वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-22

प्रतीक्षमाणो ऽभिजनं तदार्तमनार्तरूपः प्रहसन्निवाथ ।
जगाम रामः पितरं दिदृक्षुः पितुर्निदेशं विधिवच्चिकीर्षुः ॥२२॥

22. pratīkṣamāṇo'bhijanaṃ tadārtamanārtarūpaḥ prahasannivātha ,
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaraṃ didṛkṣuḥ piturnideśaṃ vidhivaccikīrṣuḥ.

22. pratīkṣamāṇaḥ abhijanām tat ārtam
anārtarūpaḥ prahasan iva atha
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaram didṛkṣuḥ
pituḥ nideśam vidhivvat cikīrṣuḥ

22. abhijanam tat ārtam pratīkṣamāṇaḥ
anārtarūpaḥ prahasan iva atha
rāmaḥ pitaram didṛkṣuḥ pituḥ
nideśam vidhivvat cikīrṣuḥ jagāma

22. Though awaiting his distressed people, Rāma, appearing undaunted and as if smiling, then went to his father. He wished to see him and was intent on properly fulfilling his father's command.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतीक्षमाणः (pratīkṣamāṇaḥ) - awaiting, expecting, looking for

• अभिजनाम् (abhijanām) - his people, kinsfolk, noble lineage

• तत् (tat) - though (that, it; adverbially: then, in that manner)

• आर्तम् (ārtam) - distressed, afflicted, suffering

• अनार्तरूपः (anārtarūpaḥ) - having an undaunted/undistressed appearance

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling, laughing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• निदेशम् (nideśam) - command, instruction, order

• विधिव्वत् (vidhivvat) - according to rule, properly, ritually

• चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desirous of doing, intending to do, wishing to perform

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतीक्षमाणः (pratīkṣamāṇaḥ) - awaiting, expecting, looking for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīkṣamāṇa

pratīkṣamāṇa - awaiting, expecting, looking for

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see, look) with prefix 'prati' and śānac suffix in middle voice.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अभिजनाम् (abhijanām) - his people, kinsfolk, noble lineage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhijana

abhijana - kinsfolk, people, noble lineage

Prefix: abhi

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣamāṇaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - though (that, it; adverbially: then, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, meaning 'though' or 'in that condition'.

आर्तम् (ārtam) - distressed, afflicted, suffering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ṛ' (to go, to move) with prefix 'ā' and kta suffix, meaning 'gone into distress'.

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 3)

अनार्तरूपः (anārtarūpaḥ) - having an undaunted/undistressed appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anārtarūpa

anārtarūpa - having an undaunted/undistressed appearance

Compound of 'an' (negation), 'ārta' (distressed) and 'rūpa' (form, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ārta+rūpa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ṛ' (to go, to move) with prefix 'ā' and kta suffix, meaning 'gone into distress'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Rāma.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling, laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'pra' and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: gam (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'jagāma' and 'didṛkṣuḥ'.

दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

Desiderative nominal derivative

Derived from desiderative stem of root 'dṛś' (to see) with -u suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive, linked to 'nideśam'.

निदेशम् (nideśam) - command, instruction, order

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, instruction, order

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'cikīrṣuḥ'.

विधिव्वत् (vidhivvat) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'vidhi' (rule) with -vat suffix.

Note: Modifies 'cikīrṣuḥ' (desire to do).

चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desirous of doing, intending to do, wishing to perform

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cikīrṣu

cikīrṣu - desirous of doing, intending to do, wishing to perform

Desiderative nominal derivative

Derived from desiderative stem of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with -u suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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