वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-4

उवाच च समीपस्थं महोदरमरिंदमम् ।
अस्मिन् काले महाबाहो जयाशा त्वयि मे स्थिता ॥४॥

4. uvāca ca samīpasthaṃ mahodaramariṃdamam ,
asmin kāle mahābāho jayāśā tvayi me sthitā.

4. uvāca ca samīpastham mahodaram arimdamam
asmin kāle mahābāho jayāśā tvayi me sthitā

4. ca samīpastham arimdamam mahodaram uvāca
mahābāho asmin kāle me jayāśā tvayi sthitā

4. And he spoke to Mahodara, the subduer of enemies, who was standing nearby: "O mighty-armed one, at this critical moment, my hope for victory rests upon you."

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing nearby (standing near, nearby)

• महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (Mahodara (a proper name))

• अरिम्दमम् (arimdamam) - the subduer of enemies (foe-subduer, destroyer of enemies)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - at this (in this, on this)

• काले (kāle) - at this critical moment (at time, in time)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• जयाशा (jayāśā) - my hope for victory (hope for victory)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - upon you (in you, on you)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - rests (situated, standing, resting, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense (liṭ)

3rd person singular perfect active of 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - standing nearby (standing near, nearby)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samīpastha

samīpastha - standing near, nearby, adjacent

From 'samīpa' (near) + 'stha' (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (samīpa+stha)

• samīpa – near, proximity
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, existing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (Mahodara (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (name of a rākṣasa, literally "having a large belly")

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

अरिम्दमम् (arimdamam) - the subduer of enemies (foe-subduer, destroyer of enemies)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arimdama

arimdama - subjugator of foes, destroyer of enemies

From 'ari' (enemy) + 'dama' (subduer, tamer)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – tamer, subduer
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam
  Root: dam (class 4)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - at this (in this, on this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

7th person singular masculine/neuter locative of 'idam'

काले (kāle) - at this critical moment (at time, in time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Mahodara.

जयाशा (jayāśā) - my hope for victory (hope for victory)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jayāśā

jayāśā - hope of victory, desire for triumph

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaya+āśā)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: āś (class 5)

त्वयि (tvayi) - upon you (in you, on you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

2nd person singular locative of 'yuṣmad'

मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

1st person singular genitive/dative of 'asmad' (enclitic form)

Note: Enclitic form.

स्थिता (sthitā) - rests (situated, standing, resting, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, resting, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with an implied 'asti' (is).

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