वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-117

तेन मे कथितं राजन्भार्या मे रक्षसा हृता ।
तत्र साहाय्यहेतोर्मे समयं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥११७॥

117. tena me kathitaṃ rājanbhāryā me rakṣasā hṛtā ,
tatra sāhāyyahetorme samayaṃ kartumarhasi.

117. tena me kathitam rājan bhāryā me rakṣasā hṛtā
tatra sāhāyyahetoḥ me samayam kartum arhasi

117. rājan,
tena me "me bhāryā rakṣasā hṛtā" kathitam.
tatra sāhāyyahetoḥ me samayam kartum arhasi.

117. O king, he told me that his wife was carried away by a rākṣasa. Therefore, you should make a pact with me to provide assistance in that matter.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by Rama (by him)

• मे (me) - to Sugrīva (to me, for me)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - was told (by Rama) (told, narrated, spoken)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Sugrīva, king (O king)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - Rama's wife, Sītā (wife)

• मे (me) - Rama's (referring to the speaker of the inner quote) (my)

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by Rāvaṇa (by a rākṣasa, by a demon)

• हृता (hṛtā) - carried away, stolen

• तत्र (tatra) - in the matter of the abducted wife (there, in that matter)

• साहाय्यहेतोः (sāhāyyahetoḥ) - for the sake of help

• मे (me) - for Sugrīva (my, for me (genitive/dative))

• समयम् (samayam) - agreement, pact, appointment

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you (Sugrīva) should (you ought, you are able)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by Rama (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Third person demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agent of 'kathitam'.

मे (me) - to Sugrīva (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

Note: Recipient of the telling.

कथितम् (kathitam) - was told (by Rama) (told, narrated, spoken)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From kath + kta

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: It is the predicate of the implied 'idam' (this) or 'tat' (that).

राजन् (rājan) - O Sugrīva, king (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

भार्या (bhāryā) - Rama's wife, Sītā (wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, spouse

Gerundive (feminine)

From bhṛ + ṇyaT + ṭāp, literally 'one to be supported'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

मे (me) - Rama's (referring to the speaker of the inner quote) (my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by Rāvaṇa (by a rākṣasa, by a demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

हृता (hṛtā) - carried away, stolen

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - carried away, stolen, seized

Past Passive Participle

From hṛ + kta

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: It completes the verb 'was'.

तत्र (tatra) - in the matter of the abducted wife (there, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

From tad + tral

Note: Adverb of place or context.

साहाय्यहेतोः (sāhāyyahetoḥ) - for the sake of help

(noun)

masculine, singular of sāhāyyahetu

sāhāyyahetu - reason for help, for the sake of help

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāhāyya+hetu)

• sāhāyya – help, assistance
  noun (neuter)
  From sahāya + ṣyañ
  Root: sah (class 1)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 3)

मे (me) - for Sugrīva (my, for me (genitive/dative))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

Note: To or for me.

समयम् (samayam) - agreement, pact, appointment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, pact, convention

From sam-i + ac

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

infinitive

From kṛ + tumun

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Purpose clause.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you (Sugrīva) should (you ought, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Finite verb.

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