वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-40, verse-15

ददर्श पुरुषव्याघ्रो कर्तुकामो जलक्रियाम् ।
सलिलार्थी महातेजा न चापश्यज्जलाशयम् ॥१५॥

15. dadarśa puruṣavyāghro kartukāmo jalakriyām ,
salilārthī mahātejā na cāpaśyajjalāśayam.

15. dadarśa puruṣavyāghraḥ kartukāmaḥ jalakriyām
| salilārthī mahātejāḥ na ca apaśyat jalāśayam

15. puruṣavyāghraḥ kartukāmaḥ jalakriyām dadarśa
mahātejāḥ salilārthī ca na jalāśayam apaśyat

15. The tiger among men (puruṣa) desired to perform water rites (jalakriyā). The greatly radiant one, seeking water, looked, but did not see any reservoir.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld, looked

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost of men

• कर्तुकामः (kartukāmaḥ) - desiring to do, wishing to perform

• जलक्रियाम् (jalakriyām) - water rites, ablution

• सलिलार्थी (salilārthī) - seeking water, desirous of water

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant, highly glorious

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - did not see (in context with 'na') (saw, beheld)

• जलाशयम् (jalāśayam) - reservoir of water, lake, pond

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld, looked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense

3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

कर्तुकामः (kartukāmaḥ) - desiring to do, wishing to perform

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartukāma

kartukāma - desiring to do, wishing to perform

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kartu+kāma)

• kartu – to do, for doing
  infinitive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

जलक्रियाम् (jalakriyām) - water rites, ablution

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jalakriyā

jalakriyā - water rites, ablution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+kriyā)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• kriyā – action, rite
  noun (feminine)

सलिलार्थी (salilārthī) - seeking water, desirous of water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salilārthin

salilārthin - seeking water, desirous of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+arthin)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – seeker, desirous
  noun (masculine)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant, highly glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly radiant, highly glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - did not see (in context with 'na') (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

imperfect tense

3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जलाशयम् (jalāśayam) - reservoir of water, lake, pond

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jalāśaya

jalāśaya - reservoir of water, lake, pond

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+āśaya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – receptacle, abode
  noun (masculine)