वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-21, verse-12

सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भर्तृव्यसनपीडिता ।
अब्रवीदुत्तरं तारा हनूमन्तमवस्थितम् ॥१२॥

12. sā tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bhartṛvyasanapīḍitā ,
abravīduttaraṃ tārā hanūmantamavasthitam.

12. sā tasya vacanam śrutvā bhartṛvyasanapīḍitā
abravīt uttaram tārā hanūmantam avasthitam

12. bhartṛvyasanapīḍitā sā tārā tasya vacanam
śrutvā avasthitam hanūmantam uttaram abravīt

12. She, Tara, distressed by the calamity of her husband, hearing his words, spoke in reply to Hanumān, who was standing there.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• भर्तृव्यसनपीडिता (bhartṛvyasanapīḍitā) - distressed by the calamity of her husband

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply, answer

• तारा (tārā) - Tara (the wife of Vāli) (Tara (proper name))

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanuman (the son of Añjanā) (to Hanuman)

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, situated, present

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular of 'tad'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Neuter accusative singular of 'vacana'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) of the root 'śru'.

भर्तृव्यसनपीडिता (bhartṛvyasanapīḍitā) - distressed by the calamity of her husband

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhartṛvyasanapīḍita

bhartṛvyasanapīḍita - afflicted by husband's calamity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+vyasana+pīḍita)

• bhartṛ – husband, maintainer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• vyasana – calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)
• pīḍita – afflicted, distressed, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'pīḍ'.
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Feminine nominative singular of the adjective 'bhartṛvyasanapīḍita'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Imperfect 3rd person singular active of root 'brū'.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply, answer

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - later, higher, north, answer, reply

Note: Neuter accusative singular of 'uttara'.

तारा (tārā) - Tara (the wife of Vāli) (Tara (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārā

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

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanuman (the son of Añjanā) (to Hanuman)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (proper noun)

Note: Masculine accusative singular of 'hanūmat'.

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, situated, present

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, present, existing

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'sthā' with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Masculine accusative singular, qualifying 'hanūmantam'.

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