वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-39, verse-20

ततो ऽस्य हारं चन्द्राभं मुच्य कण्ठात् स राघवः ।
वैदूर्यतरलं स्नेहादाबबन्धे हनूमति ॥२०॥

20. tato'sya hāraṃ candrābhaṃ mucya kaṇṭhāt sa rāghavaḥ ,
vaidūryataralaṃ snehādābabandhe hanūmati.

20. tataḥ asya hāram candrābham mucya kaṇṭhāt saḥ
rāghavaḥ vaidūryataralam snehāt ābabandhe hanūmati

20. tataḥ saḥ rāghavaḥ snehāt asya kaṇṭhāt mucya
candrābham vaidūryataralam hāram hanūmati ābabandhe

20. Then, out of affection, that descendant of Raghu (Rāghava) removed the moon-like necklace, which had a sapphire pendant, from his own neck and fastened it onto Hanumān.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अस्य (asya) - from his (Rāma's own) neck (his, of this, of him)

• हारम् (hāram) - necklace, string of pearls

• चन्द्राभम् (candrābham) - moon-like, moon-radiant

• मुच्य (mucya) - having released, having loosened, having taken off

• कण्ठात् (kaṇṭhāt) - from the neck, from the throat

• सः (saḥ) - that Rāma (he, that)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

• वैदूर्यतरलम् (vaidūryataralam) - having a sapphire gem/pendant

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

• आबबन्धे (ābabandhe) - he tied, he fastened

• हनूमति (hanūmati) - on Hanumān

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - from his (Rāma's own) neck (his, of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

हारम् (hāram) - necklace, string of pearls

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hāra

hāra - necklace, string of pearls

Root: hṛ (class 1)

चन्द्राभम् (candrābham) - moon-like, moon-radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candrābha

candrābha - moon-like, radiant like the moon

Compound type : upapada (candra+ābha)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• ābha – like, resembling, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: ābhā (class 2)

मुच्य (mucya) - having released, having loosened, having taken off

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Indeclinable participle formed with suffix '-tvā' or '-ya'

Root: muc (class 6)

कण्ठात् (kaṇṭhāt) - from the neck, from the throat

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - neck, throat

सः (saḥ) - that Rāma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, epithet of Rāma

Patronymic derivative from Raghu

वैदूर्यतरलम् (vaidūryataralam) - having a sapphire gem/pendant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaidūryatarala

vaidūryatarala - having a sapphire gem or jewel

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vaidūrya+tarala)

• vaidūrya – lapis lazuli, cat's eye, beryl, sapphire
  noun (neuter)
• tarala – moving, trembling, fluid, a jewel or pendant in the middle of a necklace
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

Root: snih (class 4)

आबबन्धे (ābabandhe) - he tied, he fastened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of bandh

Perfect tense (Liṭ lakāra), 3rd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: bandh (class 9)

हनूमति (hanūmati) - on Hanumān

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanumān (a prominent monkey deity)

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