वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-24

तस्याहं स्वर्गिणो वाक्यं श्रुत्वा दुःखसमन्वितम् ।
तारणायोपजग्राह तदाभरणमुत्तमम् ॥२४॥

24. tasyāhaṃ svargiṇo vākyaṃ śrutvā duḥkhasamanvitam ,
tāraṇāyopajagrāha tadābharaṇamuttamam.

24. tasya aham svargiṇaḥ vākyam śrutvā duḥkhasamanvitam
tāraṇāya upajagrāha tat ābharaṇam uttamam

24. aham tasya svargiṇaḥ duḥkhasamanvitam vākyam
śrutvā tāraṇāya tat uttamam ābharaṇam upajagrāha

24. Having heard the sorrowful plea (vākya) of that celestial being (svargin), I then accepted that excellent ornament for his deliverance.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (celestial being) (of him, of that)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• स्वर्गिणः (svargiṇaḥ) - of that celestial being (of a celestial being, of one who has gone to heaven)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the plea or words (word, speech, statement, plea)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the sorrowful words) (having heard)

• दुःखसमन्वितम् (duḥkhasamanvitam) - (the plea) accompanied by sorrow (accompanied by sorrow, filled with distress)

• तारणाय (tāraṇāya) - for his deliverance (for deliverance, for saving)

• उपजग्राह (upajagrāha) - I accepted (the ornament) (he accepted, he took)

• तत् (tat) - that (ornament) (that)

• आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - the ornament (ornament, jewel)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (ornament) (excellent, best, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (celestial being) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

स्वर्गिणः (svargiṇaḥ) - of that celestial being (of a celestial being, of one who has gone to heaven)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svargin

svargin - celestial, heavenly, one who has gone to heaven

from svarga (heaven) + -in (possessive suffix)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the plea or words (word, speech, statement, plea)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (the sorrowful words) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from √śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

दुःखसमन्वितम् (duḥkhasamanvitam) - (the plea) accompanied by sorrow (accompanied by sorrow, filled with distress)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkhasamanvita

duḥkhasamanvita - accompanied by sorrow, full of distress

Past Passive Participle

duḥkha (sorrow) + samanvita (accompanied, from sam-anv-√i)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+samanvita)

• duḥkha – suffering, sorrow, distress
  noun (neuter)
• samanvita – accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-anv-√i (to go with)
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with vākyam.

तारणाय (tāraṇāya) - for his deliverance (for deliverance, for saving)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of tāraṇa

tāraṇa - crossing over, deliverance, saving

from √tṛ (to cross)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

उपजग्राह (upajagrāha) - I accepted (the ornament) (he accepted, he took)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upagrah

perfect indicative

from upa-√grah

Prefix: upa

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The form upajagrāha is 3rd singular perfect. However, with 'aham' (I), it functions as 1st singular perfect. This is common in epic Sanskrit where `lit` 3rd singular can be used for other persons in narratives.

तत् (tat) - that (ornament) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - the ornament (ornament, jewel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewel

from ā-√bhṛ (to wear, carry)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (ornament) (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme

superlative of ud

Note: Agrees with ābharaṇam.

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