वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-7, chapter-32, verse-37
उक्त्वा न भेतव्यमिति स्त्रीजनं स ततो ऽर्जुनः ।
उत्ततार जलात्तस्माद्गङ्गातोयादिवाञ्जनः ॥३७॥
उत्ततार जलात्तस्माद्गङ्गातोयादिवाञ्जनः ॥३७॥
37. uktvā na bhetavyamiti strījanaṃ sa tato'rjunaḥ ,
uttatāra jalāttasmādgaṅgātoyādivāñjanaḥ.
uttatāra jalāttasmādgaṅgātoyādivāñjanaḥ.
37.
uktvā na bhetavyam iti strījanam saḥ tataḥ arjunaḥ
uttatāra jalāt tasmāt gaṅgātoyāt iva añjanaḥ
uttatāra jalāt tasmāt gaṅgātoyāt iva añjanaḥ
37.
saḥ arjunaḥ strījanam na bhetavyam iti uktvā
tataḥ tasmāt jalāt gaṅgātoyāt añjanaḥ iva uttatāra
tataḥ tasmāt jalāt gaṅgātoyāt añjanaḥ iva uttatāra
37.
Having told the women, 'You should not fear,' Arjuna then emerged from that water, just as a majestic elephant (añjana) might rise from the waters of the Ganga.
Words meanings summery:
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- उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
- न (na) - not, no
- भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - should be afraid (negated by 'na') (to be feared, should be feared)
- इति (iti) - thus, so saying, marking end of quotation
- स्त्रीजनम् (strījanam) - womenfolk, female assembly
- सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
- अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
- उत्ततार (uttatāra) - emerged, came out, rose
- जलात् (jalāt) - from the water
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that
- गङ्गातोयात् (gaṅgātoyāt) - from the water of Ganga
- इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
- अञ्जनः (añjanaḥ) - a majestic elephant (añjana) (Añjana (name of a mythical mountain or elephant))
Words meanings and morphology
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'vac' (which becomes 'uk' in some forms) with 'ktvā' suffix.
Root: vac (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'bhetavyam'.
भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - should be afraid (negated by 'na') (to be feared, should be feared)
(verbal derivative)
Note: Used impersonally, 'it is not to be feared' meaning 'don't be afraid'.
इति (iti) - thus, so saying, marking end of quotation
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks the end of direct speech.
स्त्रीजनम् (strījanam) - womenfolk, female assembly
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of strījana
strījana - women, female folk
Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+jana)
- strī – woman, female
noun (feminine) - jana – person, people, folk
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'uktvā'.
सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
(indeclinable)
Note: Temporal adverb.
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)
Note: Subject of 'uttatāra'.
उत्ततार (uttatāra) - emerged, came out, rose
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of tṛ
Prefix: ud
Root: tṛ (class 1)
जलात् (jalāt) - from the water
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
Note: Source of emergence.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'jalāt'.
गङ्गातोयात् (gaṅgātoyāt) - from the water of Ganga
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of gaṅgātoya
gaṅgātoya - Ganga water, water of the Ganga
Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṅgā+toya)
- gaṅgā – Ganga (river)
proper noun (feminine) - toya – water
noun (neuter)
Note: Specific source of water.
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
अञ्जनः (añjanaḥ) - a majestic elephant (añjana) (Añjana (name of a mythical mountain or elephant))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of añjana
añjana - collyrium, name of a mythical mountain, name of a mythical elephant
Note: Object of comparison with Arjuna.