वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-46, verse-13

सा त्वं त्यक्ता नृपतिना निर्दोषा मम संनिधौ ।
पौरापवादभीतेन ग्राह्यं देवि न ते ऽन्यथा ॥१३॥

13. sā tvaṃ tyaktā nṛpatinā nirdoṣā mama saṃnidhau ,
paurāpavādabhītena grāhyaṃ devi na te'nyathā.

13. sā tvam tyaktā nṛpatinā nirdoṣā mama saṃnidʰau
paurāpavādabhītena grāhyam devi na te anyathā

13. O goddess, you, being faultless, have been abandoned by the king, who fears public censure. Therefore, you cannot be received in my presence. There is no other option.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (you) (that, she)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sītā) (you)

• त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned (by the king) (abandoned, forsaken, given up)

• नृपतिना (nṛpatinā) - by the king (Rāma) (by the king, by the ruler)

• निर्दोषा (nirdoṣā) - faultless, innocent (Sītā) (faultless, innocent, blameless)

• मम (mama) - my (Lakṣmaṇa's) (my, of me)

• संनिद्ʰऔ (saṁnidʰau) - in my presence (in the presence, in the vicinity, near)

• पौरापवादभीतेन (paurāpavādabhītena) - by the king, who is fearful of public censure (by one fearful of public censure/scandal)

• ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be accepted (into my presence) (to be taken, to be received, to be accepted)

• देवि (devi) - O goddess (Sītā) (O goddess, O queen, O lady)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ते (te) - for you (i.e. for your acceptance, or possible for you to be accepted) (by you, for you, to you, your)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, no other option (otherwise, in a different way, in another manner)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (you) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to tvam (you, Sītā)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Sītā) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned (by the king) (abandoned, forsaken, given up)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, forsaken, given up

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √tyaj (to abandon, forsake) with suffix -kta

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tvam

नृपतिना (nṛpatinā) - by the king (Rāma) (by the king, by the ruler)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) and pati (master, lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of tyaktā

निर्दोषा (nirdoṣā) - faultless, innocent (Sītā) (faultless, innocent, blameless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdoṣa

nirdoṣa - faultless, innocent, blameless

Compound of nir- (without) and doṣa (fault)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+doṣa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating absence
• doṣa – fault, defect, blame
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies tvam

मम (mama) - my (Lakṣmaṇa's) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Qualifies saṃnidʰau

संनिद्ʰऔ (saṁnidʰau) - in my presence (in the presence, in the vicinity, near)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - proximity, presence, vicinity, nearness

Derived from saṃ- (together) + ni- (down) + √dhā (to place)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

पौरापवादभीतेन (paurāpavādabhītena) - by the king, who is fearful of public censure (by one fearful of public censure/scandal)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paurāpavādabhīta

paurāpavādabhīta - fearful of public censure

Compound of paurāpavāda (public censure) and bhīta (fearful)

Compound type : tatpurusha (paura+apavāda+bhīta)

• paura – citizen, pertaining to the city, public
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pura (city)
• apavāda – censure, blame, scandal, exception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from apa- (away) + √vad (to speak)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: vad (class 1)
• bhīta – fearful, afraid, frightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √bhī (to fear) with suffix -kta
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies nṛpatinā (implied agent of tyaktā)

ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be accepted (into my presence) (to be taken, to be received, to be accepted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grāhya

grāhya - to be taken, to be received, to be accepted

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from √grah (to take, seize, receive) with suffix -ya

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicative adjective, implies an auxiliary verb 'is'.

देवि (devi) - O goddess (Sītā) (O goddess, O queen, O lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Note: Direct address to Sītā

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates grāhyam

ते (te) - for you (i.e. for your acceptance, or possible for you to be accepted) (by you, for you, to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used in impersonal construction or to indicate possibility/impossibility for tvam.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, no other option (otherwise, in a different way, in another manner)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anya (other) + suffix -thā

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