वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-37, verse-1

मणिं दत्त्वा ततः सीता हनूमन्तमथाब्रवीत् ।
अभिज्ञानमभिज्ञातमेतद् रामस्य तत्त्वतः ॥१॥

1. maṇiṃ dattvā tataḥ sītā hanūmantamathābravīt ,
abhijñānamabhijñātametad rāmasya tattvataḥ.

1. maṇim dattvā tataḥ sītā hanūmantam atha abravīt
abhijñānam abhijñātam etat rāmasya tattvataḥ

1. maṇim dattvā tataḥ sītā atha hanūmantam abravīt:
"etat rāmasya tattvataḥ abhijñātam abhijñānam (asti)"

1. Having given the jewel, Sita then spoke to Hanuman: "This is truly Rama's identified token of recognition."

Words meanings summery:

• मणिम् (maṇim) - the jewel

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanuman

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sita said (she said)

• अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - a token of recognition/identification

• अभिज्ञातम् (abhijñātam) - recognized, known, identified

• एतत् (etat) - this (jewel) (this)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

Words meanings and morphology

मणिम् (maṇim) - the jewel

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel

Note: Object of 'dattvā'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Derived from root `dā` + suffix `ktvā`

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Precedes the main verb.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper name, daughter of Janaka)

हनूमन्तम् (hanūmantam) - to Hanuman

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (proper name)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Sita said (she said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root `brū` (2nd class)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Past tense verb.

अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - a token of recognition/identification

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhijñāna

abhijñāna - token of recognition, sign, identification

Derived from `abhi-` + root `jñā` + suffix `ana`

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

अभिज्ञातम् (abhijñātam) - recognized, known, identified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhijñāta

abhijñāta - recognized, known, identified

past passive participle

Derived from `abhi-` + root `jñā` + suffix `kta`

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

एतत् (etat) - this (jewel) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Points to the jewel.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name)

Note: Possessive, related to 'abhijñānam'.

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix `tas` from `tattva`

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