वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-9, verse-42

तदिदं मार्गितं तावच्छुद्धेन मनसा मया ।
रावणान्तःपुरं सरं दृश्यते न च जानकी ॥४२॥

42. tadidaṃ mārgitaṃ tāvacchuddhena manasā mayā ,
rāvaṇāntaḥpuraṃ saraṃ dṛśyate na ca jānakī.

42. tat idam mārgitaṃ tāvat śuddhena manasā mayā
rāvaṇāntaḥpuram sarvam dṛśyate na ca jānakī

42. tāvat idam rāvaṇāntaḥpuram sarvam mayā
śuddhena manasā mārgitaṃ dṛśyate ca jānakī na

42. Indeed, this much has been searched by me with a pure mind: the entire inner palace of Rāvaṇa has been seen, but Jānakī (Sītā) is not (seen).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मार्गितं (mārgitaṁ) - searched, investigated

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, thus far, indeed

• शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by a pure, by a clean

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• मया (mayā) - by me

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

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - it is seen, it appears

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and

• जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

demonstrative pronoun

मार्गितं (mārgitaṁ) - searched, investigated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mārgita

mārgita - searched, sought, investigated

Past Passive Participle

from root mārg (to seek, search)

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Participle used as a verb.

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, thus far, indeed

(indeclinable)

शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by a pure, by a clean

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, stainless

Past Passive Participle

from root śudh (to be pure)

Root: śudh (class 4)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agent in passive construction

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇāntaḥpura

rāvaṇāntaḥpura - Rāvaṇa's inner palace, private apartments, harem

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+antaḥpura)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• antaḥpura – inner palace, harem, women's apartments
  noun (neuter)
  compound of antar (inside) and pura (city/palace)

Note: Subject of dṛśyate

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Used as an adjective

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - it is seen, it appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛśyate

Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

negative particle

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जानकी (jānakī) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jānakī

jānakī - Sītā, daughter of Janaka

patronymic from Janaka

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