वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-88, verse-1

वाल्मीकिनैवमुक्तस्तु राघवः प्रत्यभाषत ।
प्राञ्जलिर्जगतो मध्ये दृष्ट्वा तां देववर्णिनीम् ॥१॥

1. vālmīkinaivamuktastu rāghavaḥ pratyabhāṣata ,
prāñjalirjagato madhye dṛṣṭvā tāṃ devavarṇinīm.

1. vālmīkinā eva uktaḥ tu rāghavaḥ prati abhāṣata
prāñjaliḥ jagataḥ madhye dṛṣṭvā tām devavarṇinīm

1. vālmīkinā eva uktaḥ tu rāghavaḥ prāñjaliḥ jagataḥ
madhye tām devavarṇinīm dṛṣṭvā prati abhāṣata

1. Thus addressed by Vālmīki, Rāma replied, with folded hands, in the midst of the assembly, upon seeing that divine-looking lady.

Words meanings summery:

• वाल्मीकिना (vālmīkinā) - by Vālmīki

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, thus

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Rāma) (spoken, addressed, said)

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

• प्रति (prati) - as a prefix indicating 'in reply' (towards, against, in reply)

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - replied (spoke, replied)

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - Rāma, with folded hands (with folded hands)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the assembly of people (of the world, of the people, among the assembly)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• ताम् (tām) - Sītā, who is divine-looking (her)

• देववर्णिनीम् (devavarṇinīm) - the divine-looking lady (Sītā) (divine-looking, of divine complexion)

Words meanings and morphology

वाल्मीकिना (vālmīkinā) - by Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (a proper noun, the author of the Rāmāyaṇa)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, thus

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Rāma) (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak), past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāghavaḥ (Rama).

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

प्रति (prati) - as a prefix indicating 'in reply' (towards, against, in reply)

(indeclinable)

preposition/prefix

Note: Often functions as a prefix.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - replied (spoke, replied)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Imperfect (laṅ), root √bhāṣ (1st class, Ātmanepada)

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Combined with `prati` forms `pratyabhāṣata`.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - Rāma, with folded hands (with folded hands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands (in reverence)

Bahuvrīhi compound: pra + añjali

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, onward, forth, very
  indeclinable
  prefix
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, folded hands (as a gesture of reverence)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the assembly of people (of the world, of the people, among the assembly)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, people, assembly, all that moves

Present Active Participle (originally)

From root √gam (to go), present participle, then noun. Declines like a consonant stem.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: In the sense 'among the assembly'.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, midst

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś (1st class), with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - Sītā, who is divine-looking (her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Sītā, implied from context.

देववर्णिनीम् (devavarṇinīm) - the divine-looking lady (Sītā) (divine-looking, of divine complexion)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devavarṇinī

devavarṇinī - woman of divine complexion/appearance, goddess-like

compound: deva (god) + varṇinī (having color/appearance)

Compound type : karmadharaya (deva+varṇinī)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• varṇinī – a woman having a particular colour or appearance, a female artist
  noun (feminine)
  from varṇa (colour/appearance) + inī (feminine suffix)

Note: Refers to Sītā.

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