महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-262, verse-29

एतादृशं वचः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः प्रियराघवः ।
पिधाय कर्णौ सद्वृत्तः प्रस्थितो येन राघवः ।
स रामस्य पदं गृह्य प्रससार धनुर्धरः ॥२९॥

29. etādṛśaṁ vacaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇaḥ priyarāghavaḥ ,
pidhāya karṇau sadvṛttaḥ prasthito yena rāghavaḥ ,
sa rāmasya padaṁ gṛhya prasasāra dhanurdharaḥ.

29. etādṛśam vacaḥ śrutvā Lakṣmaṇaḥ
priyarāghavaḥ pidhāya karṇau sadvṛttaḥ
prasthitaḥ yena Rāghavaḥ saḥ Rāmasya
padam gṛhya prasasāra dhanurdharaḥ

29. Having heard such words, Lakṣmaṇa, who was dear to Rāma (Rāghava) and of good conduct, covered his ears and departed in the direction where Rāma (Rāghava) had gone. That bow-bearer then advanced, following Rāma's footprints.

Words meanings summery:

• एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (a proper name)

• प्रियराघवः (priyarāghavaḥ) - dear to Rama, beloved of Raghava

• पिधाय (pidhāya) - having covered, having concealed

• कर्णौ (karṇau) - ears

• सद्वृत्तः (sadvṛttaḥ) - of good conduct, virtuous

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - departed, set out, gone forth

• येन (yena) - by which, where, by whom

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Raghava (Rama))

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• पदम् (padam) - footprint (footprint, step, place, word)

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized, having followed

• प्रससार (prasasāra) - went forward, advanced, spread

• धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - bow-bearer, archer

Words meanings and morphology

एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etādṛśa

etādṛśa - such, of this kind, of this appearance

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Lakṣmaṇa

Lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

प्रियराघवः (priyarāghavaḥ) - dear to Rama, beloved of Raghava

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyarāghava

priyarāghava - dear to Rāghava

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (priya+rāghava)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• rāghava – Raghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Raghu

पिधाय (pidhāya) - having covered, having concealed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √dhā (to place, to put) with prefix api- (which becomes pi- due to sandhi)

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

कर्णौ (karṇau) - ears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear, handle, rudder

सद्वृत्तः (sadvṛttaḥ) - of good conduct, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadvṛtta

sadvṛtta - of good conduct, virtuous, upright

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sat+vṛtta)

• sat – being, existing, good, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present participle of the root √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• vṛtta – conduct, course of action, behavior
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vṛt (to be, to exist, to behave)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - departed, set out, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - departed, set out, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, where, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: implies 'by which way/direction'

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Raghava (Rama))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Rāghava

Rāghava - Raghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rama)

Patronymic from Raghu

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - Rama (an incarnation of Vishnu), delightful, pleasing

पदम् (padam) - footprint (footprint, step, place, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, footprint, place, word

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized, having followed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √grah (to seize, to take)

Root: grah (class 9)

प्रससार (prasasāra) - went forward, advanced, spread

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sṛ

Root: sṛ (class 1)

धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - bow-bearer, archer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurdhara

dhanurdhara - bow-bearer, archer

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhanus+dhara)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting, bearer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √dhṛ (to bear, to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)