वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-37, verse-21

पौराणामहिते युक्तः
पित्रा निर्वासितः पुरात् ॥२१॥

21. paurāṇāmahite yuktaḥ
pitrā nirvāsitaḥ purāt.

21. paurāṇām ahite yuktaḥ
pitrā nirvasitaḥ purāt

21. (saḥ) paurāṇām ahite yuktaḥ
pitrā purāt nirvasitaḥ

21. Engaged in actions harmful to the citizens, he was banished from the city by his father.

Words meanings summery:

• पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens (of the citizens, of the townspeople)

• अहिते (ahite) - in harmful acts (in what is harmful, in harm, for harm, in misfortune)

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged in (engaged in, connected with, joined, endowed with)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by his father (by the father)

• निर्वसितः (nirvasitaḥ) - was banished (banished, expelled, driven out)

• पुरात् (purāt) - from the city (from the city, from a fort)

Words meanings and morphology

पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens (of the citizens, of the townspeople)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, town-dweller

From pura (city)

अहिते (ahite) - in harmful acts (in what is harmful, in harm, for harm, in misfortune)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - harmful, inimical, disadvantage

From a (negation) + hita (beneficial)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• hita – beneficial, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From dhā (to place, do, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used as a noun, 'in harm/misfortune/harmful acts'

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged in (engaged in, connected with, joined, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, engaged, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

From yuj (to join, connect), with suffix -ta

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Describes the implied subject 'he'

पित्रा (pitrā) - by his father (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

निर्वसितः (nirvasitaḥ) - was banished (banished, expelled, driven out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvasita

vas - to dwell, to live

Past Passive Participle

From nir-vas (to banish, expel), with suffix -ta

Prefix: nis

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject 'he'

पुरात् (purāt) - from the city (from the city, from a fort)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fort

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