वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-62, verse-38

हनूमांश्च महाबहुः प्रणम्य शिरसा ततः ।
नियतामक्षतां देवीं राघवाय न्यवेदयत् ॥३८॥

38. hanūmāṃśca mahābahuḥ praṇamya śirasā tataḥ ,
niyatāmakṣatāṃ devīṃ rāghavāya nyavedayat.

38. hanūmān ca mahābahuḥ praṇamya śirasā tataḥ
niyatām akṣatām devīm rāghavāya nyavedayat

38. tataḥ hanūmān mahābahuḥ śirasā praṇamya
niyatām akṣatām devīm rāghavāya ca nyavedayat

38. Then the mighty-armed Hanūman, bowing his head, reported to Rāma concerning the chaste and unharmed goddess.

Words meanings summery:

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanūman

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाबहुः (mahābahuḥ) - (describing Hanūman) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - (Hanūman bowing his head) (having bowed, prostrating)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence of action) (then, therefrom)

• नियताम् (niyatām) - (describing Sītā as chaste and disciplined) (restrained, controlled, chaste)

• अक्षताम् (akṣatām) - (describing Sītā as physically unharmed) (unharmed, uninjured, intact)

• देवीम् (devīm) - (referring to Sītā) (goddess, queen, lady)

• राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rāma, to the descendant of Raghu

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - (Hanūman reported about Sītā) (reported, presented, announced)

Words meanings and morphology

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanūman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanūman (name of a prominent Vanara, son of Vāyu)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाबहुः (mahābahuḥ) - (describing Hanūman) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed, a warrior

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - (Hanūman bowing his head) (having bowed, prostrating)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from pra-nam (to bow) + -ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence of action) (then, therefrom)

(indeclinable)

नियताम् (niyatām) - (describing Sītā as chaste and disciplined) (restrained, controlled, chaste)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, chaste, fixed, determined

Past Passive Participle

from ni-yam (to restrain)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

अक्षताम् (akṣatām) - (describing Sītā as physically unharmed) (unharmed, uninjured, intact)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akṣata

akṣata - uninjured, intact, unwounded, pure

Past Passive Participle

a (not) + kṣata (injured)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣata – injured, wounded, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from kṣaṇ (to injure)
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

देवीम् (devīm) - (referring to Sītā) (goddess, queen, lady)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, respected lady

राघवाय (rāghavāya) - to Rāma, to the descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - (Hanūman reported about Sītā) (reported, presented, announced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of niveday

Causative of ni-vid

from ni-vid (to know) in causative form

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

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