वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-16

न च काञ्चनचित्रं ते पश्यामि प्रियदर्शन ।
भद्रासनं पुरस्कृत्य यान्तं वीरपुरःसरम् ॥१६॥

16. na ca kāñcanacitraṃ te paśyāmi priyadarśana ,
bhadrāsanaṃ puraskṛtya yāntaṃ vīrapuraḥsaram.

16. na ca kāñcana-citram te paśyāmi priyadarśana
bhadra-āsanam puraskṛtya yāntam vīra-puraḥsaram

16. priyadarśana ca na paśyāmi te kāñcana-citram
bhadra-āsanam vīra-puraḥsaram puraskṛtya yāntam

16. O pleasant-looking one, I do not see your gold-decorated, auspicious throne being carried forth with heroes leading it.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• काञ्चन-चित्रम् (kāñcana-citram) - gold-decorated (variegated with gold, gold-decorated, beautiful with gold)

• ते (te) - your (your, of you)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• प्रियदर्शन (priyadarśana) - O pleasant-looking one (pleasant to behold, dear one to see)

• भद्र-आसनम् (bhadra-āsanam) - auspicious throne (auspicious seat, royal seat, throne)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - being carried forth, preceding (having placed in front, having honored, preceding)

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, proceeding (going, moving, proceeding)

• वीर-पुरःसरम् (vīra-puraḥsaram) - with heroes leading it (having heroes at the front, with heroes leading)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

काञ्चन-चित्रम् (kāñcana-citram) - gold-decorated (variegated with gold, gold-decorated, beautiful with gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcana-citra

kāñcana-citra - variegated with gold, beautiful with gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāñcana+citra)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold, gold
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from kañcana (gold).
• citra – bright, clear, variegated, wonderful, beautiful, picture
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhadra-āsanam.

ते (te) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the 2nd person pronoun.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present active

1st person singular, present indicative, active voice of root dṛś (class 1, replaces dṛś with paśya in present system).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रियदर्शन (priyadarśana) - O pleasant-looking one (pleasant to behold, dear one to see)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - pleasant to behold, beautiful, lovely

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• darśana – seeing, beholding, appearance, sight
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used as a term of address.

भद्र-आसनम् (bhadra-āsanam) - auspicious throne (auspicious seat, royal seat, throne)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhadra-āsana

bhadra-āsana - auspicious seat, royal seat, throne

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhadra+āsana)

• bhadra – auspicious, fortunate, good, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root ās.
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Object of paśyāmi.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - being carried forth, preceding (having placed in front, having honored, preceding)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Root kṛ with prefix puras.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, proceeding (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yānt

yānt - going, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yā with suffix -at.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bhadra-āsanam.

वीर-पुरःसरम् (vīra-puraḥsaram) - with heroes leading it (having heroes at the front, with heroes leading)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīra-puraḥsara

vīra-puraḥsara - having heroes in front, preceded by heroes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīra+puras+sara)

• vīra – hero, warrior, brave
  noun (masculine)
• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• sara – going, moving, flowing, leader
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root sṛ.
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhadra-āsanam.

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