वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-2, chapter-31, verse-10
अर्धसप्तशतास्तास्तु प्रमदास्ताम्रलोचनाः ।
कौसल्यां परिवार्याथ शनैर्जग्मुर्धृतव्रताः ॥१०॥
कौसल्यां परिवार्याथ शनैर्जग्मुर्धृतव्रताः ॥१०॥
10. ardhasaptaśatāstāstu pramadāstāmralocanāḥ ,
kausalyāṃ parivāryātha śanairjagmurdhṛtavratāḥ.
kausalyāṃ parivāryātha śanairjagmurdhṛtavratāḥ.
10.
ardhasaptaśatāḥ tāḥ tu pramadāḥ tāmralocanāḥ
kausalyām parivārya atha śanaiḥ jagmuḥ dhṛtavratāḥ
kausalyām parivārya atha śanaiḥ jagmuḥ dhṛtavratāḥ
10.
atha tu tāḥ ardhasaptaśatāḥ tāmralocanāḥ dhṛtavratāḥ
pramadāḥ kausalyām parivārya śanaiḥ jagmuḥ
pramadāḥ kausalyām parivārya śanaiḥ jagmuḥ
10.
Then, those three hundred and fifty beautiful women, with reddish-brown eyes, who were steadfast in their vows, surrounded Kausalya and slowly proceeded.
Words meanings summery:
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- अर्धसप्तशताः (ardhasaptaśatāḥ) - three hundred and fifty
- ताः (tāḥ) - those
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - women, beautiful women
- ताम्रलोचनाः (tāmralocanāḥ) - copper-eyed, with reddish-brown eyes
- कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kausalya
- परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded
- अथ (atha) - then, thereupon
- शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently
- जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went
- धृतव्रताः (dhṛtavratāḥ) - steadfast in vows, having observed vows
Words meanings and morphology
अर्धसप्तशताः (ardhasaptaśatāḥ) - three hundred and fifty
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ardhasaptaśata
ardhasaptaśata - half seven hundred, i.e., three hundred and fifty
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+saptaśata)
- ardha – half
adjective (masculine) - saptaśata – seven hundred
noun (neuter)
ताः (tāḥ) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - women, beautiful women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā
pramadā - a young and beautiful woman, mistress, wife
ताम्रलोचनाः (tāmralocanāḥ) - copper-eyed, with reddish-brown eyes
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tāmralocana
tāmralocana - copper-eyed, having reddish-brown eyes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmra+locana)
- tāmra – copper, coppery, reddish-brown
noun (neuter) - locana – eye
noun (neuter)
Root: loc
कौसल्याम् (kausalyām) - Kausalya
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kausalyā
kausalyā - Kausalya (name of one of King Dasaratha's wives and Rama's mother)
परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛ (class 1)
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon
(indeclinable)
शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently
(indeclinable)
जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam
perfect tense
3rd person plural, Parasmaipada
Root: gam (class 1)
धृतव्रताः (dhṛtavratāḥ) - steadfast in vows, having observed vows
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dhṛtavrata
dhṛtavrata - one who has kept a vow, steadfast in one's vows
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+vrata)
- dhṛta – held, borne, maintained, observed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
noun (neuter)