वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-50, verse-12

अद्य ते सुमहान् कालः शयानस्य महाबल ।
सुखितस्त्वं न जानीषे मम रामकृतं भयम् ॥१२॥

12. adya te sumahān kālaḥ śayānasya mahābala ,
sukhitastvaṃ na jānīṣe mama rāmakṛtaṃ bhayam.

12. adya te sumahān kālaḥ śayānasya mahābala
sukhitaḥ tvam na jānīṣe mama rāmakṛtam bhayam

12. O mighty one (mahābala), you have been sleeping for a very long time now. You are content and therefore unaware of the fear caused in me by Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• ते (te) - your, to you

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time

• शयानस्य (śayānasya) - of one who is sleeping, while sleeping

• महाबल (mahābala) - O great powerful one, O mighty one

• सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy, comfortable, content

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• न (na) - not

• जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you perceive

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• रामकृतम् (rāmakṛtam) - caused by Rama, done by Rama

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Can also be dative, but genitive 'your' fits better in context 'your time'.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very mighty, vast

Compound of su (prefix for 'very') and mahat (great).

कालः (kālaḥ) - time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

शयानस्य (śayānasya) - of one who is sleeping, while sleeping

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - sleeping, lying down

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śī (class 2) meaning 'to lie, to sleep'.

Root: śī (class 2)

महाबल (mahābala) - O great powerful one, O mighty one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - great strength, very strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy, comfortable, content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhita

sukhita - made happy, pleased, comfortable, content

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sukh (class 1) meaning 'to be happy'.

Root: sukh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Class 9 verb, Atmanepada, present tense.

Root: jñā (class 9)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

रामकृतम् (rāmakṛtam) - caused by Rama, done by Rama

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmakṛta

rāmakṛta - done by Rama, caused by Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+kṛta)

• rāma – Rama (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, caused
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (class 8) meaning 'to do, to make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, fright, dread, danger

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