वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-24

मात्रा तु तस्याः कन्यायाः स्नेहनाक्रन्दितं वचः ।
सरो मा वर्धतेत्युक्तं ततः सा सरमाभवत् ॥२४॥

24. mātrā tu tasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ snehanākranditaṃ vacaḥ ,
saro mā vardhatetyuktaṃ tataḥ sā saramābhavat.

24. mātrā tu tasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ snehena ākranditam vacaḥ
saraḥ mā vardhate iti uktam tataḥ sā saramā abhavat

24. tu mātrā tasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ snehena ākranditam vacaḥ
saraḥ mā vardhate iti uktam tataḥ sā saramā abhavat

24. But with affection, the mother of that daughter cried out these words: "Lake, do not grow!" From that, she became Saramā.

Words meanings summery:

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (feminine)

• कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the daughter

• स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, out of love

• आक्रन्दितम् (ākranditam) - cried out (participle), exclaimed

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• सरः (saraḥ) - O lake! (vocative), lake (nominative)

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, is growing

• इति (iti) - thus (quotative particle)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• सरमा (saramā) - Saramā

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

मात्रा (mātrā) - by the mother

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the daughter

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden

स्नेहेन (snehena) - with affection, out of love

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat

Root: snih (class 4)

आक्रन्दितम् (ākranditam) - cried out (participle), exclaimed

(verbal derivative (participle))

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

सरः (saraḥ) - O lake! (vocative), lake (nominative)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, is growing

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(verbal derivative (participle))

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

सरमा (saramā) - Saramā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saramā

saramā - Saramā (name)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)