वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-34, verse-1

तथा ब्रुवाणं सौमित्रिं प्रदीप्तमिव तेजसा ।
अब्रवील् लक्ष्मणं तारा ताराधिपनिभानना ॥१॥

1. tathā bruvāṇaṃ saumitriṃ pradīptamiva tejasā ,
abravīl lakṣmaṇaṃ tārā tārādhipanibhānanā.

1. tathā bruvāṇam saumitrim pradīptam iva tejasā
abravīt lakṣmaṇam tārā tārādhipanibhānanā

1. tārā tārādhipanibhānanā tejasā pradīptam iva
tathā bruvāṇam saumitrim lakṣmaṇam abravīt

1. Thus to Lakshmana, son of Sumitra, who was speaking as if blazing with splendor, Tara, whose face resembled the moon, replied.

Words meanings summery:

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

• ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking, saying

• सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Lakshmana, son of Sumitra

• प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing, shining brightly, inflamed

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by power, by spiritual energy

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

• तारा (tārā) - Tara (name of Valin's wife and Sugriva's queen)

• ताराधिपनिभानना (tārādhipanibhānanā) - having a face like the moon

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root brū (to speak) + Middle voice participle suffix -āṇa

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with saumitrim.

सौमित्रिम् (saumitrim) - Lakshmana, son of Sumitra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitra (referring to Lakshmana)

Patronymic from Sumitrā + i (secondary suffix)

Note: Object of abravīt.

प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing, shining brightly, inflamed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, shining brightly, inflamed, kindled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix pra- + root dīp (to shine, to blaze) + suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with saumitrim.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by power, by spiritual energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, spiritual energy, aura

Note: By means of splendor.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

From root brū (to speak), 2nd class verb. 3rd person singular, Active voice, Imperfect Tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The augmented 'a' is at the beginning of the root.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

Note: Direct object of abravīt.

तारा (tārā) - Tara (name of Valin's wife and Sugriva's queen)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārā

tārā - Tara (wife of Valin and then Sugriva); star, pupil of the eye

Note: Subject of abravīt.

ताराधिपनिभानना (tārādhipanibhānanā) - having a face like the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārādhipanibhānana

tārādhipanibhānana - having a face (ānana) resembling (nibha) the lord of stars (tārādhipa, i.e., the moon)

Bahuvrīhi compound. Tārādhipa (lord of stars, moon) + nibha (resembling) + ānana (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārādhipa+nibha+ānana)

• tārādhipa – lord of stars (the moon)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: Tārā (star) + adhipa (lord).
• nibha – resembling, like
  adjective (feminine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with tārā.

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