वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-31

मायया मम वत्सेन वञ्चनार्थं वनौकसाम् ।
किं चिदेव हतं तत्र सीतेयमिति दर्शितम् ॥३१॥

31. māyayā mama vatsena vañcanārthaṃ vanaukasām ,
kiṃ cideva hataṃ tatra sīteyamiti darśitam.

31. māyayā mama vatsena vañcanārtham vanaukasām
kim cit eva hatam tatra sītā iyam iti darśitam

31. mama vatsena māyayā vanaukasām vañcanārtham
tatra kim cit eva hatam sītā iyam iti darśitam

31. My son, by means of his magical power (māyā), made it appear as if 'this is Sītā' who was killed there, for the sole purpose of deceiving the forest-dwellers.

Words meanings summery:

• मायया (māyayā) - by his magical power (māyā) (by illusion, by magical power)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• वत्सेन (vatsena) - by the son, by the child

• वञ्चनार्थम् (vañcanārtham) - for the sole purpose of deceiving (for the purpose of deceiving, for deception)

• वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest-dwellers

• किम् (kim) - something (what, something)

• चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, just

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain, destroyed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• सीता (sītā) - Sītā

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quotative marker'

• दर्शितम् (darśitam) - was made to appear (was shown, was made visible, was caused to be seen)

Words meanings and morphology

मायया (māyayā) - by his magical power (māyā) (by illusion, by magical power)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, artifice, deceptive power, supernatural power

Note: Means by which the action was performed.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

वत्सेन (vatsena) - by the son, by the child

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, son, offspring

Note: Agent of the action in passive voice (darśitam).

वञ्चनार्थम् (vañcanārtham) - for the sole purpose of deceiving (for the purpose of deceiving, for deception)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vañcanārtha

vañcanārtha - for the purpose of deception, for misleading

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vañcana+artha)

• vañcana – deception, cheating, fraud
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root 'vañc' (to deceive).
  Root: vañc (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates purpose.

वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest-dwellers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, ascetic, hermit (often referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

Upapada Tatpuruṣa compound (vane okas yeṣām te)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, house, abode, dweller
  noun (neuter)

Note: Referring to Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and possibly other Vanaras.

किम् (kim) - something (what, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, something, any

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - particle indicating indefiniteness, just

(indeclinable)

Indefinite particle.

Note: Forms `kiṃcit` (something).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle

हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively with `darśitam`.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the location where the illusion was created.

सीता (sītā) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name, wife of Rāma)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Part of the direct speech 'sītā iyam'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quotative marker'

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Marks the end of direct speech/thought.

दर्शितम् (darśitam) - was made to appear (was shown, was made visible, was caused to be seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśita

darśita - shown, made visible, displayed, caused to be seen

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Causative of root 'dṛś' (to see), then formed as a past passive participle.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to `kimcit hata` being shown.

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