वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-56, verse-19

प्रत्याख्यातो वसिष्ठेन गतिमन्यां तपोधनाः ।
गुरुपुत्रानृते सर्वान्नाहं पश्यामि कां चन ॥१९॥

19. pratyākhyāto vasiṣṭhena gatimanyāṃ tapodhanāḥ ,
guruputrānṛte sarvānnāhaṃ paśyāmi kāṃ cana.

19. pratyākhyātaḥ vasiṣṭhena gatim anyām tapodhanāḥ
| gurūputrān ṛte sarvān na aham paśyāmi kām cana

19. he tapodhanāḥ,
vasiṣṭhena pratyākhyātaḥ (aham),
aham sarvān gurūputrān ṛte anyām kām cana gatim na paśyāmi

19. O venerable ascetics (tapasvinaḥ), having been rejected by Vasiṣṭha, I see no other recourse, except for all the sons of the guru (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्याख्यातः (pratyākhyātaḥ) - rejected (by Vasiṣṭha) (rejected, refused, disowned)

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by the sage Vasiṣṭha (by Vasiṣṭha)

• गतिम् (gatim) - recourse, course of action (path, course, destination, refuge, state)

• अन्याम् (anyām) - any other (other, another)

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O venerable ascetics (tapasvinaḥ) (O ascetics, O possessors of austerity)

• गुरूपुत्रान् (gurūputrān) - the sons of the guru (guru) (the guru's sons)

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for (except for, without, apart from)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the guru's sons) (all, every, whole)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I perceive)

• काम् (kām) - any (feminine) (whom, which, what (feminine))

• चन (cana) - (forms indefinite with 'kām') (even, also, and, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्याख्यातः (pratyākhyātaḥ) - rejected (by Vasiṣṭha) (rejected, refused, disowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyākhyāta

pratyākhyāta - rejected, refused, disowned, repudiated

Past Passive Participle

From √khyā with prefixes prati- and ā-

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: √khyā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the speaker (aham, implied).

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by the sage Vasiṣṭha (by Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated sage)

Superlative of 'vasu' (good, rich), meaning 'most excellent'.

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'pratyākhyātaḥ'.

गतिम् (gatim) - recourse, course of action (path, course, destination, refuge, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destiny, refuge, state, means

From root √gam 'to go' + ti (kṛt suffix).

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'na paśyāmi'.

अन्याम् (anyām) - any other (other, another)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Agrees with 'gatim'.

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O venerable ascetics (tapasvinaḥ) (O ascetics, O possessors of austerity)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, an ascetic (tapasvin)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, treasure, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective used as a vocative noun.

गुरूपुत्रान् (gurūputrān) - the sons of the guru (guru) (the guru's sons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gurūputra

gurūputra - son of a guru, disciple

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+putra)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by the postposition 'ṛte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - except for (except for, without, apart from)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/indeclinable governing the accusative case.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the guru's sons) (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'gurūputrān'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the verb 'paśyāmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

√dṛś forms its present stem as 'paśya' in class 1.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

काम् (kām) - any (feminine) (whom, which, what (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

interrogative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'gatim'.

चन (cana) - (forms indefinite with 'kām') (even, also, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Forms 'kām cana' (any/none).

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