वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-53, verse-6

निर्धूय तांस्तदा भृत्याञ् शतशः शत्रुसूदन ।
जगामानिलवेगेन पादमूलं महात्मनः ॥६॥

6. nirdhūya tāṃstadā bhṛtyāñ śataśaḥ śatrusūdana ,
jagāmānilavegena pādamūlaṃ mahātmanaḥ.

6. nirdhūya tān tadā bhṛtyān śataśaḥ śatrusūdana
jagāma anilavegena pādamūlam mahātmanaḥ

6. śatrusūdana,
tadā tān bhṛtyān śataśaḥ nirdhūya,
anila-vegena mahātmanaḥ pāda-mūlam jagāma

6. Having then shaken off those hundreds of servants, O slayer of foes, she went with the speed of the wind to the presence (literally, 'foot-base') of the great-souled one.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्धूय (nirdhūya) - having shaken off / repelled (having shaken off, having repelled, having cast aside)

• तान् (tān) - those (servants) (those)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• भृत्यान् (bhṛtyān) - royal servants (servants, dependents)

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds of (by hundreds, hundreds of)

• शत्रुसूदन (śatrusūdana) - O slayer of foes! (vocative address) (O slayer of foes!)

• जगाम (jagāma) - she went (she went, he went, it went)

• अनिलवेगेन (anilavegena) - with the speed of the wind (with the speed of wind)

• पादमूलम् (pādamūlam) - to the presence (of) (foot-base, at the foot of, presence)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Vasiṣṭha) (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्धूय (nirdhūya) - having shaken off / repelled (having shaken off, having repelled, having cast aside)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From verb root dhū (to shake) with prefix nir-, formed with suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: nir

Root: dhū (class 5)

तान् (tān) - those (servants) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with bhṛtyān.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad

भृत्यान् (bhṛtyān) - royal servants (servants, dependents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, slave; to be nourished, maintained

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root bhṛ (to bear, maintain)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of nirdhūya.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds of (by hundreds, hundreds of)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śaḥ added to śata (hundred)

Note: Describes the quantity of servants.

शत्रुसूदन (śatrusūdana) - O slayer of foes! (vocative address) (O slayer of foes!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrusūdana

śatrusūdana - slayer of foes, destroyer of enemies

Compound of śatru (enemy) and sūdana (destroyer, killer)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śatru+sūdana)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, vanquisher
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd

Note: An address by the narrator.

जगाम (jagāma) - she went (she went, he went, it went)

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative, Third Person, Singular, Active Voice

Root gam (class 1), reduplicated perfect

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is the cow.

अनिलवेगेन (anilavegena) - with the speed of the wind (with the speed of wind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anilavega

anilavega - speed of wind, swiftness like wind

Compound of anila (wind) and vega (speed)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (anila+vega)

• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

पादमूलम् (pādamūlam) - to the presence (of) (foot-base, at the foot of, presence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādamūla

pādamūla - foot-base, root of the foot; hence, proximity, presence, feet (as a mark of respect)

Compound of pāda (foot) and mūla (root, base)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāda+mūla)

• pāda – foot, leg; quarter, section
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of jagāma.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Vasiṣṭha) (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, great self (ātman)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied Vasiṣṭha.

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