वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-20

ततः स राजा शोकार्ताः प्रत्याख्यातो महात्मना ।
न स जग्राह स्त्रीभूतो वरमन्यं सुरोत्तमात् ॥२०॥

20. tataḥ sa rājā śokārtāḥ pratyākhyāto mahātmanā ,
na sa jagrāha strībhūto varamanyaṃ surottamāt.

20. tataḥ sa rājā śokārtaḥ pratyākhyātaḥ mahātmanā
na sa jagrāha strībhūtaḥ varam anyam surottamāt

20. tataḥ śokārtaḥ strībhūtaḥ sa rājā mahātmanā pratyākhyātaḥ (san),
sa surottamāt anyam varam na jagrāha

20. Then that king, afflicted by sorrow and having become a woman, was rejected by the great-souled one (Śiva), and he did not accept any other boon from the best of gods.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• स (sa) - that king (Sudyumna) (that, he)

• राजा (rājā) - King Sudyumna/Ila (king, ruler)

• शोकार्तः (śokārtaḥ) - the king, deeply saddened by the rejection of his boon for manhood (afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief)

• प्रत्याख्यातः (pratyākhyātaḥ) - rejected in his plea by Shiva (rejected, refused, denied)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled god (Śiva) (by the great-souled one)

• न (na) - not, no

• स (sa) - that king (Sudyumna/Ila) (that, he)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - did not accept (took, accepted)

• स्त्रीभूतः (strībhūtaḥ) - the king, being in the state of having become a woman (having become a woman)

• वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another, different

• सुरोत्तमात् (surottamāt) - from Lord Shiva, the best of gods (from the best of gods, from the supreme deity)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that king (Sudyumna) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राजा (rājā) - King Sudyumna/Ila (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Appositive to 'sa'.

शोकार्तः (śokārtaḥ) - the king, deeply saddened by the rejection of his boon for manhood (afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokārta

śokārta - afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief

Compound: śoka (grief) + ārta (afflicted).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+ārta)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ (to go, to move; also to suffer).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

प्रत्याख्यातः (pratyākhyātaḥ) - rejected in his plea by Shiva (rejected, refused, denied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyākhyāta

pratyākhyāta - rejected, refused, denied

Past Passive Participle

Formed with prefix 'prati' + 'ā' and root 'khyā' (to tell, to declare).

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sa rājā'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled god (Śiva) (by the great-souled one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'pratyākhyātaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

स (sa) - that king (Sudyumna/Ila) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'jagrāha'.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - did not accept (took, accepted)

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

स्त्रीभूतः (strībhūtaḥ) - the king, being in the state of having become a woman (having become a woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of strībhūta

strībhūta - having become a woman, transformed into a woman

Past Passive Participle

Compound: strī (woman) + bhūta (become), from root bhū (to be, become).

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+bhūta)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'jagrāha'.

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Modifies 'varam'.

सुरोत्तमात् (surottamāt) - from Lord Shiva, the best of gods (from the best of gods, from the supreme deity)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of surottama

surottama - best of gods, supreme deity

Compound: sura (god) + uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+uttama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form from 'ud' (up).

Note: Source from which the boon was refused.