वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-37, verse-9

भवन्तश्च समानीता भरतेन महात्मना ।
श्रुत्वा जनकराजस्य कानने तनयां हृताम् ॥९॥

9. bhavantaśca samānītā bharatena mahātmanā ,
śrutvā janakarājasya kānane tanayāṃ hṛtām.

9. bhavantaḥ ca samānītāḥ bharatena mahātmanā
śrutvā janakarājasya kānane tanayām hṛtām

9. And you were brought together by the great-souled Bharata, after he heard that King Janaka's daughter was abducted in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (honorific plural)

• च (ca) - and, also

• समानीताः (samānītāḥ) - brought together, assembled, led

• भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the magnanimous

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• जनकराजस्य (janakarājasya) - of King Janaka

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

• तनयाम् (tanayām) - daughter

• हृताम् (hṛtām) - abducted, carried off, stolen

Words meanings and morphology

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (honorific plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, your grace, you (honorific)

Present Participle

Derived from √bhū (to be, to become), used as an honorific second person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Honorific plural masculine nominative pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समानीताः (samānītāḥ) - brought together, assembled, led

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samānīta

samānīta - brought together, assembled, led, collected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb sam-ā-√nī (to bring together, to assemble).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of Rama's brother)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the magnanimous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded, a great being

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  From √at (to move, to breathe).
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bharatena'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'samānītāḥ'.

जनकराजस्य (janakarājasya) - of King Janaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janakarāja

janakarāja - King Janaka

Compound: janaka (Janaka) + rāja (king).

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+rāja)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name, father of Sītā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From √rāj (to rule, shine).
  Root: rāj (class 1)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, garden

From √kan (to go, to shine), with augment.

Root: kan (class 1)

तनयाम् (tanayām) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanayā

tanayā - daughter

Derived from √tan (to stretch, extend), lit. 'one who extends the family'.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of 'hṛtām'.

हृताम् (hṛtām) - abducted, carried off, stolen

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - carried off, stolen, abducted, taken away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √hṛ (to seize, to carry off).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tanayām'.

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