वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-77

श्रुत्वा तु गदितां वाचं राजर्षिगणपूजिताम् ।
प्रत्यभाषत मां देवी बाष्पैः पिहितलोचना ॥७७॥

77. śrutvā tu gaditāṃ vācaṃ rājarṣigaṇapūjitām ,
pratyabhāṣata māṃ devī bāṣpaiḥ pihitalocanā.

77. śrutvā tu gaditām vācam rājarṣigaṇapūjitām
prati abhāṣata mām devī bāṣpaiḥ pihitalocanā

77. tu rājarṣigaṇapūjitām gaditām vācam śrutvā
devī bāṣpaiḥ pihitalocanā mām pratyabhāṣata

77. However, having heard the spoken word, honored by groups of royal sages, the noble lady (devī) replied to me, her eyes veiled by tears.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गदिताम् (gaditām) - spoken, uttered

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, voice

• राजर्षिगणपूजिताम् (rājarṣigaṇapūjitām) - the speech which was honored by groups of royal sages (honored by groups of royal sages)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - she spoke, she replied

• माम् (mām) - to me (Hanumān) (me)

• देवी (devī) - the noble lady (Sītā) (goddess, noble lady, queen)

• बाष्पैः (bāṣpaiḥ) - with tears

• पिहितलोचना (pihitalocanā) - having her eyes covered with tears (having eyes covered/veiled)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -tvā to the root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating emphasis or slight contrast

गदिताम् (gaditām) - spoken, uttered

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadita

gadita - spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root gad (to speak) + kta

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vācam'

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, utterance

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'

राजर्षिगणपूजिताम् (rājarṣigaṇapūjitām) - the speech which was honored by groups of royal sages (honored by groups of royal sages)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājarṣigaṇapūjita

rājarṣigaṇapūjita - honored by groups of royal sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājarṣi+gaṇa+pūjita)

• rājarṣi – royal sage, king who is also a sage
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of rājan (king) + ṛṣi (sage)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)
• pūjita – honored, worshipped, revered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root pūj (to honor) + kta
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'vācam'

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

(indeclinable)

Note: Preverb, combined with 'abhāṣata' to mean 'replied'

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - she spoke, she replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect form of the root bhāṣ (1st class) in middle voice

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Here combined with 'prati' to form 'pratyabhāṣata' (replied)

माम् (mām) - to me (Hanumān) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of 'pratyabhāṣata'

देवी (devī) - the noble lady (Sītā) (goddess, noble lady, queen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, noble lady

Feminine of 'deva'

Note: Subject of the verb 'pratyabhāṣata'

बाष्पैः (bāṣpaiḥ) - with tears

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tear, steam, vapor

Note: Means 'by tears' or 'with tears'

पिहितलोचना (pihitalocanā) - having her eyes covered with tears (having eyes covered/veiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pihitalocana

pihitalocana - having eyes covered/veiled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pihita+locana)

• pihita – covered, veiled, closed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from api- + dhā (to place) + kta
  Prefix: api
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun or agent noun
  From root loc (to see)
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'devī'

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