वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-34, verse-7

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घृताच्यां किल संसक्तो दशवर्षाणि लक्ष्मण ।
अहो ऽमन्यत धर्मात्मा विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ॥७॥

7. ghṛtācyāṃ kila saṃsakto daśavarṣāṇi lakṣmaṇa ,
aho'manyata dharmātmā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ.

7. ghṛtācyām kila saṃsaktaḥ daśavarṣāṇi lakṣmaṇa
aho amanyata dharmātmā viśvāmitraḥ mahāmuniḥ

7. lakṣmaṇa aho kila dharmātmā mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ
ghṛtācyām daśavarṣāṇi saṃsaktaḥ amanyata

7. O Lakṣmaṇa, alas, the virtuous (dharmātmā) great sage Viśvāmitra, indeed engrossed with Ghṛtācī for ten years, considered (it to be a short time).

Words meanings summery:

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घृताच्याम् (ghṛtācyām) - in Ghṛtācī (in Ghṛtācī (name of an Apsaras))

किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely, it is said)

संसक्तः (saṁsaktaḥ) - engrossed (attached, engrossed, connected, clinging to)

दशवर्षाणि (daśavarṣāṇi) - ten years

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

अहो (aho) - Alas! (Oh! Alas! indeed, well)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he considered (it to be a short time) (he thought, he considered, he believed)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - virtuous (righteous-souled, virtuous, of a righteous nature)

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

Words meanings and morphology

घृताच्याम् (ghṛtācyām) - in Ghṛtācī (in Ghṛtācī (name of an Apsaras))

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ghṛtācī

ghṛtācī - name of an Apsaras (celestial nymph)

Literally "clarified butter-moving" or "flowing with ghee".

Note: Indicates the object of Viśvāmitra's attachment.

किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely, it is said)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to emphasize or indicate reported speech.

संसक्तः (saṁsaktaḥ) - engrossed (attached, engrossed, connected, clinging to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - attached, joined, clinging to, engrossed in, involved

Past Passive Participle

PPP from saṃ-√sañj (to cling to, to attach oneself).

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Can be used actively for state of being.

दशवर्षाणि (daśavarṣāṇi) - ten years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of daśavarṣa

daśavarṣa - ten years, a period of ten years

Compound: daśa (ten) + varṣa (year).

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+varṣa)

daśa – ten
numeral
varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma), having auspicious marks

From lakṣma (mark, sign).

अहो (aho) - Alas! (Oh! Alas! indeed, well)

(indeclinable)

Exclamatory particle.

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he considered (it to be a short time) (he thought, he considered, he believed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of man

Past Imperfect tense, middle voice.

3rd person singular, imperfect indicative, middle voice, from √man (4th class).

Root: man (class 4)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - virtuous (righteous-souled, virtuous, of a righteous nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness, virtuous-souled, righteous person

Compound: dharma (righteousness, natural law) + ātman (self, soul, intrinsic nature).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - name of a famous ancient sage, friend of all

Compound: viśva (all) + mitra (friend).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+mitra)