वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-49, verse-24

अहल्यादर्शनं चैव गौतमेन समागमम् ।
महाधनुषि जिज्ञासां कर्तुमागमनं तथा ॥२४॥

24. ahalyādarśanaṃ caiva gautamena samāgamam ,
mahādhanuṣi jijñāsāṃ kartumāgamanaṃ tathā.

24. ahalyādarśanam ca eva gautamena samāgamam
mahādhanuṣi jijñāsām kartum āgamanam tathā

24. ahalyādarśanam ca eva gautamena samāgamam
tathā mahādhanuṣi jijñāsām kartum āgamanam

24. He recounted the sight of Ahalya, the reunion with Gautama, and their arrival to inquire about the great bow.

Words meanings summery:

• अहल्यादर्शनम् (ahalyādarśanam) - sight of Ahalya

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• गौतमेन (gautamena) - by Gautama

• समागमम् (samāgamam) - Referring to Ahalya's reunion with Gautama. (meeting, reunion)

• महाधनुषि (mahādhanuṣi) - Specifically referring to Shiva's bow, which Rama later breaks. (regarding the great bow)

• जिज्ञासाम् (jijñāsām) - Desire to see or understand the great bow. (desire to know, curiosity, inquiry)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - To make an inquiry. (to do, to make, to perform)

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - coming, arrival

• तथा (tathā) - thus, also, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

अहल्यादर्शनम् (ahalyādarśanam) - sight of Ahalya

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahalyādarśana

ahalyādarśana - seeing of Ahalya

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahalyā+darśana)

• ahalyā – Ahalya (name of Gautama's wife)
  proper noun (feminine)
• darśana – seeing, sight, vision, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

गौतमेन (gautamena) - by Gautama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a revered sage, husband of Ahalya)

समागमम् (samāgamam) - Referring to Ahalya's reunion with Gautama. (meeting, reunion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, reunion, coming together

derived from root √gam (to go) with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

महाधनुषि (mahādhanuṣi) - Specifically referring to Shiva's bow, which Rama later breaks. (regarding the great bow)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahādhanus

mahādhanus - great bow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+dhanus)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Used as the stem mahā- in compounds.
• dhanus – bow, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhan

Note: The locative indicates 'regarding' or 'concerning' the bow.

जिज्ञासाम् (jijñāsām) - Desire to see or understand the great bow. (desire to know, curiosity, inquiry)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jijñāsā

jijñāsā - desire to know, curiosity, inquiry

desiderative noun

derived from the desiderative stem of root √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - To make an inquiry. (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - coming, arrival

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, arrival, approach

derived from root √gam (to go) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

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