वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-43, verse-1

रामो ऽपि रात्रिशेषेण तेनैव महदन्तरम् ।
जगाम पुरुषव्याघ्रः पितुराज्ञामनुस्मरन् ॥१॥

1. rāmo'pi rātriśeṣeṇa tenaiva mahadantaram ,
jagāma puruṣavyāghraḥ piturājñāmanusmaran.

1. rāmaḥ api rātriśeṣeṇa tena eva mahat antaram
jagāma puruṣavyāghraḥ pituḥ ājñām anusmaran

1. puruṣavyāghraḥ rāmaḥ api tena eva rātriśeṣeṇa
pituḥ ājñām anusmaran mahat antaram jagāma

1. The tiger among men, Rama, also traveled a great distance during the very remainder of that night, remembering his father's command.

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• रात्रिशेषेण (rātriśeṣeṇa) - by the remainder of the night, during the rest of the night

• तेन (tena) - by that (same remaining part of the night) (by that)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing 'that very remaining part of the night' (indeed, very, only)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - distance, interval, space

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, traveled

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - An epithet for Rama, meaning 'best or bravest among men'. (tiger among men, best of men)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - referring to King Dasharatha, Rama's father (of the father)

• आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - command, order

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering his father's command to go into exile (remembering, recalling)

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha and Kauśalyā, and husband of Sītā)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

रात्रिशेषेण (rātriśeṣeṇa) - by the remainder of the night, during the rest of the night

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rātriśeṣa

rātriśeṣa - remainder of the night

Compound type : tatpurusha (rātri+śeṣa)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तेन (tena) - by that (same remaining part of the night) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `rātriśeṣa`.

एव (eva) - emphasizing 'that very remaining part of the night' (indeed, very, only)

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty, powerful

अन्तरम् (antaram) - distance, interval, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, space, distance, difference, interior, middle

जगाम (jagāma) - went, traveled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form of the root `gam`.

Root: gam (class 1)

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - An epithet for Rama, meaning 'best or bravest among men'. (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - a man-tiger, i.e., an eminent man, best among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Rama.

पितुः (pituḥ) - referring to King Dasharatha, Rama's father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - command, order

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, permission, authority

From `ā-jñā` (to know, perceive), here 'to give orders'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering his father's command to go into exile (remembering, recalling)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering, recalling, thinking of

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root `smṛ` with prefix `anu`.

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rama.

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