वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-20, verse-5

त्रस्तरूपं तु विज्ञाय जगत् सर्वं महानृषिः ।
नृपतिं सुव्रतो धीरो वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. trastarūpaṃ tu vijñāya jagat sarvaṃ mahānṛṣiḥ ,
nṛpatiṃ suvrato dhīro vasiṣṭho vākyamabravīt.

5. trastarūpam tu vijñāya jagat sarvam mahānṛṣiḥ
nṛpatim suvrataḥ dhīraḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ vākyam abravīt

5. tu mahānṛṣiḥ suvrataḥ dhīraḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ trastarūpam
sarvam jagat vijñāya nṛpatim vākyam abravīt

5. However, the great sage Vasiṣṭha, who was resolute and of excellent vows, realizing that the entire world was in a state of terror, spoke these words to the king.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रस्तरूपम् (trastarūpam) - terrified (referring to the world) (having a frightened form, in a state of terror)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, realizing

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• महानृषिः (mahānṛṣiḥ) - Vasiṣṭha, the great sage (the great sage)

• नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - to the king

• सुव्रतः (suvrataḥ) - of good vows, pious, firm in vows

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - resolute, firm, wise, steady

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

त्रस्तरूपम् (trastarūpam) - terrified (referring to the world) (having a frightened form, in a state of terror)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trastarūpa

trastarūpa - having a frightened form

trasta (frightened) + rūpa (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trasta+rūpa)

• trasta – frightened, terrified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from tras (to tremble, be frightened)
  Root: tras (class 4)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat sarvam'.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood, realizing

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (gerund), indicating an action completed before the main verb.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, moving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

from gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vijñāya'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

महानृषिः (mahānṛṣiḥ) - Vasiṣṭha, the great sage (the great sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahānṛṣi

mahānṛṣi - great sage

mahat (great) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

nṛ (man) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

सुव्रतः (suvrataḥ) - of good vows, pious, firm in vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - of good vows, pious, virtuous, firm in vows

su- (good) + vrata (vow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well
  prefix
• vrata – vow, sacred duty, observance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Vasiṣṭha.

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - resolute, firm, wise, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - resolute, firm, steady, wise, courageous

Note: Qualifies Vasiṣṭha.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage, one of the seven Ṛṣis)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

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