वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-80, verse-45

हनूमतो हि तद्वाक्यं न कृतं क्षुद्रया मया ।
यद्यहं तस्य पृष्ठेन तदायासमनिन्दिता ।
नाद्यैवमनुशोचेयं भर्तुरङ्कगता सती ॥४५॥

45. hanūmato hi tadvākyaṃ na kṛtaṃ kṣudrayā mayā ,
yadyahaṃ tasya pṛṣṭhena tadāyāsamaninditā ,
nādyaivamanuśoceyaṃ bharturaṅkagatā satī.

45. hanūmataḥ hi tat vākyam na kṛtam
kṣudrayā mayā yadi aham tasya pṛṣṭhena
tadā āyāsam aninditā na adya
evam anuśoceyam bhartuḥ aṅkagatā satī

45. hi hanūmataḥ tat vākyam kṣudrayā
mayā na kṛtam yadi aham aninditā
tasya pṛṣṭhena tadā āyāsam bhartuḥ
aṅkagatā satī adya evam na anuśoceyam

45. Indeed, that counsel of Hanumān was not followed by me, the wretched one. If I, being blameless, had come then on his back, I would not be lamenting like this today, while being on my husband's lap.

Words meanings summery:

• हनूमतः (hanūmataḥ) - of Hanumān

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तत् (tat) - that counsel of Hanumān (that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Hanumān's counsel (word, speech, statement, advice)

• न (na) - not, no

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - was not followed (referring to the advice) (done, made)

• क्षुद्रया (kṣudrayā) - by Sītā, referring to herself as wretched (by the wretched one, by the insignificant one)

• मया (mayā) - by Sītā (by me)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अहम् (aham) - Sītā referring to herself (I)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Hanumān (of him, his)

• पृष्ठेन (pṛṣṭhena) - on Hanumān's back (by the back, on the back)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आयासम् (āyāsam) - I would have come, I might come

• अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - Sītā, referring to herself as blameless (unblamed, blameless, unimpeachable)

• न (na) - not, no

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अनुशोचेयम् (anuśoceyam) - I would lament, I might lament

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband, Rāma (of husband, of master)

• अङ्कगता (aṅkagatā) - seated on her husband's lap (gone to the lap, seated on the lap)

• सती (satī) - while Sītā is on her husband's lap (being, existing, while being)

Words meanings and morphology

हनूमतः (hanūmataḥ) - of Hanumān

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (proper name of the monkey general)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that counsel of Hanumān (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vākyam'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Hanumān's counsel (word, speech, statement, advice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, advice

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - was not followed (referring to the advice) (done, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'

क्षुद्रया (kṣudrayā) - by Sītā, referring to herself as wretched (by the wretched one, by the insignificant one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣudrā

kṣudrā - small, insignificant, wretched, mean (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā' (Sītā refers to herself)

मया (mayā) - by Sītā (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Sītā referring to herself

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - Sītā referring to herself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Sītā referring to herself

तस्य (tasya) - of Hanumān (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Hanumān

पृष्ठेन (pṛṣṭhena) - on Hanumān's back (by the back, on the back)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, surface, top

Note: Meaning 'on his back'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आयासम् (āyāsam) - I would have come, I might come

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of yā

Optative mood, 1st person singular

from √yā (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Often translated as conditional past in English

अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - Sītā, referring to herself as blameless (unblamed, blameless, unimpeachable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - unblamed, unimpeachable, faultless

Past Passive Participle (negated)

From √nind (to blame) + ta, with negative prefix 'an'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+nindita)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• nindita – blamed, reproached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √nind (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (Sītā)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अनुशोचेयम् (anuśoceyam) - I would lament, I might lament

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of śuc

Optative mood, 1st person singular

from √śuc (to grieve) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Often translated as conditional past in English

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband, Rāma (of husband, of master)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, lord, supporter

Note: Refers to Rāma

अङ्कगता (aṅkagatā) - seated on her husband's lap (gone to the lap, seated on the lap)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅkagata

aṅkagata - gone into the lap, seated on the lap

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅka+gata)

• aṅka – lap, side, mark
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached (past passive participle of √gam)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'satī' and ultimately 'aham'

सती (satī) - while Sītā is on her husband's lap (being, existing, while being)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

from √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'while being'

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