वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-69, verse-25

मया प्रतिगृहीते तु तस्मिन्नाभरणे शुभे ।
मानुषः पूर्वको देहो राजर्षेः स ननाश ह ॥२५॥

25. mayā pratigṛhīte tu tasminnābharaṇe śubhe ,
mānuṣaḥ pūrvako deho rājarṣeḥ sa nanāśa ha.

25. mayā pratigṛhīte tu tasmin ābharaṇe śubhe
mānuṣaḥ pūrvakaḥ dehaḥ rājarṣeḥ saḥ nanāśa ha

25. tu mayā tasmin śubhe ābharaṇe pratigṛhīte
rājarṣeḥ saḥ pūrvakaḥ mānuṣaḥ dehaḥ nanāśa ha

25. But when that auspicious ornament was accepted by me, then that former human body of the royal sage was indeed destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, Agastya) (by me)

• प्रतिगृहीते (pratigṛhīte) - when accepted (by me) (accepted, received)

• तु (tu) - but, then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ornament) (in that, on that)

• आभरणे (ābharaṇe) - in the ornament (in the ornament, on the jewel)

• शुभे (śubhe) - in the auspicious (ornament) (in the auspicious, in the beautiful)

• मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - the human (body) (human, pertaining to man)

• पूर्वकः (pūrvakaḥ) - the former (body) (former, previous)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - the body (of the royal sage) (body, form)

• राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage (the celestial being who gave the ornament) (of the royal sage)

• सः (saḥ) - that (body, referring to dehaḥ) (he, that)

• ननाश (nanāśa) - was destroyed (was destroyed, perished)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (emphasizes))

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, Agastya) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रतिगृहीते (pratigṛhīte) - when accepted (by me) (accepted, received)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratigṛhīta

pratigṛhīta - accepted, received

Past Passive Participle

from prati-√grah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'tasmin ābharaṇe śubhe'.

तु (tu) - but, then (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

particle

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ornament) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

आभरणे (ābharaṇe) - in the ornament (in the ornament, on the jewel)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewel

from ā-√bhṛ (to wear, carry)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

शुभे (śubhe) - in the auspicious (ornament) (in the auspicious, in the beautiful)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, good

Note: Agrees with tasmin ābharaṇe.

मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - the human (body) (human, pertaining to man)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man

from manu (man) with suffix -ṣa

Note: Agrees with dehaḥ.

पूर्वकः (pūrvakaḥ) - the former (body) (former, previous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvaka

pūrvaka - former, previous, earlier

from pūrva (before, former) + suffix -ka

Note: Agrees with dehaḥ.

देहः (dehaḥ) - the body (of the royal sage) (body, form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, mass

from √dih (to anoint, smear, increase)

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Subject of nanāśa.

राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage (the celestial being who gave the ornament) (of the royal sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

rājan (king) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

Note: Possessive for 'dehaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (body, referring to dehaḥ) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'dehaḥ' for emphasis.

ननाश (nanāśa) - was destroyed (was destroyed, perished)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of naś

perfect indicative

from √naś

Root: naś (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (emphasizes))

(indeclinable)

particle

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