वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-33

आज्ञप्ता रावणेनैता राक्षस्यो मामतर्जयन् ।
हते तस्मिन्न कुर्युर्हि तर्जनं वानरोत्तम ॥३३॥

33. ājñaptā rāvaṇenaitā rākṣasyo māmatarjayan ,
hate tasminna kuryurhi tarjanaṃ vānarottama.

33. ājñaptāḥ rāvaṇena etāḥ rākṣasyaḥ mām atarjayan
hate tasmin na kuryuḥ hi tarjanam vānarottama

33. vānarottama rāvaṇena ājñaptāḥ etāḥ rākṣasyaḥ
mām atarjayan hi tasmin hate tarjanam na kuryuḥ

33. These demonesses, commanded by Rāvaṇa, threatened me. Indeed, O best of monkeys, if he were killed, they would not perform such threats.

Words meanings summery:

• आज्ञप्ताः (ājñaptāḥ) - commanded (by Rāvaṇa) (commanded, ordered, instructed)

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (demonesses) (these, these ones)

• राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses (demonesses, female demons)

• माम् (mām) - me (Sītā) (me)

• अतर्जयन् (atarjayan) - they threatened (they threatened, they intimidated)

• हते (hate) - having been killed (having been killed, when killed)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (Rāvaṇa) (in him, on him, when he)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they would do (they would do, they should do)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• तर्जनम् (tarjanam) - such threats (threatening, intimidation, a threat)

• वानरोत्तम (vānarottama) - O best of monkeys (Hanuman) (O best of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

आज्ञप्ताः (ājñaptāḥ) - commanded (by Rāvaṇa) (commanded, ordered, instructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ājñapta

ājñapta - commanded, ordered, informed

Past Passive Participle

Root jñā (to know) with prefix ā and secondary root jñap (causative of jñā)

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies rākṣasyaḥ.

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper noun)

Note: Agent of ājñaptāḥ.

एताः (etāḥ) - these (demonesses) (these, these ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the rākṣasyaḥ.

राक्षस्यः (rākṣasyaḥ) - demonesses (demonesses, female demons)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, demoness

Note: Subject of atarjayan.

माम् (mām) - me (Sītā) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of atarjayan.

अतर्जयन् (atarjayan) - they threatened (they threatened, they intimidated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṭ) of tarj

Imperfect Active

Root tarj (to threaten)

Root: tarj (class 10)

Note: Verb of the first clause.

हते (hate) - having been killed (having been killed, when killed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute with tasmin.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (Rāvaṇa) (in him, on him, when he)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb kuryuḥ.

कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they would do (they would do, they should do)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Optative Active

Root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

तर्जनम् (tarjanam) - such threats (threatening, intimidation, a threat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tarjana

tarjana - threatening, intimidation, threat

Verbal noun

From root tarj (to threaten)

Root: tarj (class 10)

Note: Object of kuryuḥ.

वानरोत्तम (vānarottama) - O best of monkeys (Hanuman) (O best of monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vānarottama

vānarottama - best of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+uttama)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ut

Note: Addressed to Hanuman.

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