वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-15

पर्यायेण प्रसुप्तश्च
ममाङ्के भरताग्रजः ॥१५॥

15. paryāyeṇa prasuptaśca
mamāṅke bharatāgrajaḥ.

15. paryāyeṇa prasuptaḥ ca
mama aṅke bharatāgrajaḥ

15. And then, the elder brother of Bharata (Rāma) in turn fell asleep in my lap.

Words meanings summery:

• पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - in turn (in turn, alternately, by rotation)

• प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - fell asleep (fallen asleep, asleep, sleeping)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मम (mama) - my (referring to Sītā) (my, of me)

• अङ्के (aṅke) - in my lap (in the lap, on the side, in the vicinity)

• भरताग्रजः (bharatāgrajaḥ) - the elder brother of Bharata (Rāma) (elder brother of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - in turn (in turn, alternately, by rotation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paryāya

paryāya - turn, rotation, sequence, alternative

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Often used adverbially

प्रसुप्तः (prasuptaḥ) - fell asleep (fallen asleep, asleep, sleeping)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasupta

prasupta - fallen asleep, asleep, sleeping

Past Passive Participle

From root svap (to sleep) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate for 'bharatāgrajaḥ'

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (referring to Sītā) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अङ्के (aṅke) - in my lap (in the lap, on the side, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, flank, side, mark, number

भरताग्रजः (bharatāgrajaḥ) - the elder brother of Bharata (Rāma) (elder brother of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharatāgraja

bharatāgraja - elder brother of Bharata (epithet of Rāma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+agraja)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• agraja – elder brother, born before
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: agra
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Rāma

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