वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-87

उत्तरं पुनरेवाह निश्चित्य मनसा तदा ।
हनूमन्मम वृत्तान्तं वक्तुमर्हसि राघवे ॥८७॥

87. uttaraṃ punarevāha niścitya manasā tadā ,
hanūmanmama vṛttāntaṃ vaktumarhasi rāghave.

87. uttaram punaḥ eva āha niścitya manasā tadā
hanūman mama vṛttāntam vaktum arhasi rāghave

87. tadā manasā niścitya punaḥ eva uttaram āha.
hanūman mama vṛttāntam rāghave vaktum arhasi.

87. Then, having resolved the matter in her mind, she spoke again: 'O Hanumat, you must convey my situation to Rāghava (Rāma).'

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the reply, the answer (reply, answer, subsequent, northern)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed, emphasized (indeed, only, just, quite)

• आह (āha) - she (Sita) said (he/she/it said)

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having resolved (in her mind) (having ascertained, having decided, having resolved)

• मनसा (manasā) - with her mind (by mind, with the mind, mentally)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• हनूमन् (hanūman) - O Hanumat

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - my situation, my story (news, story, account, situation)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to tell (to speak, to tell)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to do something), you must (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

• राघवे (rāghave) - to Rāghava (Rāma) (to Rāghava, concerning Rāghava)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the reply, the answer (reply, answer, subsequent, northern)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - reply, answer, subsequent, north

Note: Can also be nominative neuter. Context implies accusative.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasized (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - she (Sita) said (he/she/it said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √ah

perfect

root √ah, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: ah (class 2)

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having resolved (in her mind) (having ascertained, having decided, having resolved)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from √ci with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

मनसा (manasā) - with her mind (by mind, with the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

हनूमन् (hanūman) - O Hanumat

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of Hanūmat

Hanūmat - Hanumat (name of the monkey general)

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

genitive singular of asmad

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - my situation, my story (news, story, account, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - news, story, account, situation

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to tell (to speak, to tell)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to do something), you must (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

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

present

present 2nd person singular

Root: arh (class 1)

राघवे (rāghave) - to Rāghava (Rāma) (to Rāghava, concerning Rāghava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of Rāghava

Rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

Note: Locative used here with the meaning of 'to' or 'concerning'.

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