वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-11

वाग्मिनो बन्दिनश्चापि प्रहृष्टास्त्वं नरर्षभ ।
स्तुवन्तो नाद्य दृश्यन्ते मङ्गलैः सूतमागधाः ॥११॥

11. vāgmino bandinaścāpi prahṛṣṭāstvaṃ nararṣabha ,
stuvanto nādya dṛśyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ.

11. vāgminaḥ bandinaḥ ca api prahr̥ṣṭāḥ tvam nararṣabha
stuvantaḥ na adya dr̥śyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ

11. nararṣabha! vāgminaḥ bandinaḥ ca api prahr̥ṣṭāḥ
stuvantaḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ adya maṅgalaiḥ tvam na dr̥śyante

11. O best among men (nararṣabha)! The eloquent and joyful bards and charioteers, praising you with auspicious songs, are not seen today.

Words meanings summery:

• वाग्मिनः (vāgminaḥ) - eloquent ones, orators

• बन्दिनः (bandinaḥ) - bards, panegyrists

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• प्रह्र्̥ष्टाः (prahr̥ṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - Refers to the addressed person (e.g., Rama or Lakshmana) (O best among men)

• स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - praising, extolling

• न (na) - not

• अद्य (adya) - today

• द्र्̥श्यन्ते (dr̥śyante) - are seen

• मङ्गलैः (maṅgalaiḥ) - with auspicious songs/utterances (with auspicious things/words/songs)

• सूतमागधाः (sūtamāgadhāḥ) - charioteers and bards

Words meanings and morphology

वाग्मिनः (vāgminaḥ) - eloquent ones, orators

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāgmin

vāgmin - eloquent, articulate; an orator

Note: Agrees with sūtamāgadhāḥ

बन्दिनः (bandinaḥ) - bards, panegyrists

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bandin

bandin - panegyrist, bard, herald

Note: Agrees with sūtamāgadhāḥ (as part of the collective subject)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects vāgminaḥ and bandinaḥ

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the inclusion of bards

प्रह्र्̥ष्टाः (prahr̥ṣṭāḥ) - delighted, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahr̥ṣṭa

prahr̥ṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From root hr̥ṣ 'to be glad' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: hr̥ṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with sūtamāgadhāḥ

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of stuvantaḥ (praising you)

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - Refers to the addressed person (e.g., Rama or Lakshmana) (O best among men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best among men, chief of men

Tatpurusha compound: nara-rṣabha (bull of men)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+r̥ṣabha)

• nara – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• r̥ṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - praising, extolling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stuvat

stuvat - praising, eulogizing

Present Active Participle

From root stu 'to praise'

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with sūtamāgadhāḥ

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates dr̥śyante

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb

द्र्̥श्यन्ते (dr̥śyante) - are seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dr̥ś

Passive form of root dr̥ś

Root: dr̥ś (class 1)

Note: Subject is sūtamāgadhāḥ

मङ्गलैः (maṅgalaiḥ) - with auspicious songs/utterances (with auspicious things/words/songs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of maṅgala

maṅgala - auspicious, fortunate, good luck; auspicious song/omen

Note: Instrumental for the means of praising

सूतमागधाः (sūtamāgadhāḥ) - charioteers and bards

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūtamāgadha

sūtamāgadha - a class of bards and panegyrists (often charioteers and chroniclers by profession)

Dvandva compound of sūta and māgadha

Compound type : dvandva (sūta+māgadha)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, herald
  noun (masculine)
• māgadha – bard, panegyrist (often of a mixed caste)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive verb dr̥śyante

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