वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-15

न हस्ती चाग्रतः श्रीमांस्तव लक्षणपूजितः ।
प्रयाणे लक्ष्यते वीर कृष्णमेघगिरि प्रभः ॥१५॥

15. na hastī cāgrataḥ śrīmāṃstava lakṣaṇapūjitaḥ ,
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇameghagiri prabhaḥ.

15. na hastī ca agrataḥ śrīmān tava lakṣaṇa-pūjitaḥ
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇa-megha-giri-prabhaḥ

15. vīra tava śrīmān lakṣaṇa-pūjitaḥ kṛṣṇa-megha-giri-prabhaḥ
hastī ca prayāṇe agrataḥ na lakṣyate

15. O hero, your glorious elephant, bearing auspicious marks and radiant like a dark cloud and a mountain, is not seen at the forefront during your departure.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• हस्ती (hastī) - elephant

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - at the forefront (in front, ahead, before)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, splendid, fortunate, prosperous)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• लक्षण-पूजितः (lakṣaṇa-pūjitaḥ) - bearing auspicious marks (honored by marks, possessing auspicious marks)

• प्रयाणे (prayāṇe) - during your departure (on the journey, during departure)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen (is seen, is observed, is noticed)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (hero, warrior, brave man)

• कृष्ण-मेघ-गिरि-प्रभः (kṛṣṇa-megha-giri-prabhaḥ) - radiant like a dark cloud and a mountain (having the splendor/radiance of a dark cloud and a mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

हस्ती (hastī) - elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastin

hastin - elephant, having hands

Derived from hasta (hand) with suffix -in.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - at the forefront (in front, ahead, before)

(indeclinable)

Formed from agra (front) with suffix -tas.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, splendid, fortunate, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, fortunate, beautiful

Derived from śrī with possessive suffix -mat.

Note: Agrees with hastī.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

लक्षण-पूजितः (lakṣaṇa-pūjitaḥ) - bearing auspicious marks (honored by marks, possessing auspicious marks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣaṇa-pūjita

lakṣaṇa-pūjita - honored by (auspicious) marks, possessing auspicious characteristics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣaṇa+pūjita)

• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root lakṣ.
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• pūjita – honored, respected, worshipped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pūj.
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with hastī.

प्रयाणे (prayāṇe) - during your departure (on the journey, during departure)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prayāṇa

prayāṇa - journey, march, departure, setting out

Derived from root yā with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen (is seen, is observed, is noticed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

present passive

3rd person singular, present indicative, passive voice of root lakṣ (class 10).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

वीर (vīra) - O hero (hero, warrior, brave man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave, powerful

कृष्ण-मेघ-गिरि-प्रभः (kṛṣṇa-megha-giri-prabhaḥ) - radiant like a dark cloud and a mountain (having the splendor/radiance of a dark cloud and a mountain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa-megha-giri-prabha

kṛṣṇa-megha-giri-prabha - having the splendor of a dark cloud and a mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+megha+giri+prabhā)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black, dark-blue, Krishna
  adjective (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mih.
  Root: mih (class 1)
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root gṛ.
  Root: gṛ (class 6)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhā with upasarga pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with hastī.

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