वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-7, verse-20

मया च यदिदं वाक्यमभिमानात् समीरितम् ।
तत्त्वया हरिशार्दूल तत्त्वमित्युपधार्यताम् ॥२०॥

20. mayā ca yadidaṃ vākyamabhimānāt samīritam ,
tattvayā hariśārdūla tattvamityupadhāryatām.

20. mayā ca yat idam vākyam abhimānāt samīritam
tat tvayā hariśārdūla tattvam iti upadhāryatām

20. hariśārdūla ca yat idam vākyam mayā abhimānāt
samīritam tat tvayā tattvam iti upadhāryatām

20. And whatever statement I have made with a sense of self-assurance, O lion among men (Hariśārdūla), let that be understood by you as the truth (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me (Sugriva) (by me)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

• इदम् (idam) - this (statement I am making now) (this)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, statement, word, sentence)

• अभिमानात् (abhimānāt) - with a sense of self-assurance (from pride, from self-assurance, out of a high opinion of oneself)

• समीरितम् (samīritam) - spoken, made (uttered, spoken, pronounced)

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rama) (by you)

• हरिशार्दूल (hariśārdūla) - O lion among men (addressing Rama) (O lion among men/monkeys, O best of heroes)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth (truth, reality, essence, principle)

• इति (iti) - as (the truth) (thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct speech or thought))

• उपधार्यताम् (upadhāryatām) - let it be understood (let it be considered, let it be understood, let it be accepted)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me (Sugriva) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent of samīritam.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this thought.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to vākyam.

इदम् (idam) - this (statement I am making now) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Modifies vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, statement, word, sentence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, word, sentence

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of samīritam.

अभिमानात् (abhimānāt) - with a sense of self-assurance (from pride, from self-assurance, out of a high opinion of oneself)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhimāna

abhimāna - pride, self-respect, high opinion of oneself, self-conceit, arrogance

From abhi-man (to think highly of)

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of the statement.

समीरितम् (samīritam) - spoken, made (uttered, spoken, pronounced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samīrita

samīrita - uttered, spoken, pronounced, moved

Past Passive Participle

From sam-īr (to move, to utter), past passive participle

Prefix: sam

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Modifies vākyam.

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Correlative to yat.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Rama) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Agent of upadhāryatām.

हरिशार्दूल (hariśārdūla) - O lion among men (addressing Rama) (O lion among men/monkeys, O best of heroes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of hariśārdūla

hariśārdūla - lion-tiger, best of men/heroes, tiger among monkeys (an epithet)

Compound of hari (lion/Vishnu/monkey) and śārdūla (tiger). Here, it's a 'samanādhikaraṇa tatpuruṣa' or 'mayūravyamsakādi' compound, meaning 'a tiger which is a lion' or simply 'best of (a class)'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+śārdūla)

• hari – lion, monkey, Vishnu, Indra, horse
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best of, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth (truth, reality, essence, principle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, true state, nature

From tad (that) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of upadhāryatām (implicitly, as 'iti' makes it direct speech).

इति (iti) - as (the truth) (thus, in this manner, that (introduces direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark that "tattvam" is the content of what should be understood.

उपधार्यताम् (upadhāryatām) - let it be understood (let it be considered, let it be understood, let it be accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of upadhārya

Prefix: upa

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'tat' (that statement).

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