वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-36, verse-53

प्रतिगृह्य ततो वीरो मणिरत्नमनुत्तमम् ।
अङ्गुल्या योजयामास न ह्यस्या प्राभवद्भुजः ॥५३॥

53. pratigṛhya tato vīro maṇiratnamanuttamam ,
aṅgulyā yojayāmāsa na hyasyā prābhavadbhujaḥ.

53. pratigṛhya tataḥ vīraḥ maṇiratnam anuttamam
aṅgulyā yojayāmāsa na hi asyā prābhavat bhujaḥ

53. Then the hero (Hanumān), having received that unsurpassed jewel-gem, tried to place it on his finger, but indeed his arm was not capable (of accommodating it).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received (having received, having accepted)

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

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (Hanumān) (hero, brave man)

• मणिरत्नम् (maṇiratnam) - the jewel-gem (crest-jewel) (jewel-gem, an excellent jewel)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, peerless, excellent)

• अङ्गुल्या (aṅgulyā) - with his finger (with the finger, by the finger)

• योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - he tried to place (he caused to be joined, he applied, he tried to place/fit)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• अस्या (asyā) - of his (Hanumān's) (of him, of her, of this)

• प्राभवत् (prābhavat) - was capable (of accommodating it) (was capable, was able, could)

• भुजः (bhujaḥ) - his arm (arm, hand)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received (having received, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of √grah with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

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

(indeclinable)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (Hanumān) (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant, chief

Note: Subject of 'yojayāmāsa'.

मणिरत्नम् (maṇiratnam) - the jewel-gem (crest-jewel) (jewel-gem, an excellent jewel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇiratna

maṇiratna - a jewel among jewels, an excellent jewel, a precious gem

Compound of maṇi (jewel) and ratna (gem, jewel).

Compound type : tatpurusha (maṇi+ratna)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, bead
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'yojayāmāsa'.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, peerless, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, highest, best, excellent

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'uttama' (best).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (neuter)
  Superlative of ud-tama

Note: Agrees with 'maṇiratnam'.

अङ्गुल्या (aṅgulyā) - with his finger (with the finger, by the finger)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aṅguli

aṅguli - finger, toe

Note: Means 'by means of the finger', or potentially denoting location 'on the finger'.

योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - he tried to place (he caused to be joined, he applied, he tried to place/fit)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) of Causative

3rd person singular perfect active of the causative stem 'yojaya' of √yuj (class 7).

Root: yuj (class 7)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or cause.

अस्या (asyā) - of his (Hanumān's) (of him, of her, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Genitive singular of 'idam'. Can be masculine or feminine. Here used as feminine genitive (asyāḥ would also be possible, but verse has 'asyā').

Note: Possessive, modifying 'bhujaḥ'.

प्राभवत् (prābhavat) - was capable (of accommodating it) (was capable, was able, could)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of prabhū

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular imperfect active of √bhū with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

भुजः (bhujaḥ) - his arm (arm, hand)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand, limb

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