वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-67, verse-12

इदं चाभरणं सौम्य निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा ।
दिव्यं दिव्येन वपुषा दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा ।
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व काकुत्स्थ मत्प्रियं कुरु राघव ॥१२॥

12. idaṃ cābharaṇaṃ saumya nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā ,
divyaṃ divyena vapuṣā dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā ,
pratigṛhṇīṣva kākutstha matpriyaṃ kuru rāghava.

12. idam ca ābharaṇam saumya nirmitam
viśvakarmaṇā | divyam divyena vapuṣā
dīpyamānam svatejasā | pratigṛhṇīṣva
kākutstha matpriyam kuru rāghava

12. saumya rāghava kākutstha ca idam divyam ābharaṇam viśvakarmaṇā nirmitam divyena vapuṣā svatejasā dīpyamānam pratigṛhṇīṣva,
matpriyam kuru

12. O gentle one, and O Rāghava, descendant of Kakutstha, please accept this divine ornament, which was created by Viśvakarmā, possesses a divine form, and shines with its own splendor, thus doing what is dear to me.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• च (ca) - and, also

• आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, jewel

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one, O amiable one

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created, constructed, made

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• दिव्येन (divyena) - by divine, with divine

• वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by form, with body, with appearance

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, glittering, radiant

• स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by its own splendor, with its own brilliance

• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - please accept, receive

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O descendant of Kakutstha (epithet of Rama)

• मत्प्रियम् (matpriyam) - dear to me, my favorite

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'ābharaṇam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this offering to the previous discussions.

आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, jewel

(noun)

neuter, singular of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, jewel, decoration

from root bhṛ with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of 'pratigṛhṇīṣva'.

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one, O amiable one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, amiable, lunar

derived from soma

Note: Refers to Rama.

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created, constructed, made

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - created, constructed, made

Past Passive Participle

from root mā with upasarga nir

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'ābharaṇam'.

विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect and craftsman of the gods)

Note: Agent of 'nirmitam'.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

from div (sky, heaven)

Note: Modifies 'ābharaṇam'.

दिव्येन (divyena) - by divine, with divine

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

from div (sky, heaven)

Note: Modifies 'vapuṣā'.

वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by form, with body, with appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - form, body, appearance

Note: Indicates means or characteristic.

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, glittering, radiant

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, glittering, radiant

Present Middle Participle

from root dīp (4th class), middle voice

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'ābharaṇam'.

स्वतेजसा (svatejasā) - by its own splendor, with its own brilliance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svatejas

svatejas - one's own splendor, inherent brilliance

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+tejas)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means by which it shines.

प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - please accept, receive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, Imperative (loṭ) of grah

Imperative Middle (ātmanepada)

from root grah (9th class) with upasarga prati, 2nd person singular

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Directed at Rama.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O descendant of Kakutstha (epithet of Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (epithet of Rama)

patronymic from Kakutstha

Note: Refers to Rama.

मत्प्रियम् (matpriyam) - dear to me, my favorite

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of matpriya

matpriya - dear to me, my favorite

compound of mat (my) + priya (dear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+priya)

• mad – my, me
  pronoun
  pronominal stem of asmad
• priya – dear, beloved, favorite
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - do, make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Active

from root kṛ (8th class), 2nd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Directed at Rama.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, (epithet of Rama)

patronymic from Raghu

Note: Refers to Rama.

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