वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-38, verse-14
एकैकं योजनं पुत्रा
विस्तारमभिगच्छत ॥१४॥
विस्तारमभिगच्छत ॥१४॥
14. ekaikaṃ yojanaṃ putrā
vistāramabhigacchata.
vistāramabhigacchata.
14.
ekaikaṃ yojanam putrāḥ
vistāram abhigacchata
vistāram abhigacchata
14.
putrāḥ ekaikaṃ yojanam
vistāram abhigacchata
vistāram abhigacchata
14.
O sons, let each of you cover one Yojana of distance in extent.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - each of you (each one, one by one)
- योजनम् (yojanam) - a Yojana of distance (a Yojana (unit of distance, approx. 8-10 miles))
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - O sons (sons)
- विस्तारम् (vistāram) - in extent (extent, expansion, breadth)
- अभिगच्छत (abhigacchata) - cover (in distance) (go towards, reach, approach, cover (you all))
Words meanings and morphology
एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - each of you (each one, one by one)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ekaika
ekaika - one by one, each one
Reduplicated form of eka.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (eka+eka)
- eka – one, single, alone
numeral
योजनम् (yojanam) - a Yojana of distance (a Yojana (unit of distance, approx. 8-10 miles))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yojana
yojana - yoking, union, distance unit (approx. 8-10 miles)
From root yuj (to yoke, join).
Root: yuj (class 7)
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - O sons (sons)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
विस्तारम् (vistāram) - in extent (extent, expansion, breadth)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vistāra
vistāra - expansion, extent, breadth, spread
From root stṛ (to spread) with upasarga vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
अभिगच्छत (abhigacchata) - cover (in distance) (go towards, reach, approach, cover (you all))
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhigam
Present active imperative 2nd person plural
From root gam with upasarga abhi.
Prefix: abhi
Root: gam (class 1)