वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-29

दह्यमाने च लाङ्गूले चिन्तयामास वानरः ।
प्रदीप्तो ऽग्निरयं कस्मान्न मां दहति सर्वतः ॥२९॥

29. dahyamāne ca lāṅgūle cintayāmāsa vānaraḥ ,
pradīpto'gnirayaṃ kasmānna māṃ dahati sarvataḥ.

29. dahyamāne ca lāṅgūle cintayāmāsa vānaraḥ
pradīptaḥ agniḥ ayam kasmāt na mām dahati sarvataḥ

29. ca lāṅgūle dahyamāne vānaraḥ cintayāmāsa: "ayam
pradīptaḥ agniḥ mām sarvataḥ kasmāt na dahati?"

29. And while his tail was being consumed by fire, the monkey (Hanuman) pondered: "Why does this blazing fire not burn me completely?"

Words meanings summery:

• दह्यमाने (dahyamāne) - while being burnt, while being consumed

• च (ca) - and

• लाङ्गूले (lāṅgūle) - in Hanuman's tail (in the tail)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - reflected, pondered, thought

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Hanuman (the monkey)

• प्रदीप्तः (pradīptaḥ) - blazing, fully lit, inflamed

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause

• न (na) - not, no

• माम् (mām) - me

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, on all sides, everywhere

Words meanings and morphology

दह्यमाने (dahyamāne) - while being burnt, while being consumed

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of dahyamāna

dah - to burn, consume by fire

Present Passive Participle (Atmanepada)

Derived from root dah (class 1, bhvādi), passive voice, Atmanepada

Root: dah (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लाङ्गूले (lāṅgūle) - in Hanuman's tail (in the tail)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - reflected, pondered, thought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cintayāmāsa

Perfect (Periphrastic)

From denominative root cintay (from cintā 'thought')

Root: cit (class 1)

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Hanuman (the monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

प्रदीप्तः (pradīptaḥ) - blazing, fully lit, inflamed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, very bright, illuminated, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dīp (to shine) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of 'kim' used as an adverb for 'why'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me, myself

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from/on all sides'

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