वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-28

कारुण्यभावात् पार्वत्या भवस्त्रिपुरहा ततः ।
तं राक्षसात्मजं चक्रे मातुरेव वयः समम् ॥२८॥

28. kāruṇyabhāvāt pārvatyā bhavastripurahā tataḥ ,
taṃ rākṣasātmajaṃ cakre mātureva vayaḥ samam.

28. kāruṇyabhāvāt pārvatyāḥ bhavaḥ tripuraha tataḥ
tam rākṣasātmajam cakre mātuḥ eva vayaḥ samam

28. tataḥ pārvatyāḥ kāruṇyabhāvāt bhavaḥ tripuraha
tam rākṣasātmajam mātuḥ eva vayaḥ samam cakre

28. Due to Pārvatī's compassion, Śiva (bhava), the destroyer of Tripura, then made that son of a rākṣasa to be of the same age as his mother.

Words meanings summery:

• कारुण्यभावात् (kāruṇyabhāvāt) - due to Pārvatī's compassion (from a state of compassion, due to compassion)

• पार्वत्याः (pārvatyāḥ) - of Pārvatī

• भवः (bhavaḥ) - Śiva (bhava) (Śiva; existence; being; origin)

• त्रिपुरह (tripuraha) - destroyer of Tripura, destroyer of the three cities

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

• तम् (tam) - him (the son of a rākṣasa) (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

• राक्षसात्मजम् (rākṣasātmajam) - the son of a rākṣasa

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made (he made, he did)

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his mother (of the mother, from the mother)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• वयः (vayaḥ) - age (age, strength, life)

• समम् (samam) - equal (equal, similar, even)

Words meanings and morphology

कारुण्यभावात् (kāruṇyabhāvāt) - due to Pārvatī's compassion (from a state of compassion, due to compassion)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāruṇyabhāva

kāruṇyabhāva - state of compassion, feeling of compassion

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāruṇya+bhāva)

• kāruṇya – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (neuter)
  from kṛpā with suffix -ṇya
  Root: kṛp (class 1)
• bhāva – state, condition, feeling, sentiment, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पार्वत्याः (pārvatyāḥ) - of Pārvatī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pārvatī

pārvatī - Pārvatī (daughter of the mountain Himālaya)

भवः (bhavaḥ) - Śiva (bhava) (Śiva; existence; being; origin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhava

bhava - Śiva; existence; origin; birth; being

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्रिपुरह (tripuraha) - destroyer of Tripura, destroyer of the three cities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tripuraha

tripuraha - destroyer of Tripura (an epithet of Śiva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tripura+ha)

• tripura – the three cities (of the asuras)
  noun (neuter)
• ha – destroyer, killing
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivative from root 'han'
  Root: han (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (the son of a rākṣasa) (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसात्मजम् (rākṣasātmajam) - the son of a rākṣasa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasātmaja

rākṣasātmaja - son of a rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+ātmaja)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• ātmaja – son (lit. born from oneself)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from ātman + jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

चक्रे (cakre) - he made (he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect active, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his mother (of the mother, from the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

वयः (vayaḥ) - age (age, strength, life)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, period of life, youth, strength, food, bird

Note: Here likely accusative implicitly as object of 'cakre' or adverbial. Interpreted as 'made (him to be) of the age'.

समम् (samam) - equal (equal, similar, even)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, even, same, common

Note: Adverbial usage possible or agrees with vayaḥ (neuter).

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