वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-13, verse-7

इति ब्रुवाणं रामस्तु परिष्वज्य विभीषणम् ।
अब्रवील् लक्ष्मणं प्रीतः समुद्राज्जलमानय ॥७॥

7. iti bruvāṇaṃ rāmastu pariṣvajya vibhīṣaṇam ,
abravīl lakṣmaṇaṃ prītaḥ samudrājjalamānaya.

7. iti bruvāṇam rāmaḥ tu pariṣvajya vibhīṣaṇam
abravīt lakṣmaṇam prītaḥ samudrāt jalam ānaya

7. rāmaḥ tu prītaḥ iti bruvāṇam vibhīṣaṇam
pariṣvajya lakṣmaṇam abravīt samudrāt jalam ānaya

7. Rāma, pleased, having embraced Vibhīṣaṇa who was speaking thus, said to Lakṣmaṇa: 'Bring water from the ocean.'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - him who was speaking (speaking, saying (present active participle))

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

• विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the ocean, from the sea

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• आनय (ānaya) - bring, fetch

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - him who was speaking (speaking, saying (present active participle))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brū

brū - to speak, to say

present active participle

Root `brū` (class 2), present participle form `bruvāṇa`.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Vibhīṣaṇa (acc. case).

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of the son of Daśaratha, central figure of Rāmāyaṇa)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Root `svaj` (class 1), with prefix `pari`, absolutive suffix `ya`.

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb (`abravīt`).

विभीषणम् (vibhīṣaṇam) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (name of Rāvaṇa's brother, who joined Rāma)

From `vi` + `bhīṣ` (to frighten) + suffix `ana`. One who causes terror, or one who is terrifying.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhīṣ

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

imperfect past tense

Root `brū` (class 2), imperfect third person singular, `a` augment.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's younger brother)

From `lakṣ` (to mark, observe) + suffix `maṇa`. One having auspicious marks.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Direct object of `abravīt`, or recipient.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

past passive participle

From root `prī` (to please, delight) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Root: prī (class 9)

समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the ocean, from the sea

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

From `sam` + `ud` + `rā` (to give, obtain) or `drakṣyati` (to see). Etymology debated.

Note: Indicates source, "from the ocean."

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Root: jal (class 1)

Note: Object of `ānaya`.

आनय (ānaya) - bring, fetch

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī

imperative

Root `nī` (class 1), with prefix `ā`, imperative second person singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse