वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-34, verse-1

रामस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा मुनिवेषधरं च तम् ।
समीक्ष्य सह भार्याभी राजा विगतचेतनः ॥१॥

1. rāmasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā muniveṣadharaṃ ca tam ,
samīkṣya saha bhāryābhī rājā vigatacetanaḥ.

1. rāmasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā muniveṣadharam ca tam
samīkṣya saha bhāryābhiḥ rājā vigatacetanaḥ

1. And having heard Rama's words and seen him wearing the garb of an ascetic, the king, along with his wives, lost consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• तु (tu) - and, further (but, indeed, yet, moreover)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - Rama's words (speech, word, utterance)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मुनिवेषधरम् (muniveṣadharam) - (Rama) wearing the garb of an ascetic (wearing the garb of an ascetic, disguised as a sage)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - Rama (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• भार्याभिः (bhāryābhiḥ) - accompanied by his wives (by wives, with wives)

• राजा (rājā) - King Daśaratha (king)

• विगतचेतनः (vigatacetanaḥ) - the king who had lost consciousness (unconscious, senseless, deprived of consciousness)

Words meanings and morphology

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasing, charming; a name (esp. of the son of Daśaratha)

Root: ram (class 1)

तु (tu) - and, further (but, indeed, yet, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - Rama's words (speech, word, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular. Here, object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root śru + suffix tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

मुनिवेषधरम् (muniveṣadharam) - (Rama) wearing the garb of an ascetic (wearing the garb of an ascetic, disguised as a sage)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniveṣadhara

muniveṣadhara - wearing the garb of an ascetic

compound of muni-veṣa-dhara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+veṣa+dhara)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• veṣa – garb, dress, guise
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dhṛ + a (kṛt suffix)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (him, i.e., Rama).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two absolutive clauses ('having heard' and 'having seen').

तम् (tam) - Rama (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

upasarga sam + root īkṣ (from ikṣ) + suffix lyp

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

भार्याभिः (bhāryābhiḥ) - accompanied by his wives (by wives, with wives)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, spouse

gerundive/future passive participle (from root bhṛ, meaning 'to be supported/maintained')

From root bhṛ + ṇyat, then fem. suffix ā. Literally 'one who is to be supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: The Devanagari shows भार्याभी (bhāryābhī), which is an unusual form for instrumental plural; bhāryābhiḥ is the grammatically expected form. For 'roman_words_no_sandhi', the grammatically correct form is provided.

राजा (rājā) - King Daśaratha (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

विगतचेतनः (vigatacetanaḥ) - the king who had lost consciousness (unconscious, senseless, deprived of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigatacetana

vigatacetana - deprived of consciousness, senseless, unconscious

compound of vi-gata-cetana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+gata+cetana)

• vi – away, apart, without
  indeclinable
  prefix
• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• cetana – consciousness, mind, sentient being
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

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