वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-23

सा मया न्यासभूता तु गौतमस्य महात्मनः ।
न्यस्ता बहूनि वर्षाणि तेन निर्यातिता च सा ॥२३॥

23. sā mayā nyāsabhūtā tu gautamasya mahātmanaḥ ,
nyastā bahūni varṣāṇi tena niryātitā ca sā.

23. sā mayā nyāsabhūtā tu gautamasya mahātmanaḥ
nyastā bahūni varṣāṇi tena niryātitā ca sā

23. sā tu mayā nyāsabhūtā mahātmanaḥ gautamasya
bahūni varṣāṇi nyastā ca tena niryātitā

23. However, she had been placed by me as a trust with the great-souled Gautama for many years. And by him, she was returned.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न्यासभूता (nyāsabhūtā) - being a deposit, placed as a trust

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled sage Gautama (of the great-souled, of the noble)

• न्यस्ता (nyastā) - placed as a trust (placed, entrusted, deposited)

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• तेन (tena) - by Gautama (by him)

• निर्यातिता (niryātitā) - returned, sent away

• च (ca) - and, also

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

न्यासभूता (nyāsabhūtā) - being a deposit, placed as a trust

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nyāsabhūta

nyāsabhūta - being a deposit, serving as a trust

Compound type : tatpurusha (nyāsa+bhūta)

• nyāsa – deposit, trust, placing
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• bhūta – been, become, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (proper name of a sage)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled sage Gautama (of the great-souled, of the noble)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Gautama.

न्यस्ता (nyastā) - placed as a trust (placed, entrusted, deposited)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, deposited, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

PPP of ni-√as (to throw, place)

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Feminine form, agrees with 'sā'.

बहूनि (bahūni) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Modifies 'varṣāṇi'.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain

Note: Accusative for duration of time.

तेन (tena) - by Gautama (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Gautama, the agent of 'niryātitā'.

निर्यातिता (niryātitā) - returned, sent away

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niryātita

niryātita - returned, sent away, discharged

Past Passive Participle (causative)

PPP of causative of nir-√yat (to strive)

Prefix: nir

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Feminine form, agrees with 'sā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it