वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-106, verse-24

एवं बहुविधं जल्पन् विवेश वसतिं पितुः ।
तेन हीनां नरेन्द्रेण सिंहहीनां गुहामिव ॥२४॥

24. evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ jalpan viveśa vasatiṃ pituḥ ,
tena hīnāṃ narendreṇa siṃhahīnāṃ guhāmiva.

24. evam bahuvidham jalpan viveśa vasatim pituḥ
tena hīnām narendreṇa siṃhahīnām guhām iva

24. evam bahuvidham jalpan pituḥ vasatim viveśa
tena narendreṇa hīnām siṃhahīnām guhām iva

24. Speaking in this manner about many things, he entered his father's residence. It was devoid of the king, much like a cave without its lion.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to his previous laments/speeches) (thus, in this manner, so)

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - about various things (referring to his speech) (of many kinds, manifold)

• जल्पन् (jalpan) - speaking (about his grief) (speaking, talking, lamenting)

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• वसतिम् (vasatim) - father's residence (dwelling, residence, abode)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father, from the father)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the king) (by him, by that, with that)

• हीनाम् (hīnām) - deprived of, lacking (deprived of, lacking, abandoned)

• नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the king (Dasharatha) (by the lord of men, by the king)

• सिंहहीनाम् (siṁhahīnām) - deprived of a lion

• गुहाम् (guhām) - cave

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to his previous laments/speeches) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - about various things (referring to his speech) (of many kinds, manifold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold, various

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

Note: adverbial accusative

जल्पन् (jalpan) - speaking (about his grief) (speaking, talking, lamenting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalpat

jalpat - speaking, talking, lamenting

Present Active Participle

From root √jalp (1P) 'to speak', with śatṛ suffix

Root: jalp (class 1)

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vi-√viś

Perfect Active

Formed from √viś (6P) 'to enter' with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

वसतिम् (vasatim) - father's residence (dwelling, residence, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasati

vasati - dwelling, residence, abode, night

feminine noun from √vas 'to dwell'

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: object of 'entered'

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (of the father, from the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

r-stem noun

Note: possessive of 'residence'

तेन (tena) - by him (the king) (by him, by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: refers to the absent king

हीनाम् (hīnām) - deprived of, lacking (deprived of, lacking, abandoned)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hīna

hīna - abandoned, devoid of, deficient, low

Past Passive Participle

From root √hā (3P) 'to abandon, quit'

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: modifies 'vasatim' and 'guhām'

नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the king (Dasharatha) (by the lord of men, by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, god Indra
  noun (masculine)

Note: agent of 'deprived'

सिंहहीनाम् (siṁhahīnām) - deprived of a lion

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siṃhahīna

siṁhahīna - deprived of a lion, lionless

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+hīna)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• hīna – deprived of, lacking
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √hā (3P)
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: modifies 'guhām'

गुहाम् (guhām) - cave

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern

Note: object of comparison

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison

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