वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-11

ततो मां स्वर्गसंस्थं वै क्षुत्पिपासे द्विजोत्तम ।
बाधेते परमोदार ततो ऽहं व्यथितेन्द्रियः ॥११॥

11. tato māṃ svargasaṃsthaṃ vai kṣutpipāse dvijottama ,
bādhete paramodāra tato'haṃ vyathitendriyaḥ.

11. tataḥ mām svarga-saṃstham vai kṣut-pipāse dvija-uttama
bādhete parama-udāra tataḥ aham vyathita-indriyaḥ

11. dvija-uttama,
parama-udāra,
tataḥ svarga-saṃstham mām kṣut-pipāse vai bādhete,
tataḥ aham vyathita-indriyaḥ.

11. Then, O best among the twice-born, O most generous one, hunger and thirst afflicted me, who was residing in heaven. Consequently, my senses became disturbed.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after that event (then, thence, afterwards)

• माम् (mām) - the speaker (me (accusative singular))

• स्वर्ग-संस्थम् (svarga-saṁstham) - me, while I was residing in heaven (dwelling in heaven, established in heaven)

• वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, surely)

• क्षुत्-पिपासे (kṣut-pipāse) - these two specific afflictions (hunger and thirst)

• द्विज-उत्तम (dvija-uttama) - an address to a brahmin or other venerable person (O best of the twice-born)

• बाधेते (bādhete) - hunger and thirst afflict (they afflict, they harass)

• परम-उदार (parama-udāra) - an address to the listener, acknowledging their magnanimity (O most generous, O extremely noble)

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, thence, afterwards)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• व्यथित-इन्द्रियः (vyathita-indriyaḥ) - I, whose sensory organs were troubled (whose senses are disturbed, distressed in senses)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after that event (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - the speaker (me (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

स्वर्ग-संस्थम् (svarga-saṁstham) - me, while I was residing in heaven (dwelling in heaven, established in heaven)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga-saṃstha

svarga-saṁstha - dwelling in heaven, established in heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+saṃstha)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svarj
• saṃstha – standing in, abiding in, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt participle
  From root `sthā` with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mām`.

वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

क्षुत्-पिपासे (kṣut-pipāse) - these two specific afflictions (hunger and thirst)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of kṣut-pipāsā

kṣut-pipāsā - hunger and thirst

Compound type : dvandva (kṣudh+pipāsā)

• kṣudh – hunger
  noun (feminine)
• pipāsā – thirst
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Dual subject of `bādhete`.

द्विज-उत्तम (dvija-uttama) - an address to a brahmin or other venerable person (O best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija-uttama

dvija-uttama - best of the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas), best of birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From `dvi` (two) + `ja` (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form.

Note: Addressed to the listener.

बाधेते (bādhete) - hunger and thirst afflict (they afflict, they harass)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: The dual verb agrees with `kṣut-pipāse`.

परम-उदार (parama-udāra) - an address to the listener, acknowledging their magnanimity (O most generous, O extremely noble)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parama-udāra

parama-udāra - most noble, extremely generous, exceedingly liberal

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udāra)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• udāra – noble, generous, liberal
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dṝ (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a result or consequence.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of implied 'became'.

व्यथित-इन्द्रियः (vyathita-indriyaḥ) - I, whose sensory organs were troubled (whose senses are disturbed, distressed in senses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyathita-indriya

vyathita-indriya - whose senses are disturbed, agitated in senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyathita+indriya)

• vyathita – disturbed, agitated, troubled
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root `vyath` (to be agitated) with suffix `ta`.
  Root: vyath (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for `aham`.

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