वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-9, verse-20

गूहमानस्य मे तत्त्वं यत्नतो मन्त्रिभिः श्रुतम् ।
ततो ऽहं तैः समागम्य समेतैरभिषेचितः ॥२०॥

20. gūhamānasya me tattvaṃ yatnato mantribhiḥ śrutam ,
tato'haṃ taiḥ samāgamya sametairabhiṣecitaḥ.

20. gūhamānasya me tattvam yatnataḥ mantribhiḥ śrutam
tataḥ aham taiḥ samāgamya sametaiḥ abhiṣecitaḥ

20. me gūhamānasya api mantribhiḥ yatnataḥ tattvam śrutam
tataḥ aham taiḥ sametaiḥ samāgamya abhiṣecitaḥ

20. While I was trying to conceal it, the truth was carefully heard by the ministers. Thereafter, having met with those assembled ministers, I was consecrated (as king).

Words meanings summery:

• गूहमानस्य (gūhamānasya) - of me (Sugriva) while concealing (the truth) (of him who was concealing, while he was hiding)

• मे (me) - my (referring to Sugriva's attempt to conceal) (to me, my, for me)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth (about Vali's death) (truth, reality, essence, principle)

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with (great) effort (by the ministers) (with effort, carefully, diligently)

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by the ministers (of Kishkindha) (by the ministers, by the counselors)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (the truth) (heard, listened, revealed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (following the truth being known) (then, thence, therefore, after that)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Sugriva) (I, myself)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (ministers) (by them)

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met (with them) (having met, having come together, having approached)

• समेतैः (sametaiḥ) - by the assembled (ministers) (by the assembled, by the united)

• अभिषेचितः (abhiṣecitaḥ) - was consecrated (as king) (was anointed, was consecrated, was installed)

Words meanings and morphology

गूहमानस्य (gūhamānasya) - of me (Sugriva) while concealing (the truth) (of him who was concealing, while he was hiding)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gūhamāna

gūhamāna - concealing, hiding, covering

Present Middle Participle

From root `guh` (to hide, conceal) + `śānac` suffix

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

मे (me) - my (referring to Sugriva's attempt to conceal) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'gūhamānasya'.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth (about Vali's death) (truth, reality, essence, principle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, element

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'śrutam'.

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with (great) effort (by the ministers) (with effort, carefully, diligently)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `yatna` (effort) + `tas` suffix (indicating 'from' or 'with')

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by the ministers (of Kishkindha) (by the ministers, by the counselors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

From `mantra` (counsel)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (the truth) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, revealed (e.g., in Vedas)

Past Passive Participle

From root `śru` (to hear) + `kta` suffix

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb here.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (following the truth being known) (then, thence, therefore, after that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` (that) + `tas` suffix

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker, Sugriva) (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (ministers) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agrees with 'sametaiḥ'.

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met (with them) (having met, having come together, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From `sam-ā-gam` (to come together, meet) + `ya` suffix

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

समेतैः (sametaiḥ) - by the assembled (ministers) (by the assembled, by the united)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - come together, assembled, united, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From `sam-i` (to come together) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mantribhiḥ' and 'taiḥ' (implied).

अभिषेचितः (abhiṣecitaḥ) - was consecrated (as king) (was anointed, was consecrated, was installed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiṣecita

abhiṣecita - anointed, consecrated, installed (as king)

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From `abhi-sic` (to sprinkle, anoint) in causative form + `kta` suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Functions as the main verb 'was consecrated', agrees with 'aham'.

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