वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-67

उक्तश्च मधुरां वाणीं तया स मदनार्दितः ।
सीतया तव किं कार्यं महेन्द्रसमविक्रम ।
मया सह रमस्वाद्य मद्विशिष्टा न जानकी ॥६७॥

67. uktaśca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ tayā sa madanārditaḥ ,
sītayā tava kiṃ kāryaṃ mahendrasamavikrama ,
mayā saha ramasvādya madviśiṣṭā na jānakī.

67. uktaḥ ca madhurām vāṇīm tayā sa
madanārditaḥ sītayā tava kim kāryam
mahendrasamavikrama mayā saha
ramasva adya madviśiṣṭā na jānakī

67. tayā saḥ madanārditaḥ madhurām vāṇīm uktaḥ ca: "mahendrasamavikrama,
tava sītayā kim kāryam? adya mayā saha ramasva; jānakī madviśiṣṭā na.
"

67. She, with sweet words, spoke to him, who was afflicted by love: 'What is your purpose with Sītā, O one whose might is equal to Mahendra? Enjoy yourself with me today. Janakī is not superior to me.'

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• च (ca) - and, also

• मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasant, charming

• वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, voice, words

• तया (tayā) - by the female speaker (presumably a rākṣasī) (by her)

• स (sa) - Rāvaṇa (he, that one)

• मदनार्दितः (madanārditaḥ) - afflicted by desire for Sītā (afflicted by love/Cupid)

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā, by Sītā

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• किम् (kim) - what purpose (what, why, what for)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, work, business, what is to be done

• महेन्द्रसमविक्रम (mahendrasamavikrama) - O Rāvaṇa, whose valor is like that of Indra (O one whose valor is equal to Mahendra (Indra))

• मया (mayā) - with the speaker (with me, by me)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• रमस्व (ramasva) - enjoy yourself, delight yourself

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• मद्विशिष्टा (madviśiṣṭā) - superior to me, excelling me

• न (na) - not, no

• जानकी (jānakī) - Janakī (Sītā)

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

from vac + kta

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'sa' (he)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasant, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

Note: Qualifies vāṇīm

वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, voice, words

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, words, Sarasvatī (goddess of speech)

Note: Object of 'uktaḥ'

तया (tayā) - by the female speaker (presumably a rākṣasī) (by her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to a female speaker

स (sa) - Rāvaṇa (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa

मदनार्दितः (madanārditaḥ) - afflicted by desire for Sītā (afflicted by love/Cupid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madanārdita

madanārdita - afflicted by love, tormented by desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madana+ardita)

• madana – love, Cupid, passion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ardita – afflicted, distressed, tormented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ard + kta
  Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā, by Sītā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma)

Note: Used with 'kim kāryam'

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

किम् (kim) - what purpose (what, why, what for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative adverb here meaning 'what purpose'

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, work, business, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, work, duty, purpose

Gerundive

from kṛ + ṇyat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महेन्द्रसमविक्रम (mahendrasamavikrama) - O Rāvaṇa, whose valor is like that of Indra (O one whose valor is equal to Mahendra (Indra))

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahendrasamavikrama

mahendrasamavikrama - having valor equal to Mahendra (Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahendrasama+vikrama)

• mahendrasama – equal to Mahendra
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + kram + a
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāvaṇa

मया (mayā) - with the speaker (with me, by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case (mayā)

रमस्व (ramasva) - enjoy yourself, delight yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

मद्विशिष्टा (madviśiṣṭā) - superior to me, excelling me

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madviśiṣṭa

madviśiṣṭa - superior to me, excelling me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+viśiṣṭa)

• mat – than me (ablative of asmad)
  pronoun
• viśiṣṭa – distinguished, excellent, superior
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + śiṣ + kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies Janakī

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानकी (jānakī) - Janakī (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Janakī (Sītā, daughter of Janaka)

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