वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-53, verse-13

यां चेमां मन्यसे धात्रीमेतद्बिलमिति श्रुतम् ।
एतल् लक्ष्मणबाणानामीषत्कार्यं विदारणे ॥१३॥

13. yāṃ cemāṃ manyase dhātrīmetadbilamiti śrutam ,
etal lakṣmaṇabāṇānāmīṣatkāryaṃ vidāraṇe.

13. yām ca imām manyase dhātrīm etat bilam iti śrutam
| etat lakṣmaṇabāṇānām īṣat kāryam vidāraṇe

13. याम् इमाम् धात्रीम् च त्वम् एतत् बिलम् इति मन्यसे
श्रुतम् एतत् विदारणे लक्ष्मणबाणानाम् ईषत् कार्यम्

13. And this (place), which you consider to be a sustainer (dhātrī) (of its inhabitants), (and) which is known by the name 'this cave'— this (very cave) is but a small task for Lakṣmaṇa's arrows to tear apart.

Words meanings summery:

• याम् (yām) - which, whom

• च (ca) - and, also

• इमाम् (imām) - this (cave/place) (this (feminine))

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe

• धात्रीम् (dhātrīm) - the cave as a sustainer/protector of its inhabitants (sustainer, nurse, earth)

• एतत् (etat) - this specific cave (this)

• बिलम् (bilam) - cave, hole, burrow

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks quoted speech or thought)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - known (to be called) (heard, known, famous)

• एतत् (etat) - this very cave (this)

• लक्ष्मणबाणानाम् (lakṣmaṇabāṇānām) - of Lakṣmaṇa's arrows

• ईषत् (īṣat) - a small/easy (task) (little, slightly, a small amount)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - a task (to be accomplished) (task, deed, work, to be done)

• विदारणे (vidāraṇe) - in tearing apart, in rending, in splitting

Words meanings and morphology

याम् (yām) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'imām'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses or phrases.

इमाम् (imām) - this (cave/place) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'manyase'.

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root MAN, class 4, middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

धात्रीम् (dhātrīm) - the cave as a sustainer/protector of its inhabitants (sustainer, nurse, earth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhātrī

dhātrī - nurse, mother, sustainer, earth

From root DHĀ (to place, hold, nourish), agent noun with feminine suffix

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate accusative to 'imām' with 'manyase'.

एतत् (etat) - this specific cave (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the specific cave.

बिलम् (bilam) - cave, hole, burrow

(noun)

neuter, singular of bila

bila - cave, hole, opening, burrow

Note: Predicate nominative/accusative in indirect discourse with 'iti'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Particle

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - known (to be called) (heard, known, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, known, famous

past passive participle

From root ŚRU (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Implies 'which is heard/known to be (this cave)'.

एतत् (etat) - this very cave (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

लक्ष्मणबाणानाम् (lakṣmaṇabāṇānām) - of Lakṣmaṇa's arrows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lakṣmaṇabāṇa

lakṣmaṇabāṇa - Lakṣmaṇa's arrow

Compound of Lakṣmaṇa (proper name) and bāṇa (arrow)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+bāṇa)

• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive.

ईषत् (īṣat) - a small/easy (task) (little, slightly, a small amount)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of īṣat (pronominal adjective)

Note: Used as an adverb here, modifying 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - a task (to be accomplished) (task, deed, work, to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, task, work, business

gerundive

From root KṚ (to do, make), formed with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.

विदारणे (vidāraṇe) - in tearing apart, in rending, in splitting

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vidāraṇa

vidāraṇa - tearing apart, splitting, rending

From root DṚ (to tear, split) with prefix VI, formed with suffix -ana

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the purpose or context.

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