वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-28, verse-8

धनुरादाय सशरं खनित्रपिटकाधरः ।
अग्रतस्ते गमिष्यामि पन्थानमनुदर्शयन् ॥८॥

8. dhanurādāya saśaraṃ khanitrapiṭakādharaḥ ,
agrataste gamiṣyāmi panthānamanudarśayan.

8. dhanuḥ ādāya saśaram khanitrapaṭakādharaḥ
agrataḥ te gamiṣyāmi panthānam anudarśayan

8. saśaram dhanuḥ ādāya khanitrapaṭakādharaḥ
te agrataḥ panthānam anudarśayan gamiṣyāmi

8. I will go ahead of you, carrying a bow with arrows and bearing a spade and a basket, while showing the way.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आदाय (ādāya) - carrying (having taken, taking, carrying)

• सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, furnished with arrows

• खनित्रपटकाधरः (khanitrapaṭakādharaḥ) - bearing a spade and a basket

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go, I shall go

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

• अनुदर्शयन् (anudarśayan) - while showing (showing, indicating, pointing out)

Words meanings and morphology

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - carrying (having taken, taking, carrying)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From ā- + dā (to give, take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies the subject of 'gamiṣyāmi'.

सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, furnished with arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara

saśara - with arrows, having arrows

Compound: sa (with) + śara (arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.

खनित्रपटकाधरः (khanitrapaṭakādharaḥ) - bearing a spade and a basket

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khanitrapaṭakādhara

khanitrapaṭakādhara - one who bears a spade and a basket

Compound: khanitra (spade) + piṭakā (basket) + dhara (bearing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (khanitra+piṭakā+dhara)

• khanitra – spade, digging tool
  noun (neuter)
  From root khan (to dig)
  Root: khan (class 1)
• piṭakā – basket
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

(indeclinable)

Derived from agra with suffix -tas.

Note: Indicates position.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative or genitive. Here, 'ahead of you' implies a relation.

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go, I shall go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

Note: Object of 'anudarśayan'.

अनुदर्शयन् (anudarśayan) - while showing (showing, indicating, pointing out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anudarśayat

anudarśayat - showing, indicating, pointing out

Present Active Participle

From anu- + dṛś (to see), causative stem darśay

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'I'.

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