वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-22

इयं लङ्का पुरी राजन् राक्षसानां महात्मनाम् ।
त्वया निवेशिता सौम्य नैतद् युक्तं तवानघ ॥२२॥

22. iyaṃ laṅkā purī rājan rākṣasānāṃ mahātmanām ,
tvayā niveśitā saumya naitad yuktaṃ tavānagha.

22. iyam laṅkā purī rājan rākṣasānām mahātmanām
tvayā niveśitā saumya na etat yuktam tava anagha

22. rājan saumya anagha iyam laṅkā purī mahātmanām rākṣasānām (asti).
etat tvayā niveśitā (ca asti).
etat tava na yuktam (asti).

22. O King, O gentle one, O sinless one, this city of Laṅkā belongs to the great-souled (mahātman) rākṣasas. It was established by you. This is not proper for you.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (name of the city)

• पुरी (purī) - city, town

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas, belonging to the demons

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled (mahātman) rākṣasas (of the great-souled ones)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• निवेशिता (niveśitā) - established, founded, settled

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O benevolent one

• न (na) - not

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fit, suitable

• तव (tava) - your, to you

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'laṅkā' and 'purī'.

लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (name of the city)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the island city of the Rākṣasas)

Note: Refers to the city.

पुरी (purī) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

Note: In apposition to 'laṅkā'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed directly (Kubera).

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the rākṣasas, belonging to the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - rākṣasa, demon

Note: Indicates possession or relation.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled (mahātman) rākṣasas (of the great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasānām'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction with 'niveśitā'.

निवेशिता (niveśitā) - established, founded, settled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niveśita

niveśita - established, founded, caused to enter, settled

Past Passive Participle

Causative of ni-viś- (root viś, class 6, with prefix ni)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Functions as a predicate, completing the thought 'It was established (by you)'.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O benevolent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent, moon-like

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the action of Laṅkā being established by Kubera.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fit, suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, fitted, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj- 'to join'

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

तव (tava) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates relation, 'for you' or 'your'.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'agha' (sin, fault)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+agha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress
  noun (neuter)

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