वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-76, verse-3

जामदग्न्यो गतो रामः प्रयातु चतुरङ्गिणी ।
अयोध्याभिमुखी सेना त्वया नाथेन पालिता ॥३॥

3. jāmadagnyo gato rāmaḥ prayātu caturaṅgiṇī ,
ayodhyābhimukhī senā tvayā nāthena pālitā.

3. jāmadagnyaḥ gataḥ rāmaḥ prayātu caturaṅgiṇī
ayodhyābhimukhī senā tvayā nāthena pālitā

3. jāmadagnyaḥ rāmaḥ gataḥ caturaṅgiṇī
ayodhyābhimukhī senā tvayā nāthena pālitā prayātu

3. Rāma, the son of Jamadagni, has departed. Now, let the four-limbed army, protected by you as its lord, proceed towards Ayodhyā.

Words meanings summery:

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Paraśurāma, who is a son of the sage Jamadagni (son of Jamadagni, belonging to Jamadagni)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

• प्रयातु (prayātu) - let it proceed, let it go forth

• चतुरङ्गिणी (caturaṅgiṇī) - describes an army with elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (having four limbs, four-fold (referring to an army))

• अयोध्याभिमुखी (ayodhyābhimukhī) - facing Ayodhyā, directed towards Ayodhyā

• सेना (senā) - army, host

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नाथेन (nāthena) - by the lord, by the protector

• पालिता (pālitā) - protected, guarded, ruled

Words meanings and morphology

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Paraśurāma, who is a son of the sage Jamadagni (son of Jamadagni, belonging to Jamadagni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni, descendant of Jamadagni

Taddhita derivation from 'jamadagni' (Jamadagni + aṇ)

Note: Refers to Paraśurāma

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'gam' with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective here

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

प्रयातु (prayātu) - let it proceed, let it go forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of prayā

Imperative (lot)

3rd person singular imperative form of root 'yā' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

चतुरङ्गिणी (caturaṅgiṇī) - describes an army with elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (having four limbs, four-fold (referring to an army))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caturaṅgiṇ

caturaṅgiṇ - having four limbs or divisions

derived from 'catur-aṅga' + suffix 'in'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+aṅga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• aṅga – limb, division, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'senā'

अयोध्याभिमुखी (ayodhyābhimukhī) - facing Ayodhyā, directed towards Ayodhyā

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ayodhyābhimukhī

ayodhyābhimukha - facing Ayodhyā, directed towards Ayodhyā

Compound type : tatpurusha (ayodhyā+abhimukha)

• ayodhyā – Ayodhyā (name of Rama's capital city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• abhimukha – facing, directed towards
  adjective (masculine)
  compound of 'abhi' (prefix) and 'mukha' (face)
  Prefix: abhi

Note: Modifies 'senā'

सेना (senā) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नाथेन (nāthena) - by the lord, by the protector

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, refuge

पालिता (pālitā) - protected, guarded, ruled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, cherished

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'pāl' (to protect) with suffix -ta

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'senā'

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