वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-7

यानि रामस्य चिह्नानि लक्ष्मणस्य च यानि वै ।
लक्षितानि विशालाक्षि वदतः शृणु तानि मे ॥७॥

7. yāni rāmasya cihnāni lakṣmaṇasya ca yāni vai ,
lakṣitāni viśālākṣi vadataḥ śṛṇu tāni me.

7. yāni rāmasya cihnāni lakṣmaṇasya ca yāni
vai lakṣitāni viśālākṣi vadataḥ śṛṇu tāni me

7. viśālākṣi (tvam) me vadataḥ rāmasya yāni cihnāni
lakṣmaṇasya ca yāni vai lakṣitāni tāni śṛṇu

7. O broad-eyed one, listen to me as I describe those distinguishing marks of Rama and Lakshmana that I have observed.

Words meanings summery:

• यानि (yāni) - those which (which, whatever)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• चिह्नानि (cihnāni) - distinguishing marks, characteristics (marks, signs, characteristics)

• लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

• च (ca) - and

• यानि (yāni) - those which (which, whatever)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• लक्षितानि (lakṣitāni) - that I have observed (marked, observed, perceived)

• विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O Sita (with beautiful broad eyes) (O broad-eyed one, O large-eyed one)

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - as I speak (Hanuman is the speaker) (of the speaker, while speaking)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

• तानि (tāni) - those (marks) (those)

• मे (me) - from me (as the speaker) (to me, for me, by me, from me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - those which (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, that, what

Note: Refers to cihnāni

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, dark

Note: Possessive for cihnāni

चिह्नानि (cihnāni) - distinguishing marks, characteristics (marks, signs, characteristics)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cihna

cihna - mark, sign, characteristic, emblem

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'are'

लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (proper name), having auspicious marks

Note: Possessive for cihnāni

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects rāmasya and lakṣmaṇasya

यानि (yāni) - those which (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, that, what

Note: Refers to cihnāni (repeated for emphasis or stylistic reasons)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

लक्षितानि (lakṣitāni) - that I have observed (marked, observed, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lakṣita

lakṣita - marked, observed, perceived, indicated

Past Passive Participle

From root lakṣ (to mark, observe)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies cihnāni

विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi) - O Sita (with beautiful broad eyes) (O broad-eyed one, O large-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśālākṣī

viśālākṣī - broad-eyed (feminine)

Compound of viśāla (broad, wide) and akṣī (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – broad, wide, large, extensive
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing Sita

वदतः (vadataḥ) - as I speak (Hanuman is the speaker) (of the speaker, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root vad (to speak), present active participle, masculine genitive singular

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Genitive of agent, referring to Hanuman (implied 'me')

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative Mood

Imperative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command to Sita

तानि (tāni) - those (marks) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of śṛṇu, referring to cihnāni

मे (me) - from me (as the speaker) (to me, for me, by me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Genitive of agent or source, 'from me' or 'of me'

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