वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-1

यामेव रात्रिं शत्रुघ्न पर्णशालां समाविशत् ।
तामेव रात्रिं सीतापि प्रसूता दारकद्वयम् ॥१॥

1. yāmeva rātriṃ śatrughna parṇaśālāṃ samāviśat ,
tāmeva rātriṃ sītāpi prasūtā dārakadvayam.

1. yām eva rātriṃ śatrughna parṇaśālāṃ samāviśat
tāṃ eva rātriṃ sītā api prasūtā dārakadvayam

1. O Shatrughna, the very night you entered the leaf-hut, Sita also gave birth to twin sons.

Words meanings summery:

• यां (yāṁ) - which, that

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• रात्रिं (rātriṁ) - night

• शत्रुघ्न (śatrughna) - O Shatrughna (name of Rama's brother) (O Shatrughna)

• पर्णशालां (parṇaśālāṁ) - to the leaf-hut, hermitage

• समाविशत् (samāviśat) - entered

• तां (tāṁ) - that (night) (that, her, it)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• रात्रिं (rātriṁ) - night

• सीता (sītā) - Sita

• अपि (api) - also, even

• प्रसूता (prasūtā) - gave birth, delivered

• दारकद्वयम् (dārakadvayam) - two sons, a pair of sons

Words meanings and morphology

यां (yāṁ) - which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Agrees with 'rātriṃ'

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

रात्रिं (rātriṁ) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

शत्रुघ्न (śatrughna) - O Shatrughna (name of Rama's brother) (O Shatrughna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrughna

śatrughna - Shatrughna (name, 'slayer of foes')

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (śatru+ghna)

• śatru – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  from root han (to strike/kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

पर्णशालां (parṇaśālāṁ) - to the leaf-hut, hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parṇaśālā

parṇaśālā - leaf-hut, hermitage

Compound type : tatpurusha (parṇa+śālā)

• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• śālā – house, hall, hut
  noun (feminine)

समाविशत् (samāviśat) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samāviś

imperfect tense form

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: viś (class 6)

तां (tāṁ) - that (night) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her, it

Note: Agrees with 'rātriṃ'

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

रात्रिं (rātriṁ) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

सीता (sītā) - Sita

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

प्रसूता (prasūtā) - gave birth, delivered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, produced, delivered

Past Passive Participle

from root sū with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Predicative use, agrees with 'Sītā'

दारकद्वयम् (dārakadvayam) - two sons, a pair of sons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dārakadvaya

dārakadvaya - two sons, a pair of sons

Compound type : dvandva (dāraka+dvaya)

• dāraka – son, boy
  noun (masculine)
• dvaya – pair, couple, two
  noun (neuter)

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