वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-58, verse-6

श्रूयतामिह वैदेह्या यथा मे हरणं श्रुतम् ।
येन चापि ममाख्यातं यत्र चायतलोचना ॥६॥

6. śrūyatāmiha vaidehyā yathā me haraṇaṃ śrutam ,
yena cāpi mamākhyātaṃ yatra cāyatalocanā.

6. śrūyatām iha vaidehyāḥ yathā me haraṇam śrutam
yena ca api mama ākhyātam yatra ca āyatalocanā

6. śrūyatām iha yathā me vaidehyāḥ haraṇam śrutam
ca yena mama api ākhyātam ca yatra āyatalocanā

6. Listen here to how I heard of Vaidehi's abduction. Also, by whom it was recounted to me, and where the long-eyed one (Sita) is.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - listen (let it be heard, listen)

• इह (iha) - now, in this context (here, in this matter, now)

• वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Vaidehi (Sita) (of Vaidehi (Sita), from Vaidehi)

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which manner)

• मे (me) - by me (indicating the agent of hearing) (by me, to me, my)

• हरणम् (haraṇam) - abduction (of Sita) (abduction, seizure, carrying away)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard, learned (heard, listened to)

• येन (yena) - by whom (the person who recounted) (by whom, by which)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• मम (mama) - to me (recipient of narration) (to me, my)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - was recounted (to me) (narrated, recounted, told)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आयतलोचना (āyatalocanā) - the long-eyed one (Sita) (long-eyed one)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - listen (let it be heard, listen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śrū

Imperative, Passive

3rd person singular imperative, passive voice

Root: śru (class 5)

इह (iha) - now, in this context (here, in this matter, now)

(indeclinable)

वैदेह्याः (vaidehyāḥ) - of Vaidehi (Sita) (of Vaidehi (Sita), from Vaidehi)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - belonging to Videha, princess of Videha, Sita

Derived from Videha (name of a kingdom).

यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (indicating the agent of hearing) (by me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person pronoun.

Note: Often used as an enclitic for dative/genitive. Here, effectively agent for passive 'śrutam'.

हरणम् (haraṇam) - abduction (of Sita) (abduction, seizure, carrying away)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of haraṇa

haraṇa - carrying, seizing, abduction, removal

From √hṛ (to seize, carry) + -ana.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'śrutam'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard, learned (heard, listened to)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in śruti)

Past Passive Participle

From √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective with implied 'asti'.

येन (yena) - by whom (the person who recounted) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Agent of 'ākhyātam'.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मम (mama) - to me (recipient of narration) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person pronoun.

Note: Used here in a dative sense.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - was recounted (to me) (narrated, recounted, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, narrated, named

Past Passive Participle

From ā + √khyā (to tell).

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective with implied 'asti'.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आयतलोचना (āyatalocanā) - the long-eyed one (Sita) (long-eyed one)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyatalocanā

āyatalocanā - one with long eyes, having large eyes

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āyata+locana)

• āyata – long, extended, stretched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + √yam (to extend).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From √loc (to see, perceive).
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

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