वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-37

तानि रामाय दत्तानि मयैवोपहृतानि च ।
स्वनवन्त्यवकीर्णन्ति तस्मिन् विहतचेतसि ॥३७॥

37. tāni rāmāya dattāni mayaivopahṛtāni ca ,
svanavantyavakīrṇanti tasmin vihatacetasi.

37. tāni rāmāya dattāni mayā eva upahṛtāni ca
svanavanti avakīrṇanti tasmin vihatacetasi

37. Those (ornaments) were given to Rāma and indeed offered by me; they were sounding and scattered while he was in a state of mental distress.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those (ornaments/belongings) (those)

• रामाय (rāmāya) - to Lord Rāma (to Rāma)

• दत्तानि (dattāni) - (which were) given (given, presented)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanumān, in context of the Rāmāyaṇa) (by me)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

• उपहृतानि (upahṛtāni) - (which were) presented/brought (offered, presented)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्वनवन्ति (svanavanti) - making a sound (e.g., tinkling) (sounding, noisy)

• अवकीर्णन्ति (avakīrṇanti) - scattered around (scattering, being scattered, strewn)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - while he (Rāma) (in him, in that)

• विहतचेतसि (vihatacetasi) - while his mind was distraught (whose mind is distraught/broken)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those (ornaments/belongings) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the objects previously mentioned or understood from context, likely Sītā's ornaments.

रामाय (rāmāya) - to Lord Rāma (to Rāma)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, pleasing, charming

दत्तानि (dattāni) - (which were) given (given, presented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'tāni'.

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanumān, in context of the Rāmāyaṇa) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that the speaker (Hanumān) was directly involved in offering them.

उपहृतानि (upahṛtāni) - (which were) presented/brought (offered, presented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of upahṛta

upahṛta - brought near, offered, presented

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to carry) with upasarga upa (near, towards)

Prefix: upa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'tāni', parallel to 'dattāni'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्वनवन्ति (svanavanti) - making a sound (e.g., tinkling) (sounding, noisy)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of svanavanti

svanavanti - sounding, noisy, having a sound

From svanā (sound) + -vat (possessive suffix), neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Note: Modifies 'tāni'.

अवकीर्णन्ति (avakīrṇanti) - scattered around (scattering, being scattered, strewn)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of avakīrṇat

avakīrṇat - scattering, strewn, dispersed, being scattered

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to scatter) with upasarga ava (down, away), in present active voice. The neuter nominative/accusative plural form.

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'tāni'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - while he (Rāma) (in him, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

विहतचेतसि (vihatacetasi) - while his mind was distraught (whose mind is distraught/broken)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vihatacetas

vihatacetas - having a distraught mind, with a broken spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vihata+cetas)

• vihata – struck down, broken, destroyed, distraught
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga vi (apart, asunder)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: han (class 2)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rāma, agreeing in gender, number, and case with 'tasmin'.

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