वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-29

पितृपैतामहं चैतत् पूर्वकैरभिरक्षितम् ।
न मे मधुवनं हन्यादहृष्टः प्लवगेश्वरः ॥२९॥

29. pitṛpaitāmahaṃ caitat pūrvakairabhirakṣitam ,
na me madhuvanaṃ hanyādahṛṣṭaḥ plavageśvaraḥ.

29. pitṛpaitāmaham ca etat pūrvakaiḥ abhirakṣitam
na me madhuvanam hanyāt ahṛṣṭaḥ plavageśvaraḥ

29. ca etat pitṛpaitāmaham pūrvakaiḥ abhirakṣitam
me madhuvanam ahṛṣṭaḥ plavageśvaraḥ na hanyāt

29. And this Madhuvana of mine, ancestral and protected by our predecessors, a displeased lord of monkeys would not harm.

Words meanings summery:

• पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral (Madhuvana) (ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एतत् (etat) - this (Madhuvana) (this, this one)

• पूर्वकैः (pūrvakaiḥ) - by our ancestors/predecessors (by former ones, by ancestors)

• अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected (by ancestors) (protected, guarded)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मे (me) - my (Sugrīva's) (my, to me, for me)

• मधुवनम् (madhuvanam) - the Madhuvana (Sugrīva's personal grove) (honey forest, grove of sweet things)

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he would harm/destroy (he should kill/destroy, he would kill/destroy)

• अहृष्टः (ahṛṣṭaḥ) - a displeased (lord of monkeys) (displeased, unhappy, not delighted)

• प्लवगेश्वरः (plavageśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (Sugrīva, but referring to Aṅgada as a representative) (lord of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral (Madhuvana) (ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha

pitṛpaitāmaha - paternal and ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather

Compound: pitṛ (father) + paitāmaha (from grandfather).

Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+paitāmaha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• paitāmaha – of or from the grandfather, ancestral
  adjective (masculine)
  From pitāmaha (grandfather).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एतत् (etat) - this (Madhuvana) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

पूर्वकैः (pūrvakaiḥ) - by our ancestors/predecessors (by former ones, by ancestors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrvaka

pūrvaka - former, previous, preceding, ancestor

From pūrva (former) + -ka (suffix).

अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected (by ancestors) (protected, guarded)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect) with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Madhuvana.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

मे (me) - my (Sugrīva's) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic form of asmad.

मधुवनम् (madhuvanam) - the Madhuvana (Sugrīva's personal grove) (honey forest, grove of sweet things)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhuvana

madhuvana - honey-forest, grove yielding honey or sweet fruits

Compound: madhu (honey) + vana (forest).

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+vana)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he would harm/destroy (he should kill/destroy, he would kill/destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

Optative

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses potential or conditional action.

अहृष्टः (ahṛṣṭaḥ) - a displeased (lord of monkeys) (displeased, unhappy, not delighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahṛṣṭa

ahṛṣṭa - not delighted, displeased, unhappy

Compound: a (not) + hṛṣṭa (delighted).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hṛṣṭa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• hṛṣṭa – delighted, joyful, thrilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛṣ (to be excited, delighted).
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies plavageśvaraḥ.

प्लवगेश्वरः (plavageśvaraḥ) - lord of monkeys (Sugrīva, but referring to Aṅgada as a representative) (lord of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plavageśvara

plavageśvara - lord of monkeys

Compound: plavaga (monkey) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+īśvara)

• plavaga – monkey (one who leaps)
  noun (masculine)
  From root plu (to leap) + ga (going).
  Root: plu (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, capable
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule, to be master).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Grammatically, this is the subject of hanyāt. The sense is that 'no unhappy commander of monkeys would destroy it.'

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