Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 24
बलातिबलोपदेशः
The Instruction of Bala and Atibala
Translation
या श्लोकाचा मूळ देवनागरी पाठ दिलेला नाही. कृपया बालकाण्ड सर्ग २२, श्लोक २४चा शुद्ध देवनागरी पाठ (किंवा स्पष्ट प्रतिमा) पाठवा; मग मी भक्तिभावयुक्त व अचूक अनुवाद देईन.
Word by Word
prabhātāyāmat daybreak
prabhātāyām:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Time-location)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhātā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (Feminine); Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative/अधिकरण), Ekavacana
tuthen / indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः / Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormNipāta (particle); contrast/emphasis
śarvaryāmin the night
śarvaryām:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Time-location)
TypeNoun
Rootśarvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (Feminine); Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacana
viśvāmitraḥViśvāmitra
viśvāmitraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता / Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootviśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine); Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavacana
mahāmuniḥthe great sage
mahāmuniḥ:
Karta (कर्ता / Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine); Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; कर्मधारयः (mahān muniḥ)
abhyabhāṣataaddressed / spoke to
abhyabhāṣata:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√bhāṣ (धातु)
FormLaṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past); Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; 'spoke to/addressed'
kākutsthauthe two Kakutsthas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)
kākutsthau:
Karma (कर्म / Addressee-object)
TypeNoun
Rootkākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine); Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative), Dvivacana; dual referring to Rāma-Lakṣmaṇa
śayānaulying down
śayānau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Root√śī (धातु) → śayāna (कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्)
FormPuṃliṅga; Prathamā-vibhakti, Dvivacana; वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada sense) qualifying kākutsthau
parṇa-saṃstareon a bed of leaves
parṇa-saṃstare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम् / Location)
TypeNoun
Rootparṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃstara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine); Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (parṇānāṃ saṃstaraḥ)
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