वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-38

कामं दृष्ट्वा मया सर्वा विश्वस्ता रावणस्त्रियः ।
न तु मे मनसः किं चिद्वैकृत्यमुपपद्यते ॥३८॥

38. kāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā mayā sarvā viśvastā rāvaṇastriyaḥ ,
na tu me manasaḥ kiṃ cidvaikṛtyamupapadyate.

38. kāmam dṛṣṭvā mayā sarvāḥ viśvastāḥ rāvaṇastriyaḥ
na tu me manasaḥ kim cit vaikṛtyam upapadyate

38. Though I have indeed seen all of Ravana's unsuspecting women, yet no mental perturbation whatsoever has arisen in my mind.

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - Emphatic particle, 'though indeed'. (indeed, certainly, willingly, as much as desired)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• विश्वस्ताः (viśvastāḥ) - Unsuspecting (while Hanuman was observing them). (trusting, confident, unsuspecting, asleep)

• रावणस्त्रियः (rāvaṇastriyaḥ) - Ravana's wives, Ravana's women

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, yet

• मे (me) - my, of me

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• किम् (kim) - part of 'kiṃ cit' meaning 'anything whatsoever'. (what, which, why)

• चित् (cit) - part of 'kiṃ cit' meaning 'anything whatsoever'. (some, any, whatsoever)

• वैकृत्यम् (vaikṛtyam) - Mental agitation or disturbance. (change, alteration, unnatural state, mental agitation, perturbation)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - occurs, happens, arises, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - Emphatic particle, 'though indeed'. (indeed, certainly, willingly, as much as desired)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'kāma', used adverbially.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From √dṛś (to see) + suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇastriyaḥ'.

विश्वस्ताः (viśvastāḥ) - Unsuspecting (while Hanuman was observing them). (trusting, confident, unsuspecting, asleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viśvasta

viśvasta - trusted, confident, unsuspecting, asleep, fearless

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√śvas (to trust, to be confident).

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇastriyaḥ'.

रावणस्त्रियः (rāvaṇastriyaḥ) - Ravana's wives, Ravana's women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rāvaṇastrī

rāvaṇastrī - Ravana's wife or woman

Compound: 'rāvaṇa' (Ravana) + 'strī' (woman/wife).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+strī)

• rāvaṇa – Ravana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ru (class 2)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, yet

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, referring to 'manasaḥ'.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Of my mind.

किम् (kim) - part of 'kiṃ cit' meaning 'anything whatsoever'. (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

Note: Forms part of the indefinite pronoun 'kiṃ cit'.

चित् (cit) - part of 'kiṃ cit' meaning 'anything whatsoever'. (some, any, whatsoever)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Forms part of the indefinite pronoun 'kiṃ cit'.

वैकृत्यम् (vaikṛtyam) - Mental agitation or disturbance. (change, alteration, unnatural state, mental agitation, perturbation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaikṛtya

vaikṛtya - change, alteration, unnatural state, distortion, mental agitation, perturbation

From 'vikṛti' (change, abnormality) + suffix ṣyañ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'upapadyate'.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - occurs, happens, arises, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Present Middle Indicative

From upa-√pad (4th class divādi) + middle ending -te.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Main verb.

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