वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-7, verse-69

पुनश्च सो ऽचिन्तयदार्तरूपो ध्रुवं विशिष्टा गुणतो हि सीता ।
अथायमस्यां कृतवान्महात्मा लङ्केश्वरः कष्टमनार्यकर्म ॥६९॥

69. punaśca so'cintayadārtarūpo dhruvaṃ viśiṣṭā guṇato hi sītā ,
athāyamasyāṃ kṛtavānmahātmā laṅkeśvaraḥ kaṣṭamanāryakarma.

69. punaḥ ca saḥ acintayat ārtarūpaḥ
dhruvam viśiṣṭā guṇataḥ hi sītā
atha ayam asyām kṛtavān mahātmā
laṅkeśvaraḥ kaṣṭam anāryakarma

69. punaḥ ca ārtarūpaḥ saḥ acintayat: "dhruvam hi sītā guṇataḥ viśiṣṭā.
atha ayam mahātmā laṅkeśvaraḥ asyām kaṣṭam anāryakarma kṛtavān.
"

69. Again, appearing distressed, he (Hanuman) pondered: "Surely Sītā is exceptionally distinguished by her qualities. Yet, this great and powerful lord of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa) has committed a terrible, ignoble deed against her."

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he pondered

• आर्तरूपः (ārtarūpaḥ) - of distressed form, appearing distressed (masculine singular nominative)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, fixedly

• विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - distinguished, excellent, superior (feminine singular nominative)

• गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - by reason of qualities, in terms of qualities

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name, feminine singular nominative)

• अथ (atha) - now, then, but, moreover

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

• अस्याम् (asyām) - against Sītā (in her, on her, against her (feminine singular locative))

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he has done, he has made

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - a descriptive title for Rāvaṇa, implying his power rather than virtue here, used ironically or to emphasize his high status from which he fell. (great-souled, noble, illustrious (masculine singular nominative))

• लङ्केश्वरः (laṅkeśvaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa (lord of Laṅkā (masculine singular nominative))

• कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - difficulty, pain, suffering, terrible (neuter singular accusative)

• अनार्यकर्म (anāryakarma) - ignoble act, un-Aryan deed (neuter singular nominative/accusative)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he pondered

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

L-aṅ, 3rd person singular, active voice (from causative of cit)

Root: cit (class 10)

आर्तरूपः (ārtarūpaḥ) - of distressed form, appearing distressed (masculine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārtarūpa

ārtarūpa - of distressed form, having a sorrowful appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārta+rūpa)

• ārta – distressed, afflicted, hurt, suffering
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ (to go) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, fixedly

(indeclinable)

विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - distinguished, excellent, superior (feminine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, special, superior

Past Passive Participle

from root śiṣ with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

गुणतः (guṇataḥ) - by reason of qualities, in terms of qualities

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सीता (sītā) - Sītā (proper name, feminine singular nominative)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rāma), furrow, plow-line

अथ (atha) - now, then, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

अस्याम् (asyām) - against Sītā (in her, on her, against her (feminine singular locative))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he has done, he has made

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Past Active Participle (kṛtavat)

kṛtavat, masculine singular nominative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - a descriptive title for Rāvaṇa, implying his power rather than virtue here, used ironically or to emphasize his high status from which he fell. (great-souled, noble, illustrious (masculine singular nominative))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, illustrious, great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

लङ्केश्वरः (laṅkeśvaraḥ) - Rāvaṇa (lord of Laṅkā (masculine singular nominative))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laṅkeśvara

laṅkeśvara - lord of Laṅkā, Rāvaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (laṅkā+īśvara)

• laṅkā – Laṅkā (proper name of a city/island)
  proper noun (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - difficulty, pain, suffering, terrible (neuter singular accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṣṭa

kaṣṭa - difficult, painful, bad, evil, suffering, distress

अनार्यकर्म (anāryakarma) - ignoble act, un-Aryan deed (neuter singular nominative/accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāryakarman

anāryakarman - ignoble act, un-Aryan deed, shameful deed

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āryakarman)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āryakarman – noble deed, act of a noble person
  noun (neuter)

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