वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-68

बभूव बुद्धिस्तु हरीश्वरस्य यदीदृशी राघवधर्मपत्नी ।
इमा यथा राक्षसराजभार्याः सुजातमस्येति हि साधुबुद्धेः ॥६८॥

68. babhūva buddhistu harīśvarasya yadīdṛśī rāghavadharmapatnī ,
imā yathā rākṣasarājabhāryāḥ sujātamasyeti hi sādhubuddheḥ.

68. babhūva buddhiḥ tu harīśvarasya
yadi īdṛśī rāghavadharma-patnī
imāḥ yathā rākṣasarāja-bhāryāḥ
sujātam asya iti hi sādhubuddheḥ

68. harīśvarasya buddhiḥ tu babhūva (iti): "yadi rāghavadharma-patnī īdṛśī (na) yathā imāḥ rākṣasarāja-bhāryāḥ,
hi asya sujātam!" sādhubuddheḥ (iti).

68. But the monkey king's (Hanuman's) thought was, "If Rāghava's devoted wife (dharma-patnī) is like this (so pure and distinguished), unlike these wives of the demon king (Rāvaṇa) – truly, this is noble birth (sujātam) for her!" Such was the reasoning of his pure intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, thought

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हरीश्वरस्य (harīśvarasya) - of the lord of monkeys, of Hanuman (masculine singular genitive)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind (feminine singular)

• राघवधर्म-पत्नी (rāghavadharma-patnī) - Rāghava's devoted wife, Rāma's virtuous wife (Sītā)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• राक्षसराज-भार्याः (rākṣasarāja-bhāryāḥ) - wives of Rāvaṇa, the demon king (wives of the demon king (feminine plural nominative))

• सुजातम् (sujātam) - well-born, noble origin, good lineage (neuter singular nominative)

• अस्य (asya) - of her (Sītā) (of this (feminine/neuter singular genitive, or masculine singular genitive))

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• साधुबुद्धेः (sādhubuddheḥ) - of Hanuman, who had a pure intellect (of him of pure intellect, of the wise one (masculine singular genitive))

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

Liṭ, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, thought, mind

Root: budh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

हरीश्वरस्य (harīśvarasya) - of the lord of monkeys, of Hanuman (masculine singular genitive)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harīśvara

harīśvara - lord of monkeys, name of Sugrīva or Hanuman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hari+īśvara)

• hari – monkey, lion, Viṣṇu, horse
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind (feminine singular)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

राघवधर्म-पत्नी (rāghavadharma-patnī) - Rāghava's devoted wife, Rāma's virtuous wife (Sītā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāghavadharma-patnī

rāghavadharma-patnī - Rāghava's devoted wife, Rāma's virtuous wife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāghava+dharma+patnī)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• dharma – virtue, duty, natural law, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

राक्षसराज-भार्याः (rākṣasarāja-bhāryāḥ) - wives of Rāvaṇa, the demon king (wives of the demon king (feminine plural nominative))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasarāja-bhāryā

rākṣasarāja-bhāryā - wife of the demon king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasarāja+bhāryā)

• rākṣasarāja – king of demons
  noun (masculine)
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

सुजातम् (sujātam) - well-born, noble origin, good lineage (neuter singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sujāta

sujāta - well-born, noble, of good family, well-produced

Past Passive Participle (with prefix)

from root jan with prefix su

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+jāta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - of her (Sītā) (of this (feminine/neuter singular genitive, or masculine singular genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

साधुबुद्धेः (sādhubuddheḥ) - of Hanuman, who had a pure intellect (of him of pure intellect, of the wise one (masculine singular genitive))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sādhubuddhi

sādhubuddhi - of pure intellect, wise, discerning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sādhu+buddhi)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, excellent, pure
  adjective
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

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