वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-20, verse-12

निःश्रेयसपरा मोहात्त्वया चाहं विगर्हिता ।
यैषाब्रुवं हितं वाक्यं वानरेन्द्रहितैषिणी ॥१२॥

12. niḥśreyasaparā mohāttvayā cāhaṃ vigarhitā ,
yaiṣābruvaṃ hitaṃ vākyaṃ vānarendrahitaiṣiṇī.

12. niḥśreyasaparā mohāt tvayā ca aham vigarhitā yā
eṣā abruvam hitam vākyam vānarendrahitaiṣiṇī

12. aham yā eṣā niḥśreyasaparā vānarendrahitaiṣiṇī,
(sā aham) hitam vākyam abruvam,
(tathāpi) mohāt tvayā ca vigarhitā

12. And I, who was devoted to the highest good and was a well-wisher for the king of monkeys, was scorned by you out of delusion when I spoke this beneficial word.

Words meanings summery:

• निःश्रेयसपरा (niḥśreyasaparā) - devoted to the highest good, intent on ultimate welfare

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of ignorance

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• च (ca) - and

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विगर्हिता (vigarhitā) - scorned, despised, blamed

• या (yā) - who (feminine)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• वानरेन्द्रहितैषिणी (vānarendrahitaiṣiṇī) - desiring the welfare of the king of monkeys, a well-wisher of the king of monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

निःश्रेयसपरा (niḥśreyasaparā) - devoted to the highest good, intent on ultimate welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niḥśreyasapara

niḥśreyasapara - devoted to the highest good, intent on ultimate welfare, intent on final liberation

Compound type : tatpurusha (niḥśreyasa+para)

• niḥśreyasa – ultimate good, highest welfare, final liberation (mokṣa)
  noun (neuter)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, ignorance

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

विगर्हिता (vigarhitā) - scorned, despised, blamed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - scorned, blamed, reproached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'garh' (to blame, despise) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

या (yā) - who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, salutary, placed, laid

Often used as an adjective meaning 'beneficial', or as PPP from 'dhā' (placed). Here, likely the adjective.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

वानरेन्द्रहितैषिणी (vānarendrahitaiṣiṇī) - desiring the welfare of the king of monkeys, a well-wisher of the king of monkeys

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vānarendrahitaiṣin

vānarendrahitaiṣin - desiring the welfare of the king of monkeys, well-wisher of the king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+indra+hita+eṣin)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, good, benefit
  noun (neuter)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'iṣ' (to seek, desire) with suffix -in.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

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