वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-25, verse-31

प्रणिपात प्रसन्ना हि मैथिली जनकात्मजा ।
अलमेषा परित्रातुं राक्षस्यो महतो भयात् ॥३१॥

31. praṇipāta prasannā hi maithilī janakātmajā ,
alameṣā paritrātuṃ rākṣasyo mahato bhayāt.

31. praṇipāta prasannā hi maithilī janakātmajā
alam eṣā paritrātum rākṣasyaḥ mahataḥ bhayāt

31. hi maithilī janakātmajā praṇipāta prasannā
eṣā rākṣasyaḥ mahataḥ bhayāt paritrātum alam

31. Indeed, Maithili, the daughter of Janaka, when appeased by supplication, is capable, O ogresses, of protecting [you] from great danger.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणिपात (praṇipāta) - by means of supplication (prostration, bowing down, supplication)

• प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - pleased (by supplication) (pleased, gracious, clear, calm)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• मैथिली (maithilī) - Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila)

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, daughter of King Janaka (Janaka's daughter)

• अलम् (alam) - capable, sufficient, able, enough

• एषा (eṣā) - this one (referring to Maithili) (this (feminine))

• परित्रातुम् (paritrātum) - to protect, to save, to rescue

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - O ogresses, female demons

• महतः (mahataḥ) - from great

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, from danger

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणिपात (praṇipāta) - by means of supplication (prostration, bowing down, supplication)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of praṇipāta

praṇipāta - prostration, bowing down, respectful salutation, supplication

from root pat with upasargas pra-ni

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Implied instrumental case, forming a semantic compound with 'prasannā'.

प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - pleased (by supplication) (pleased, gracious, clear, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, gracious, clear, calm

Past Passive Participle

from root sad with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Refers to Maithili.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

मैथिली (maithilī) - Maithili (Sita, daughter of the king of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, Sita

Note: An epithet for Sita.

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - Sita, daughter of King Janaka (Janaka's daughter)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka, Sita

Janaka + ātmajā (daughter)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, King of Mithila)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  feminine of ātmaja
  Prefix: ātman
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Another epithet for Sita.

अलम् (alam) - capable, sufficient, able, enough

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this one (referring to Maithili) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to Maithili.

परित्रातुम् (paritrātum) - to protect, to save, to rescue

(verb)

infinitive of trā

Infinitive

from root trā with upasarga pari

Prefix: pari

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'alam'.

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - O ogresses, female demons

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Note: Addressed group.

महतः (mahataḥ) - from great

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'bhayāt'.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, from danger

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: From what they need protection.

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