वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-30, verse-24

पितुर्निदेशेन तु धर्मवत्सलो वनप्रवेशे कृतबुद्धिनिश्चयः ।
स राघवः प्रेक्ष्य सुमन्त्रमब्रवीन्निवेदयस्वागमनं नृपाय मे ॥२४॥

24. piturnideśena tu dharmavatsalo vanapraveśe kṛtabuddhiniścayaḥ ,
sa rāghavaḥ prekṣya sumantramabravīnnivedayasvāgamanaṃ nṛpāya me.

24. pituḥ nideśena tu dharma-vatsalaḥ
vanapraveśe kṛtabuddhiniscayaḥ
saḥ rāghavaḥ prekṣya sumantram
abravīt nivedayasva āgamanam nṛpāya me

24. तु पितुः निदेशेन वनप्रवेशे कृतबुद्धिनिश्चयः धर्मवत्सलः सः
राघवः सुमन्त्रम् प्रेक्ष्य अब्रवीत् नृपाय मे आगमनम् निवेदयस्व

24. And that Rāma (rāghava), devoted to natural law (dharma) and having firmly decided in his mind to enter the forest by his father's command, spoke to Sumantra upon seeing him: "Report my arrival to the king."

Words meanings summery:

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (King Daśaratha) (of the father, from the father)

• निदेशेन (nideśena) - by command, by instruction

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (emphasizing) (but, and, indeed, on the other hand)

• धर्म-वत्सलः (dharma-vatsalaḥ) - devoted to (dharma) (devoted to righteousness, fond of natural law (dharma))

• वनप्रवेशे (vanapraveśe) - regarding the entry into the forest (in the matter of entering the forest, upon entering the forest)

• कृतबुद्धिनिस्चयः (kṛtabuddhiniscayaḥ) - having made a firm decision of mind (whose firm decision of mind has been made, having a resolute mind)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Rāma) (that, he)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, perceiving, observing

• सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - Sumantra (name of the charioteer)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• निवेदयस्व (nivedayasva) - report, inform, announce

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming, approach

• नृपाय (nṛpāya) - to the king

• मे (me) - my (referring to Rāma's arrival) (my, to me, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (King Daśaratha) (of the father, from the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

निदेशेन (nideśena) - by command, by instruction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, order, instruction, direction

Derived from root diś (to point, direct) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

तु (tu) - and, indeed (emphasizing) (but, and, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

धर्म-वत्सलः (dharma-vatsalaḥ) - devoted to (dharma) (devoted to righteousness, fond of natural law (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-vatsala

dharma-vatsala - devoted to dharma, fond of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vatsala)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vatsala – affectionate, devoted, fond of
  adjective (masculine)

वनप्रवेशे (vanapraveśe) - regarding the entry into the forest (in the matter of entering the forest, upon entering the forest)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vanapraveśa

vanapraveśa - entering the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+praveśa)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• praveśa – entry, ingress, penetration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root viś (to enter) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

कृतबुद्धिनिस्चयः (kṛtabuddhiniscayaḥ) - having made a firm decision of mind (whose firm decision of mind has been made, having a resolute mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtabuddhiniscaya

kṛtabuddhiniscaya - one whose decision has been made by the intellect, firmly resolved

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+buddhi+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• buddhi – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• niścaya – firm decision, certainty, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root ci (to gather, perceive) with prefix nis
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Rāma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, perceiving, observing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root īkṣ (to see) with the prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सुमन्त्रम् (sumantram) - Sumantra (name of the charioteer)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of King Daśaratha's chief minister and charioteer)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

निवेदयस्व (nivedayasva) - report, inform, announce

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nivedayasva

Causative Imperative

2nd person singular, middle voice, causative stem nivedaya, with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming, approach

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, arrival, approach

Nominalization of verb

Derived from the root gam (to go) with prefix ā, suffix -ana

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

नृपाय (nṛpāya) - to the king

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

मे (me) - my (referring to Rāma's arrival) (my, to me, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Variant form for genitive/dative singular.

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