (whole, entire).

परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - protection, preservation, guarding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paripālana

paripālana - act of protecting, preserving, maintaining

Derived from the root √pāl (to protect) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: √pāl (class 10)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, ascetic

दण्डकारण्ये (daṇḍakāraṇye) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāraṇya

daṇḍakāraṇya - the Daṇḍaka forest (a specific forest mentioned in Hindu epics)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍaka+araṇya)

• daṇḍaka – Daṇḍaka (a name, specific region)
  proper noun (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

संश्रुतम् (saṁśrutam) - promised, agreed, assented to

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃśruta

saṁśruta - promised, agreed upon, assented to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śru (to hear) with prefix sam- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: √śru (class 5)

जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O daughter of Janaka, O Sītā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka (a name for Sītā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter (literally 'self-born')
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of ātmaja.

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