वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-33

एवं सर्वमशेषेण रावणान्तःपुरं कपिः ।
ददर्श सुमहातेजा न ददर्श च जानकीम् ॥३३॥

33. evaṃ sarvamaśeṣeṇa rāvaṇāntaḥpuraṃ kapiḥ ,
dadarśa sumahātejā na dadarśa ca jānakīm.

33. evam sarvam aśeṣeṇa rāvaṇāntaḥpuram kapiḥ
dadarśa sumahātejāḥ na dadarśa ca jānakīm

33. evam sumahātejāḥ kapiḥ rāvaṇāntaḥpuram
sarvam aśeṣeṇa dadarśa ca jānakīm na dadarśa

33. Thus, the greatly radiant monkey (kapi) completely saw all of Rāvaṇa's inner palace, but he did not see Jānakī.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of the palace) (all, every, whole)

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely (completely, entirely, without remainder)

• रावणान्तःपुरम् (rāvaṇāntaḥpuram) - Rāvaṇa's inner palace (Rāvaṇa's inner palace/harem)

• कपिः (kapiḥ) - the monkey (Hanumān) (monkey)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, perceived)

• सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant (of great splendor/radiance)

• न (na) - not

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - did not see (saw, perceived)

• च (ca) - but (and, also)

• जानकीम् (jānakīm) - Jānakī (Sītā) (Jānakī, daughter of Janaka (Sītā))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of the palace) (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with antaḥpuram.

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely (completely, entirely, without remainder)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, entire, complete

Compound of 'a' (negation) + śeṣa (remainder).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nañ) (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-, un- (privative prefix)
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)

रावणान्तःपुरम् (rāvaṇāntaḥpuram) - Rāvaṇa's inner palace (Rāvaṇa's inner palace/harem)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇāntaḥpura

rāvaṇāntaḥpura - Rāvaṇa's inner apartment, harem, inner palace

Tatpurusha compound: Rāvaṇa (proper noun) + antaḥpura (inner palace).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+antaḥpura)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (king of Laṅkā, a rākṣasa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• antaḥpura – inner apartment, harem, palace interior
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of antar (inner) + pura (city/palace).

कपिः (kapiḥ) - the monkey (Hanumān) (monkey)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - a monkey, ape

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant (of great splendor/radiance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātejas

sumahātejas - having great brilliance or power, greatly radiant

Bahuvrihi compound: su- (good, very) + mahā (great) + tejas (splendor).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+mahā+tejas)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'very'.
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem of mahat (great).
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - did not see (saw, perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - but (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adversatively, 'but'.

जानकीम् (jānakīm) - Jānakī (Sītā) (Jānakī, daughter of Janaka (Sītā))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Jānakī (a name of Sītā, daughter of Janaka)

Derived from Janaka (her father's name) + -ī (feminine patronymic suffix).

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