वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-46, verse-11

श्रुत्वा परिषदो मध्ये अपवादं सुदारुणम् ।
पुरे जनपदे चैव त्वत्कृते जनकात्मजे ॥११॥

11. śrutvā pariṣado madhye apavādaṃ sudāruṇam ,
pure janapade caiva tvatkṛte janakātmaje.

11. śrutvā pariṣadaḥ madhye apavādam sudāruṇam
pure janapade ca eva tvatkṛte janakātmaje

11. janakātmaje,
pariṣadaḥ madhye,
pure,
janapade ca eva tvatkṛte sudāruṇam apavādam śrutvā

11. O daughter of Janaka, having heard the extremely harsh calumny against you in the midst of the assembly, and in the city, and also in the kingdom, all on your account...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - of the assembly (of the assembly, of the council)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst (of the assembly) (in the middle, amidst, among)

• अपवादम् (apavādam) - calumny, reproach (calumny, reproach, scandal, exception)

• सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - extremely harsh (very terrible, very harsh, very cruel)

• पुरे (pure) - in the city

• जनपदे (janapade) - in the kingdom (in the country, in the kingdom, in the district)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - also, even (only, just, indeed, certainly, even)

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - on your account (for your sake, on your account, because of you)

• जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O daughter of Janaka (Sītā) (O daughter of Janaka)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - of the assembly (of the assembly, of the council)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pariṣad

pariṣad - assembly, council, meeting, audience

From pari-√sad (to sit around).

Prefix: pari

Root: sad (class 1)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst (of the assembly) (in the middle, amidst, among)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, midst, center, interval

अपवादम् (apavādam) - calumny, reproach (calumny, reproach, scandal, exception)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apavāda

apavāda - calumny, reproach, blame, slander, exception, contradiction

Derived from apa-√vad (to speak ill of).

Prefix: apa

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of "having heard".

सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - extremely harsh (very terrible, very harsh, very cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, very dreadful, very harsh, very cruel

Intensified form of dāruṇa with prefix su-.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, harsh, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies apavādam.

पुरे (pure) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

जनपदे (janapade) - in the kingdom (in the country, in the kingdom, in the district)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, district, kingdom, realm, people of a country

From jana (people) + pada (place, foot).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+pada)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, foot, step, word
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also, even (only, just, indeed, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - on your account (for your sake, on your account, because of you)

(indeclinable)

Used here adverbially (locative singular of tvatkṛta).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, caused; sake, account
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

जनकात्मजे (janakātmaje) - O daughter of Janaka (Sītā) (O daughter of Janaka)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka (Sītā)

From Janaka (proper noun) + ātmajā (daughter).

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name of the king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of ātmaja.

Note: Refers to Sītā.

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