वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-15

प्रियमेतदुपश्रुत्य भर्तुर्विजयसंश्रितम् ।
प्रहर्षवशमापन्ना निर्वाक्यास्मि क्षणान्तरम् ॥१५॥

15. priyametadupaśrutya bharturvijayasaṃśritam ,
praharṣavaśamāpannā nirvākyāsmi kṣaṇāntaram.

15. priyam etat upaśrutya bhartuḥ vijaya-saṃśritam
praharṣa-vaśam āpannā nirvākyā asmi kṣaṇāntaram

15. bhartuḥ vijaya-saṃśritam etat priyam upaśrutya
praharṣa-vaśam āpannā asmi kṣaṇāntaram nirvākyā

15. Having heard this pleasing news regarding my husband's victory, I am overcome by great joy and rendered speechless for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियम् (priyam) - this pleasing (news) (pleasing, dear, beloved)

• एतत् (etat) - this (news) (this, this one)

• उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having heard, having listened to

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband (of the husband, of the maintainer, of the lord)

• विजय-संश्रितम् (vijaya-saṁśritam) - concerning my husband's victory (related to victory, dependent on victory)

• प्रहर्ष-वशम् (praharṣa-vaśam) - under the sway of great joy, subject to extreme delight

• आपन्ना (āpannā) - having fallen into (the sway of joy), overcome by (having attained, having reached, having fallen into)

• निर्वाक्या (nirvākyā) - speechless, without words

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• क्षणान्तरम् (kṣaṇāntaram) - for a moment, within a moment

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियम् (priyam) - this pleasing (news) (pleasing, dear, beloved)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

एतत् (etat) - this (news) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having heard, having listened to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root śru with prefix upa and suffix -tvā / -ya

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 1)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband (of the husband, of the maintainer, of the lord)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, master

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

विजय-संश्रितम् (vijaya-saṁśritam) - concerning my husband's victory (related to victory, dependent on victory)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vijayasaṃśrita

vijayasaṁśrita - related to victory, dependent on victory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijaya+saṃśrita)

• vijaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)
• saṃśrita – related, dependent, connected, resorted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root śri with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śri (class 1)

प्रहर्ष-वशम् (praharṣa-vaśam) - under the sway of great joy, subject to extreme delight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praharṣavaśa

praharṣavaśa - sway of great joy, control of extreme delight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praharṣa+vaśa)

• praharṣa – great joy, delight, elation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• vaśa – sway, control, power
  noun (masculine)

आपन्ना (āpannā) - having fallen into (the sway of joy), overcome by (having attained, having reached, having fallen into)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, fallen into, overcome

Past Passive Participle

formed from root pad with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

निर्वाक्या (nirvākyā) - speechless, without words

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvākya

nirvākya - speechless, unable to speak, without words

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+vākya)

• nis – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

क्षणान्तरम् (kṣaṇāntaram) - for a moment, within a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣaṇāntara

kṣaṇāntara - interval of a moment, another moment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇa+antara)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)
• antara – interval, space between, difference, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

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