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7,12

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-12, verse-6

हेमा नामाप्सरास्तात श्रुतपूर्वा यदि त्वया ।
दैवतैर्मम सा दत्ता पौलोमीव शतक्रतोः ॥६॥
6. hemā nāmāpsarāstāta śrutapūrvā yadi tvayā ,
daivatairmama sā dattā paulomīva śatakratoḥ.
6. hemā nāma apsarāḥ tāta śrutapūrvā yadi tvayā
daivataiḥ mama sā dattā paulomī iva śatakratoḥ
6. tāta yadi tvayā apsarāḥ hemā nāma śrutapūrvā,
sā mama daivataiḥ dattā,
śatakratoḥ paulomī iva.
6. Dear son, if you have heard of an Apsara named Hema, she was given to me by the gods, just as Paulomi was given to Indra, the lord of a hundred Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

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  • हेमा (hemā) - the Apsara named Hema (gold; named Hema)
  • नाम (nāma) - named (referring to Hema) (named; by name; indeed)
  • अप्सराः (apsarāḥ) - a celestial nymph (Apsara) (celestial nymph; Apsara)
  • तात (tāta) - dear son (address by a sage) (father; dear son; dear one)
  • श्रुतपूर्वा (śrutapūrvā) - who has been heard of before (referring to Hema) (heard before; previously known)
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you (singular) (by you)
  • दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods (by the gods; by divine beings)
  • मम (mama) - to me (my; to me)
  • सा (sā) - she (referring to Hema) (she; that (feminine))
  • दत्ता (dattā) - was given (given; bestowed)
  • पौलोमी (paulomī) - Paulomi, the wife of Indra (Paulomi; Saci (Indra's wife))
  • इव (iva) - just as (like; as; as if)
  • शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Indra (the one of a hundred Vedic rituals) (of Indra; of the one with a hundred Vedic rituals (yajña) / powers)

Words meanings and morphology

हेमा (hemā) - the Apsara named Hema (gold; named Hema)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hemā
hemā - gold; a celestial nymph (Apsara) named Hema
नाम (nāma) - named (referring to Hema) (named; by name; indeed)
(indeclinable)
अप्सराः (apsarāḥ) - a celestial nymph (Apsara) (celestial nymph; Apsara)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of apsaras
apsaras - celestial nymph, Apsara
तात (tāta) - dear son (address by a sage) (father; dear son; dear one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father, dear son, dear one
श्रुतपूर्वा (śrutapūrvā) - who has been heard of before (referring to Hema) (heard before; previously known)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śrutapūrva
śrutapūrva - heard before, previously known
compound of śruta (past passive participle) and pūrva (previous)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruta+pūrva)
  • śruta – heard, revealed
    participle (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ta
    Root: śru (class 1)
  • pūrva – before, previous, former
    adjective (masculine)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you (singular) (by you)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods (by the gods; by divine beings)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of daivata
daivata - god, divine being
मम (mama) - to me (my; to me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Here used in a dative sense (given to me).
सा (sā) - she (referring to Hema) (she; that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
दत्ता (dattā) - was given (given; bestowed)
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of datta
datta - given, granted, bestowed
Past Passive Participle
from root dā (to give) with suffix -ta
Root: dā (class 3)
पौलोमी (paulomī) - Paulomi, the wife of Indra (Paulomi; Saci (Indra's wife))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paulomī
paulomī - Paulomi, name of Śacī, Indra's wife
इव (iva) - just as (like; as; as if)
(indeclinable)
शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Indra (the one of a hundred Vedic rituals) (of Indra; of the one with a hundred Vedic rituals (yajña) / powers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śatakratu
śatakratu - Indra; one with a hundred powers or Vedic rituals
compound of śata (hundred) and kratu (power/Vedic ritual)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • kratu – power, strength; Vedic ritual, determination
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to Indra.