वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-37, verse-17

द्रक्ष्यन्ति नूनं पुरुषा दीर्घबाहुं वनेचराः ।
राममुत्थाय गच्छन्तं लोकनाथमनाथवत् ॥१७॥

17. drakṣyanti nūnaṃ puruṣā dīrghabāhuṃ vanecarāḥ ,
rāmamutthāya gacchantaṃ lokanāthamanāthavat.

17. drakṣyanti nūnam puruṣāḥ dīrghabāhum vanecarāḥ
| rāmam utthāya gacchantam lokanātham anāthavat

17. nūnam vanecarāḥ puruṣāḥ dīrghabāhum lokanātham
rāmam anāthavat utthāya gacchantam drakṣyanti

17. Surely, the forest-dwelling men will see the long-armed Rama, the lord of the world (lokanātha), rising and moving about like one without a protector.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

• दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - Referring to Rama (long-armed)

• वनेचराः (vanecarāḥ) - forest-dwellers, forest-roamers

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having gotten up

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving

• लोकनाथम् (lokanātham) - Referring to Rama (lord of the world, protector of the world)

• अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like one without a protector, like an orphan

Words meanings and morphology

द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - they will see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, cosmic person

दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - Referring to Rama (long-armed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrghabāhu

dīrghabāhu - long-armed (a mark of royalty or greatness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+bāhu)

• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Rāmam

वनेचराः (vanecarāḥ) - forest-dwellers, forest-roamers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanecara

vanecara - forest-dweller, ranger, moving in forests

Derived from 'vana' (forest) and 'cara' (moving, dwelling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+cara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling (agent noun)
  adjective
  From root 'car' (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with puruṣāḥ

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a celebrated epic hero), pleasing, charming

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having gotten up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund/Absolutive from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasargas 'ud' (up) and 'ā'

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Rāmam

लोकनाथम् (lokanātham) - Referring to Rama (lord of the world, protector of the world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokanātha

lokanātha - lord of the world, protector of the people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+nātha)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• nātha – lord, master, protector, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Rāmam

अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like one without a protector, like an orphan

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix

Derived from 'anātha' (without a master/protector) with the suffix '-vat' (like, as)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nātha+vat)

• a – not, un-, without (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to (suffix forming adverbs)
  indeclinable