वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-6

जानन्ती बत दिष्ट्या मां वैदेहि परिपृच्छसि ।
भर्तुः कमलपत्राक्षि संख्यानं लक्ष्मणस्य च ॥६॥

6. jānantī bata diṣṭyā māṃ vaidehi paripṛcchasi ,
bhartuḥ kamalapatrākṣi saṃkhyānaṃ lakṣmaṇasya ca.

6. jānantī bata diṣṭyā mām vaidehi paripṛcchasi
bhartuḥ kamalapattrākṣi saṃkhyānam lakṣmaṇasya ca

6. vaidehi kamalapattrākṣi (tvam) jānantī bata diṣṭyā
mām bhartuḥ lakṣmaṇasya ca saṃkhyānam paripṛcchasi

6. O Vaidehi, O lotus-eyed one, it is fortunate indeed that you, knowing (my connection to them), ask me for a description of your husband and of Lakshmana.

Words meanings summery:

• जानन्ती (jānantī) - knowing (my connection to Rama and Lakshmana) (knowing, understanding)

• बत (bata) - indeed, truly (expressing surprise/satisfaction) (alas, ah, indeed, truly)

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by good fortune, luckily (fortunately, by good luck)

• माम् (mām) - me (Hanuman) (me)

• वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Sita (O Vaidehi, O daughter of Videha)

• परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you inquire (about Rama and Lakshmana) (you ask, you inquire)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of your husband (Rama) (of the husband, of the master)

• कमलपत्त्राक्षि (kamalapattrākṣi) - O Sita, whose eyes resemble lotus petals (O lotus-petal-eyed one, O lotus-eyed one)

• संख्यानम् (saṁkhyānam) - a description (of their characteristics) (an enumeration, description, account)

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

जानन्ती (jānantī) - knowing (my connection to Rama and Lakshmana) (knowing, understanding)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, understanding

Present Active Participle

From root jñā (to know), present active participle, feminine nominative singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Describes Vaidehi

बत (bata) - indeed, truly (expressing surprise/satisfaction) (alas, ah, indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Exclamatory particle

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by good fortune, luckily (fortunately, by good luck)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of diṣṭi

diṣṭi - fate, luck, destiny

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'fortunately'

माम् (mām) - me (Hanuman) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of paripṛcchasi

वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Sita (O Vaidehi, O daughter of Videha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a woman of the Videha country, Janaka's daughter, Sita

Feminine of vaideha (relating to Videha)

Note: Addressing Sita

परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you inquire (about Rama and Lakshmana) (you ask, you inquire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pariprach

Present Tense

Present, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada of pari-prach

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Main verb, subject is 'you' (Sita)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of your husband (Rama) (of the husband, of the master)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, husband, master, lord

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive for saṃkhyānam

कमलपत्त्राक्षि (kamalapattrākṣi) - O Sita, whose eyes resemble lotus petals (O lotus-petal-eyed one, O lotus-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kamalapattrākṣī

kamalapattrākṣī - lotus-petal-eyed (feminine)

Compound of kamala (lotus), patra (petal), and akṣī (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+patra+akṣi)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appositive to Vaidehi

संख्यानम् (saṁkhyānam) - a description (of their characteristics) (an enumeration, description, account)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃkhyāna

saṁkhyāna - enumeration, calculation, description, characteristic

From saṃ-khyā (to count, enumerate)

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of paripṛcchasi

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name), having auspicious marks

Note: Possessive for saṃkhyānam

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects bhartuḥ and lakṣmaṇasya

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