वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-52

ततो वस्त्रगतं मुक्त्वा दिव्यं चूडामणिं शुभम् ।
प्रदेयो राघवायेति सीता हनुमते ददौ ॥५२॥

52. tato vastragataṃ muktvā divyaṃ cūḍāmaṇiṃ śubham ,
pradeyo rāghavāyeti sītā hanumate dadau.

52. tataḥ vastragatam muktvā divyam cūḍāmaṇim śubham
pradeyaḥ rāghavāya iti sītā hanumate dadau

52. Then, taking out the divine and auspicious crest-jewel that was held in her garment, Sītā gave it to Hanumān, saying, 'This is to be given to Rāghava (Rāma).'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• वस्त्रगतम् (vastragatam) - held within her garment (gone into the garment, contained in the garment)

• मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having taken out (having released, having let go, having taken out)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, celestial, brilliant)

• चूडामणिम् (cūḍāmaṇim) - crest-jewel (crest-jewel, head-jewel)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, good)

• प्रदेयः (pradeyaḥ) - to be given (to be given, suitable to be given, ought to be given)

• राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rāghava (Rāma) (to Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

• इति (iti) - thus, saying (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife))

• हनुमते (hanumate) - to Hanumān

• ददौ (dadau) - gave

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

वस्त्रगतम् (vastragatam) - held within her garment (gone into the garment, contained in the garment)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vastragata

vastragata - gone into a garment, covered by a garment

Past Passive Participle

Formed from vastra (garment) + gata (gone, PPP of √gam). It is a tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vastra+gata)

• vastra – garment, cloth, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cūḍāmaṇim'.

मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having taken out (having released, having let go, having taken out)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of √muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, celestial, brilliant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, brilliant, beautiful

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'cūḍāmaṇim'.

चूडामणिम् (cūḍāmaṇim) - crest-jewel (crest-jewel, head-jewel)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cūḍāmaṇi

cūḍāmaṇi - crest-jewel, jewel worn on the head, chief of a class

Compound type : tatpurusha (cūḍā+maṇi)

• cūḍā – crest, topknot, tuft of hair on the crown
  noun (feminine)
• maṇi – jewel, gem, bead
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'muktvā'.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, beautiful, splendid, good

Note: Agrees with 'cūḍāmaṇim'.

प्रदेयः (pradeyaḥ) - to be given (to be given, suitable to be given, ought to be given)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradeya

pradeya - to be given, deliverable, due

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Formed from prefix 'pra' + √dā (to give) + suffix '-eya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the jewel (cūḍāmaṇi) implicitly.

राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rāghava (Rāma) (to Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, particularly Rāma

Note: Recipient of the giving.

इति (iti) - thus, saying (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase as a quotation or purpose.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter, Rāma's wife))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper noun), furrow

Note: Subject of 'dadau'.

हनुमते (hanumate) - to Hanumān

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān (proper noun)

Possessive suffix -mat added to Hanu (jaw).

Note: Recipient of the action.

ददौ (dadau) - gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of dā

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular perfect active of √dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

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