वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-20, verse-25

तथा तु तारा करुणं रुदन्ती भर्तुः समीपे सह वानरीभिः ।
व्यवस्यत प्रायमनिन्द्यवर्णा उपोपवेष्टुं भुवि यत्र वाली ॥२५॥

25. tathā tu tārā karuṇaṃ rudantī bhartuḥ samīpe saha vānarībhiḥ ,
vyavasyata prāyamanindyavarṇā upopaveṣṭuṃ bhuvi yatra vālī.

25. tathā tu tārā karuṇam rudantī bhartuḥ samīpe saha vānarībhiḥ
vyavasyata prāyam anindyavarṇā upopaveṣṭum bhuvi yatra vālī

25. tathā tu anindyavarṇā tārā karuṇam rudantī vānarībhiḥ saha
bhartuḥ samīpe yatra vālī bhuvi prāyam upopaveṣṭum vyavasyata

25. Thus, the faultless Tara, weeping piteously near her husband along with the female monkeys, resolved to undertake a fast unto death and sit by him on the ground where Vali lay.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तारा (tārā) - Tara, wife of Vali (Tara)

• करुणम् (karuṇam) - piteously, mournfully

• रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband, Vali (of the husband)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• वानरीभिः (vānarībhiḥ) - by/with the female monkeys

• व्यवस्यत (vyavasyata) - she resolved, she determined, she undertook

• प्रायम् (prāyam) - the specific vow of self-starvation leading to death, often by sitting in a specific posture (fast unto death, act of dying by starvation)

• अनिन्द्यवर्णा (anindyavarṇā) - of blameless complexion, of faultless character

• उपोपवेष्टुम् (upopaveṣṭum) - to sit by Vali, in the context of a fast unto death (to sit near, to sit beside)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• वाली (vālī) - Vali, the monkey king, Tara's husband (Vali)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तारा (tārā) - Tara, wife of Vali (Tara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - Tara (proper name), a star, the pupil of the eye

करुणम् (karuṇam) - piteously, mournfully

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of accusative singular neuter

रुदन्ती (rudantī) - weeping, crying

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

from root rud (to weep)

Root: rud (class 2)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband, Vali (of the husband)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, lord

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, maintain)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - proximity, vicinity, nearness

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb

वानरीभिः (vānarībhiḥ) - by/with the female monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vānarī

vānarī - female monkey

Feminine form of vānara

व्यवस्यत (vyavasyata) - she resolved, she determined, she undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyavasya

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

From root so (to finish, destroy) with upasargas vi and ava. Conjugated as 'syati' in 4th class. 'vyavasya' implies determination.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

प्रायम् (prāyam) - the specific vow of self-starvation leading to death, often by sitting in a specific posture (fast unto death, act of dying by starvation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāya

prāya - going forth, departing, approaching, fast unto death

From pra-i (to go forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used here with upopaveṣṭum, to sit and perform a fast unto death.

अनिन्द्यवर्णा (anindyavarṇā) - of blameless complexion, of faultless character

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindyavarṇa

anindyavarṇa - faultless in complexion, of blameless character

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (anindya+varṇa)

• anindya – blameless, irreproachable
  participle (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Negated Gerundive from root nind (to blame)
  Prefix: a
  Root: nind (class 1)
• varṇa – color, complexion, form, caste, character
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

उपोपवेष्टुम् (upopaveṣṭum) - to sit by Vali, in the context of a fast unto death (to sit near, to sit beside)

(infinitive)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

Adverbial pronominal derivative

वाली (vālī) - Vali, the monkey king, Tara's husband (Vali)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of a monkey king)

Possessive suffix -in from vāla (hair, tail), referring to his long tail

Note: This is the stem, the form given in the verse is the nominative singular of the 'in' stem.

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