वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-38

तान्यङ्के दर्शनीयानि कृत्वा बहुविधं ततः ।
तेन देवप्रकाशेन देवेन परिदेवितम् ॥३८॥

38. tānyaṅke darśanīyāni kṛtvā bahuvidhaṃ tataḥ ,
tena devaprakāśena devena paridevitam.

38. tāni aṅke darśanīyāni kṛtvā bahuvidham
tataḥ tena devaprakāśena devena paridevitam

38. Having placed those beautiful (ornaments) on his lap, then that lord, who shone like a deity, lamented in many ways.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अङ्के (aṅke) - on his lap (on the lap, in the embrace)

• दर्शनीयानि (darśanīyāni) - beautiful (to look at) (beautiful, worth seeing, fit to be seen)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having done, having made)

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - in many ways (in many ways, manifold, various)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Rāma) (by him, by that)

• देवप्रकाशेन (devaprakāśena) - by the god-like (Rāma) (by the one shining like a god, god-like)

• देवेन (devena) - by the lord (Rāma) (by the god, by the lord)

• परिदेवितम् (paridevitam) - (he) lamented (lamented, wailed, lamentation)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

अङ्के (aṅke) - on his lap (on the lap, in the embrace)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, embrace, mark

दर्शनीयानि (darśanīyāni) - beautiful (to look at) (beautiful, worth seeing, fit to be seen)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of darśanīya

darśanīya - visible, beautiful, fit to be seen, worth seeing

Gerundive

From root dṛś (to see) with suffix -anīya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tāni'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects to the main action of 'paridevitam'.

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - in many ways (in many ways, manifold, various)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – much, many, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'paridevitam'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him (Rāma) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma, agent of 'paridevitam' (if translated actively).

देवप्रकाशेन (devaprakāśena) - by the god-like (Rāma) (by the one shining like a god, god-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devaprakāśa

devaprakāśa - shining like a god, god-like, divine-looking

Compound type : bahuvrihi (deva+prakāśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, luster, brightness, manifest
  noun (masculine)
  From root kāś (to shine) with upasarga pra (forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'devena'.

देवेन (devena) - by the lord (Rāma) (by the god, by the lord)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, lord

Note: Refers to Rāma.

परिदेवितम् (paridevitam) - (he) lamented (lamented, wailed, lamentation)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paridevita

paridevita - lamented, bemoaned, wailed; lamentation, wailing

Past Passive Participle

From root div (to lament) with upasarga pari (around, completely)

Prefix: pari

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Passive voice, meaning 'it was lamented' by the agent in instrumental case, or implying an action performed by 'tena'.

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