वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-56, verse-90

तच्छ्रुत्वा करुणं वाक्यं क्रोधो मामभ्यवर्तत ।
उत्तरं च मया दृष्टं कार्यशेषमनन्तरम् ॥९०॥

90. tacchrutvā karuṇaṃ vākyaṃ krodho māmabhyavartata ,
uttaraṃ ca mayā dṛṣṭaṃ kāryaśeṣamanantaram.

90. tat śrutvā karuṇam vākyam krodhaḥ mām abhyavartata
uttaram ca mayā dṛṣṭam kāryaśeṣam anantaram

90. tat karuṇam vākyam śrutvā,
krodhaḥ mām abhyavartata.
ca anantarम् mayā uttaram kāryaśeṣam dṛṣṭam.

90. Having heard that pitiable statement, anger surged up in me. And then, I considered the remaining part of my mission.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• करुणम् (karuṇam) - pitiable, mournful (pitiful, mournful, compassionate)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - (Sita's) statement (speech, statement, sentence)

• क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger (anger, wrath)

• माम् (mām) - me (Hanuman) (me)

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - assailed me, overcame me (approached, assailed, turned towards)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the next (task) (reply, subsequent, northern)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - considered, perceived (seen, perceived, considered)

• कार्यशेषम् (kāryaśeṣam) - the remaining part of my mission/task (remaining work, residual task)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately thereafter (immediately after, subsequently, without interval)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

neuter accusative singular of tad

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

करुणम् (karuṇam) - pitiable, mournful (pitiful, mournful, compassionate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karuṇa

karuṇa - pitiful, mournful, compassionate

Note: Agrees with vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - (Sita's) statement (speech, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence

क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger (anger, wrath)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath

Root: krus (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me (Hanuman) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

accusative singular of asmad

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - assailed me, overcame me (approached, assailed, turned towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of abhi-√vṛt

imperfect

imperfect 3rd person singular middle

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The 'a' prefix in 'abhyavartata' is due to the imperfect tense and sandhi with 'abhi'.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - the next (task) (reply, subsequent, northern)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - reply, subsequent, northern

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'kāryaśeṣam' (remaining task), meaning 'the subsequent/next part'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

instrumental singular of asmad

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - considered, perceived (seen, perceived, considered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

PPP from √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally or with the implied 'it was seen by me' = 'I saw/considered'.

कार्यशेषम् (kāryaśeṣam) - the remaining part of my mission/task (remaining work, residual task)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāryaśeṣa

kāryaśeṣa - remaining work, residual task

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+śeṣa)

• kārya – to be done, duty, task
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive from √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can be masculine or neuter. Here interpreted as neuter to match 'dṛṣṭam' and 'uttaram'.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately thereafter (immediately after, subsequently, without interval)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+antara)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, difference, inside
  noun (neuter)

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