वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-73, verse-8

ऋषीन् सर्वान्पुरस्कृत्य जगाम सबलानुगः ।
गच्छन्तं तु नरव्याघ्रं सर्षिसंघं सराघवम् ॥८॥

8. ṛṣīn sarvānpuraskṛtya jagāma sabalānugaḥ ,
gacchantaṃ tu naravyāghraṃ sarṣisaṃghaṃ sarāghavam.

8. ṛṣīn sarvān puraskṛtya jagāma sabalānugaḥ
gacchantam tu naravyāghram sarṣisaṃgham sarāghavam

8. sarvān ṛṣīn puraskṛtya sabalānugaḥ jagāma tu
gacchantam naravyāghram sarṣisaṃgham sarāghavam

8. Placing all the sages ahead, he (Daśaratha) departed with his retinue. But as that tiger among men, accompanied by the assembly of sages and Rāma, was traveling...

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages, seers

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - leading (having placed in front, having honored, leading)

• जगाम (jagāma) - departed (from Mithila) (went, departed)

• सबलानुगः (sabalānugaḥ) - (Daśaratha) with his army and attendants (with his army and followers, with his retinue)

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - as he was going/traveling (going, traveling)

• तु (tu) - and, as for (but, indeed, however)

• नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - King Daśaratha, the best of men (tiger among men, best of men)

• सर्षिसंघम् (sarṣisaṁgham) - with the assembly of sages

• सराघवम् (sarāghavam) - with Rāma, accompanied by Rāma

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages, seers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - leading (having placed in front, having honored, leading)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with `puras` (before, in front). The `tya` ending forms an absolutive.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगाम (jagāma) - departed (from Mithila) (went, departed)

(verb)

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

Root `gam` (class 1, `gacchati`). `jagāma` is perfect active 3rd singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

सबलानुगः (sabalānugaḥ) - (Daśaratha) with his army and attendants (with his army and followers, with his retinue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabalānuga

sabalānuga - accompanied by force/army and followers

`sa` (with) + `bala` (strength/army) + `anuga` (follower) - a bahuvrīhi compound indicating one who is "with army and followers".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bala+anuga)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix used to form compounds.
• bala – strength, power, army
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – follower, attendant
  noun (masculine)
  From `anu-gam` (to follow)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - as he was going/traveling (going, traveling)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

present active participle

From root `gam` (to go), class 1.

Root: gam (class 1)

तु (tu) - and, as for (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - King Daśaratha, the best of men (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, pre-eminent man

`nara` (man) + `vyāghra` (tiger) - upamita samāsa (comparison compound), often used to mean "best of X".

Compound type : upamita tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

सर्षिसंघम् (sarṣisaṁgham) - with the assembly of sages

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarṣisaṃgha

sarṣisaṁgha - accompanied by a company of sages

`sa` (with) + `ṛṣisaṃgha` (assembly of sages) - a bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ṛṣisaṃgha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix used to form compounds.
• ṛṣisaṃgha – assembly of sages
  noun (masculine)
  `ṛṣi` (sage) + `saṃgha` (assembly) - tatpuruṣa compound

Note: Accusative form modifying `naravyāghram`.

सराघवम् (sarāghavam) - with Rāma, accompanied by Rāma

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarāghava

sarāghava - accompanied by Rāma

`sa` (with) + `rāghava` (Rāma) - a bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+rāghava)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix used to form compounds.
• rāghava – descendant of Raghu, Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Accusative form modifying `naravyāghram`.

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