वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-53, verse-17

इति चिन्तयतस्तस्य निमित्तान्युपपेदिरे ।
पूरमप्युपलब्धानि साक्षात् पुनरचिन्तयत् ॥१७॥

17. iti cintayatastasya nimittānyupapedire ,
pūramapyupalabdhāni sākṣāt punaracintayat.

17. iti cintayataḥ tasya nimittāni upapedire
pūrvam api upalabdāni sākṣāt punaḥ acintayat

17. iti tasya cintayataḥ nimittāni upapedire
pūrvam api upalabdāni sākṣāt punaḥ acintayat

17. As he was thus contemplating, signs appeared to him. He contemplated them again directly, even though they had already been observed.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - Thus, in this manner, so

• चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - Of him thinking, while he was thinking, contemplating

• तस्य (tasya) - To him, his

• निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - Omens, signs, causes

• उपपेदिरे (upapedire) - Appeared, manifested, approached

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Before, previously, formerly

• अपि (api) - Even, also, too

• उपलब्दानि (upalabdāni) - Observed, perceived, obtained, understood

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - Directly, visibly, in person

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, anew, moreover

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - He thought, he contemplated

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - Thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - Of him thinking, while he was thinking, contemplating

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - Thinking, contemplating, reflecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive) in causative 'cintay' + suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'tasya'

तस्य (tasya) - To him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - That, he, she, it

Note: Dative/genitive case, used here for 'to him' or 'for him'

निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - Omens, signs, causes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nimitta

nimitta - Omen, sign, cause, motive

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'upapedire'

उपपेदिरे (upapedire) - Appeared, manifested, approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of upapad

Perfect Tense (liṭ)

Root 'pad' with prefix 'upa', 3rd person plural, perfect (ātmanepada)

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'nimittāni'

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially

Root: pṛ

Note: Modifies 'upalabdāni'

अपि (api) - Even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifying particle

उपलब्दानि (upalabdāni) - Observed, perceived, obtained, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of upalabdha

upalabdha - Observed, perceived, obtained, acquired, understood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'upa' + root 'labh' (to obtain) + suffix 'kta'

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nimittāni' (implied or referring to them)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - Directly, visibly, in person

(indeclinable)

Root: akṣ

Note: Modifies 'acintayat'

पुनः (punaḥ) - Again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - He thought, he contemplated

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense (luṅ)

Causative of root 'cit' (to perceive) + augment 'a' + 3rd person singular, imperfect

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the second clause