वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-102, verse-15

तांस्तु सर्वान्प्रतिव्यूह्य युद्धे राजा प्रवासितः ।
स च शैलवरे रम्ये बभूवाभिरतो मुनिः ।
द्वे चास्य भार्ये गर्भिण्यौ बभूवतुरिति श्रुतिः ॥१५॥

15. tāṃstu sarvānprativyūhya yuddhe rājā pravāsitaḥ ,
sa ca śailavare ramye babhūvābhirato muniḥ ,
dve cāsya bhārye garbhiṇyau babhūvaturiti śrutiḥ.

15. tān tu sarvān prativyūhya yuddhe rājā
pravāsitaḥ saḥ ca śailavare ramye
babhūva abhirataḥ muniḥ dve ca asya
bhārye garbhiṇyau babhūvatuḥ iti śrutiḥ

15. tān sarvān tu yuddhe prativyūhya rājā
pravāsitaḥ saḥ ca ramye śailavare
abhirataḥ muniḥ babhūva dve ca asya
garbhiṇyau bhārye babhūvatuḥ iti śrutiḥ

15. But having arrayed himself against all those (enemies) in battle, the king was exiled. He then became an ascetic (muni), absorbed (abhirata) in a charming, excellent mountain. And it is the tradition (śruti) that his two wives were pregnant.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, all of them

• प्रतिव्यूह्य (prativyūhya) - having arrayed against, having resisted, having countered

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• राजा (rājā) - King Asita (the king)

• प्रवासितः (pravāsitaḥ) - exiled, banished, driven away

• सः (saḥ) - King Asita (he)

• च (ca) - and

• शैलवरे (śailavare) - on an excellent mountain, on a chief mountain

• रम्ये (ramye) - charming, delightful, beautiful

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• अभिरतः (abhirataḥ) - devoted to, absorbed in, pleased with

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, recluse

• द्वे (dve) - two

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - of Asita (his, of him)

• भार्ये (bhārye) - wives (dual)

• गर्भिण्यौ (garbhiṇyau) - pregnant (dual)

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became, were (dual)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or tradition

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - tradition, hearing, sacred text

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, all of them

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्रतिव्यूह्य (prativyūhya) - having arrayed against, having resisted, having countered

(indeclinable)

Prefixes: vi+prati

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) formed with prefixes prati- and vi- from √ūh (to reason, to arrange)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh

राजा (rājā) - King Asita (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रवासितः (pravāsitaḥ) - exiled, banished, driven away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravāsita

pravāsita - exiled, banished, caused to go abroad

Past Passive Participle

From causative of √vas 'to dwell' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vas (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - King Asita (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शैलवरे (śailavare) - on an excellent mountain, on a chief mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śailavara

śailavara - excellent mountain, best mountain

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śaila+vara)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)

रम्ये (ramye) - charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, delightful, pleasant, beautiful

Gerundive

From √ram 'to delight'

Root: ram (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Perfect indicative 3rd person singular of √bhū

अभिरतः (abhirataḥ) - devoted to, absorbed in, pleased with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhirata

abhirata - devoted, absorbed, pleased, fond of

Past Passive Participle

From √ram 'to delight' with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, recluse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, inspired person, silent one

द्वे (dve) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Asita (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

भार्ये (bhārye) - wives (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, spouse (one to be maintained)

Root: bhṛ

गर्भिण्यौ (garbhiṇyau) - pregnant (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of garbhiṇī

garbhiṇī - pregnant, pregnant woman

From garbha 'womb, embryo' with suffix -iṇī

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became, were (dual)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Perfect indicative 3rd person dual of √bhū

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or tradition

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - tradition, hearing, sacred text

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, tradition, Vedic text, revelation

From √śru 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 1)