वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-75

तस्याहं हरिणः क्षेत्रे जातो वातेन मैथिलि ।
हनूमानिति विख्यातो लोके स्वेनैव कर्मणा ।
विश्वासार्थं तु वैदेहि भर्तुरुक्ता मया गुणाः ॥७५॥

75. tasyāhaṃ hariṇaḥ kṣetre jāto vātena maithili ,
hanūmāniti vikhyāto loke svenaiva karmaṇā ,
viśvāsārthaṃ tu vaidehi bharturuktā mayā guṇāḥ.

75. tasya aham hariṇaḥ kṣetre jātaḥ vātena
maithili hanumān iti vikhyātaḥ
loke svena eva karmaṇā viśvāsārtham
tu vaidehi bhartuḥ uktā mayā guṇāḥ

75. maithili aham tasya hariṇaḥ kṣetre
vātena jātaḥ svena eva karmaṇā loke
hanumān iti vikhyātaḥ vaidehi
viśvāsārtham tu bhartuḥ guṇāḥ mayā uktā

75. O Maithilī, I was born in the lineage of that monkey (Kesari) through Vāyu (the wind god). I am renowned in the world as Hanumān by my own actions (karma). And indeed, O Vaidehī, these virtues of your husband have been recounted by me for the sake of your conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - of the monkey (Kesari) (of the monkey, of the deer)

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the lineage (in the field, in the region, in the lineage)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• वातेन (vātena) - by the wind (god)

• मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithilī (Sītā)

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned, famous

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed (karma)

• विश्वासार्थम् (viśvāsārtham) - for the sake of trust/conviction

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Vaidehī (Janaka's daughter, Sītā)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• उक्ता (uktā) - recounted (referring to the qualities) (told, spoken)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - of the monkey (Kesari) (of the monkey, of the deer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope; tawny, golden

क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the lineage (in the field, in the region, in the lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, region, domain, lineage

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root jan + kta

Root: jan (class 4)

वातेन (vātena) - by the wind (god)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, wind-god Vāyu

मैथिलि (maithili) - O Maithilī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - woman from Mithilā; Sītā, daughter of the king of Mithilā

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanumān

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - having a (large) jaw; Hanumān

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned, famous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root khyā with prefix vi + kta

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, fate (karma)

विश्वासार्थम् (viśvāsārtham) - for the sake of trust/conviction

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśvāsa+artha)

• viśvāsa – trust, faith, belief
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose (accusative of purpose).

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

वैदेहि (vaidehi) - O Vaidehī (Janaka's daughter, Sītā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - belonging to Videha; Sītā, daughter of the king of Videha

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - bearer, supporter, husband

उक्ता (uktā) - recounted (referring to the qualities) (told, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vac + kta

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The feminine singular participle `uktā` does not grammatically agree in gender and number with `guṇāḥ` (masculine plural nominative). This might be a poetic license, an archaic usage, or an ellipsis where `uktā` refers to an implied feminine singular noun like 'speech' or 'story' (e.g., `kathā` or `vārtā`) about the qualities.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, excellence, constituent of nature

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