वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-42, verse-3

न चाहृष्यन्न चामोदन् वणिजो न प्रसारयन् ।
न चाशोभन्त पण्यानि नापचन् गृहमेधिनः ॥३॥

3. na cāhṛṣyanna cāmodan vaṇijo na prasārayan ,
na cāśobhanta paṇyāni nāpacan gṛhamedhinaḥ.

3. na ca ahṛṣyan na ca amodan vaṇijaḥ na prasārayan
na ca aśobhanta paṇyāni na apacan gṛhamedhinaḥ

3. vaṇijaḥ na ca ahṛṣyan ca na amodan na prasārayan
paṇyāni na ca aśobhanta gṛhamedhinaḥ na apacan

3. Merchants neither rejoiced nor were delighted, nor did they display their goods. Their merchandise did not appear attractive, and householders did not prepare food.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहृष्यन् (ahṛṣyan) - they did not rejoice (they rejoiced, they were pleased)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अमोदन् (amodan) - they did not delight (they delighted, they enjoyed)

• वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रसारयन् (prasārayan) - they did not display (their goods) (they spread out, they displayed)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - they did not appear attractive (they shone, they appeared beautiful)

• पण्यानि (paṇyāni) - merchandise, goods, articles for sale

• न (na) - not, no

• अपचन् (apacan) - they did not prepare food (they cooked, they ripened)

• गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहृष्यन् (ahṛṣyan) - they did not rejoice (they rejoiced, they were pleased)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hṛṣ

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active

Imperfect form of √hṛṣ (class 4) with augment 'a'

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अमोदन् (amodan) - they did not delight (they delighted, they enjoyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of mud

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active

Imperfect form of √mud (class 1) with augment 'a'

Root: mud (class 1)

वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रसारयन् (prasārayan) - they did not display (their goods) (they spread out, they displayed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prasāray

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active

Causative of √sṛ (class 1) with prefix 'pra', imperfect form with augment 'a'

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - they did not appear attractive (they shone, they appeared beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, middle (ātmanepada)

Imperfect form of √śubh (class 1) with augment 'a', middle voice

Root: śubh (class 1)

पण्यानि (paṇyāni) - merchandise, goods, articles for sale

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of paṇya

paṇya - merchandise, goods, article for sale, object of trade

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपचन् (apacan) - they did not prepare food (they cooked, they ripened)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pac

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active

Imperfect form of √pac (class 1) with augment 'a'

Root: pac (class 1)

गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhamedhin

gṛhamedhin - householder, one who performs domestic rites

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+medhin)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• medhin – possessing, having, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √medh 'to associate, to be friendly'
  Root: medh (class 1)

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