वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-84

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवीमहमार्यामनिन्दिताम् ।
राघवस्य मनोह्लादमभिज्ञानमयाचिषम् ॥८४॥

84. praṇamya śirasā devīmahamāryāmaninditām ,
rāghavasya manohlādamabhijñānamayāciṣam.

84. praṇamya śirasā devīm aham āryām aninditām
rāghavasya manohlādam abhijñānam ayāciṣam

84. aham śirasā devīm āryām aninditām praṇamya
rāghavasya manohlādam abhijñānam ayāciṣam

84. Having bowed my head, I requested from the blameless, noble goddess a token of recognition that would gladden Rāghava's mind.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• देवीम् (devīm) - to Sītā, the divine lady (to the goddess, to the divine lady)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आर्याम् (āryām) - Sītā, the noble lady (noble lady, respectable woman)

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - Sītā, who is blameless (blameless, faultless)

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma)

• मनोह्लादम् (manohlādam) - gladdening the mind, delight to the mind

• अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - token of recognition, distinguishing mark

• अयाचिषम् (ayāciṣam) - I asked, I requested

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root nam with prefix pra- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

देवीम् (devīm) - to Sītā, the divine lady (to the goddess, to the divine lady)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

आर्याम् (āryām) - Sītā, the noble lady (noble lady, respectable woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble woman, respectable lady

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - Sītā, who is blameless (blameless, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aninditā

aninditā - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-, in- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, censured, reproached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nind with suffix -ta
  Root: nind (class 1)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāghava (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendent of Raghu, Rāma

मनोह्लादम् (manohlādam) - gladdening the mind, delight to the mind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manohlāda

manohlāda - delight of the mind, gladdening the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+hlāda)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• hlāda – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hlād (class 1)

अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - token of recognition, distinguishing mark

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhijñāna

abhijñāna - token, sign, recognition, mark of recognition

अयाचिषम् (ayāciṣam) - I asked, I requested

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of yāc

1st person singular aorist active

Root: yāc (class 1)

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