वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-25

ततस्तस्मिन्महाबाहुः कोपसंवर्तितेक्षणः ।
वायसे कृतवान् क्रूरां मतिं मतिमतां वर ॥२५॥

25. tatastasminmahābāhuḥ kopasaṃvartitekṣaṇaḥ ,
vāyase kṛtavān krūrāṃ matiṃ matimatāṃ vara.

25. tataḥ tasmin mahābāhuḥ kopasaṃvartitekṣaṇaḥ
vāyase kṛtavān krūrām matim matimatām vara

25. tataḥ mahābāhuḥ matimatām varaḥ kopasaṃvartitekṣaṇaḥ
tasmin vāyase krūrām matim kṛtavān

25. Then, the mighty-armed (Rāma), with eyes contracted in anger, formed a cruel resolve concerning that crow, he who was the foremost among the wise.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, at that

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (mighty-armed)

• कोपसंवर्तितेक्षणः (kopasaṁvartitekṣaṇaḥ) - whose eyes are contracted/reddened by anger

• वायसे (vāyase) - regarding the crow, at the crow

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, he made, he formed

• क्रूराम् (krūrām) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

• मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, resolve

• मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent, among the wise

• वर (vara) - best, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, at that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the crow, 'in that (matter regarding the crow)' or 'at that (crow)'.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Refers to Rāma. (mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

कोपसंवर्तितेक्षणः (kopasaṁvartitekṣaṇaḥ) - whose eyes are contracted/reddened by anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kopasaṃvartitekṣaṇa

kopasaṁvartitekṣaṇa - whose eyes are contracted/reddened by anger

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kopa+saṃvartita+īkṣaṇa)

• kopa – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kup (class 4)
• saṃvartita – contracted, rolled up, reddened
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root vṛt with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

वायसे (vāyase) - regarding the crow, at the crow

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

Note: Locative case used to indicate the object of thought/action.

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, he made, he formed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done/made

past active participle (kṛtavat)

from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -vat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a finite verb.

क्रूराम् (krūrām) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful

Note: Agrees with 'matim'.

मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, resolve

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intention, resolve

from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent, among the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise

possessive suffix -mat

वर (vara) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Note: Used as an epithet for Rāma.

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